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Acer Iconia W510 review

We’ve been less than enamoured with the recent flurry of Windows RT tablets, but, for less than £500, the Iconia W510 lo...

Feb 21, 2013
Gaming · Guide

A beginner’s guide to radio

Listen very carefully. Can you hear that noise? Can you hear the radio? No, I don’t mean the FM radio booming from the c...

Feb 21, 2013
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Qnap TS-469U-RP review

Intel may have put its Atom D2700 out to grass, but the TS-469U-RP from Qnap shows there’s life in the old dog yet. Our...

Feb 12, 2013
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Intel NUC review

Despite the pompous name, Intel’s “Next Unit of Computing” is actually one of the most modest PCs we’ve seen. Measuring...

Feb 12, 2013
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Netgear ReadyDATA 5200 review

Netgear’s ReadyNAS appliances are popular network storage choices for SMBs, but their limited features and multimedia ba...

Feb 8, 2013
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Lenovo IdeaPad Z580 review

Where most budget laptops are bedecked in sombre monochrome plastic, Lenovo’s IdeaPad Z580 partners bold, glossy looks w...

Feb 8, 2013
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WatchGuard XTM 515 review

WatchGuard’s latest XTM 5 Series of security appliances aims to deliver enterprise-level performance at SMB prices. In t...

Feb 8, 2013
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Acer Iconia W700 review

We've had to wait patiently, but Acer’s Iconia W700 is the first Windows 8 tablet to grace PC Pro's labs. The real surpr...

Feb 8, 2013
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Avast Free Antivirus review

In our view, the Avast Free Antivirus front-end is one of the most attractive around. It’s easy to navigate, too, with a...

Feb 8, 2013
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Nexus 4 review

Google’s Nexus 4 smartphone attracted worldwide attention when it was introduced in the middle of November – the device...

Jan 18, 2013
Gaming · Guide

How to take a PC case apart

The first thing to do when building a PC is open up the case, ready to put everything inside. You can take the vast majo...

Jan 16, 2013
Gaming · Guide

How to install a power supply

Once you've opened up your new PC case, often the most sensible next step is to install the power supply. Pretty much ev...

Jan 16, 2013
Gaming · Guide

How to install a graphics card

The graphics card is the part of your PC that powers modern games, making environments look ever more lifelike and immer...

Jan 16, 2013
Gaming · Guide

How to install expansion cards

A few years ago we had our hands on all sorts of expansion cards for PCs, from TV tuners through to sound cards, but the...

Jan 16, 2013
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How to put a PC case back together

Get your checklist out: have you fitted the motherboard, processor, memory, hard disk or SSD, optical drive, graphics ca...

Jan 16, 2013