Computer Shopper 2019-11-01

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ISSUE 381|COMPUTER SHOPPER|NOVEMBER 2019 65


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XBOXOneS
★★★★★
£200•www.argos.co.uk

OCULUSGo
★★★★★
£194•www.overclockers.co.uk

SONYPS4Slim
★★★★★
£240•www.argos.co.uk

HDR support is great,
but it’s the 4K Blu-rayplayer
that makes this sleeker,
smaller Xbox One really stand out against
the competing PS4 Slim.

ão longer do you need
adecked-out P$ or
premium smartphone to enjoyVR. The Oculus po
crams all the hardware you need intothe headset itself,making virtual
reality entertainment as immediateand accesible as it’s ever been.

Sony has made the PlayStation
4even beΞer with aslimmer,
neater chassis and superior
power eɘciency.It’s as cheap as the PS4 has
ever been as well.

PROCESSOROcta-core1.75GHzJaguar•RAM8GBDDR3•FRONTUSBPORTS1xUSB2•
REARUSBPORTS2xUSB2•STORAGE500GB/1TB/2TB•WARRANTYOneyearRTB•
DETAILSwww.xbox.com•PARTCODEXboxOneS•FULLREVIEWDec2016

DISPLAYLCD•RESOLUTION2,560x1,440•REFRESHRATE72Hz•PROCESSOROcta-core
2.4GHzQualcommSnapdragon821•RAM3GB•WEIGHT467g•DETAILSwww.oculus.com/go•
PARTCODEGo32GB•FULLREVIEWSep2018

PROCESSOROcta-core1.6GHzAMDJaguar•RAM8GBGDDR5•FRONTUSBPORTS2xUSB2•
REARUSBPORTSNone•STORAGE500GB/1TB/2TB•WARRANTYOneyearRTB•
DETAILSwww.playstation.com•PARTCODEB01GVQVQH2•FULLREVIEWJan2017

SOFTWARE


KASPERSKYSecurityCloud
★★★★★
£50•www.kaspersky.co.uk

MICROSOFTWindows10
April2018Update
★★★★★
Free•www.microsoft.com

APPLEmacOS10.14Mojave
★★★★★
Free•itunes.apple.com

It’s just as eɏective as KasperskyTotal Security,but
Security $loud goes astepfurther by learning your
bad security habits and warning you about them.

Besides some subtle visual tweaks, the latest major
updatefor Šindows adds some genuinely useful
features, such as Focus Assist and Timeline.

Ûojave’s small UI improvements and minor added
features would disappoint on their own, but together
theyadd up to agreat update. It’s free,too,so
there’s no reason not to make the switch.

OSSUPPORTWindows7/8/10,OS10.11/macOS10.12,Android4.1 andlater, iOS10/11•
MINIMUMCPU1GHz•MINIMUMGPUNone•MINIMUMRAM1GB(32-bit),2GB(64-bit)•
HARDDISKSPACE1,020MB(Windows),1,110MB(Mac)•DETAILSwww.kaspsersky.co.uk•
PRODUCTCODESecurityCloud•FULLREVIEWJan2018

OSSUPPORTWindows10•MINIMUMCPU1GHzorfaster•MINIMUMGPUDirectX9orlater
withWDDM1.0driver•MINIMUMRAM1GB(32-bit),2GB(64-bit)•HARDDISKSPACE16GB(32-
bit),20GB(64-bit)•DETAILSwww.microsoft.com•FULLREVIEWAug2018

OSSUPPORTOSXMountainLionorlater•MINIMUMCPUNotstated•MINIMUMGPU
Integratedgraphics•MINIMUMRAM2GB•HARDDISKSPACE12.5GB•DETAILSwww.apple.
com•FULLREVIEWJan2019

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ADOBE PremiereProCC2019
★★★★★
£20 per month•www.adobe.com
This strong updateofPremiere Pro $$ adds improved
Lumetri $olor controls and neat integration with the
Premiere Rush mobile app,among other tweaks.
OSSUPPORTWindows10version1703andlater, macOS10.12andlater(10.13requiredfor
hardwareacceleration)•MINIMUMCPUIntel6th-genandlater, AMDequivalents•
MINIMUMGPUIntegratedgraphics•MINIMUMRAM8GB•HARDDISKSPACE8GB•
DETAILSwww.adobe.com•PRODUCTCODEPremiereProCC•FULLREVIEWJul2019


NORDVPN


★★★★★


£9 per month•www.nordvpn.com

There are cheaper VPã services available,but
none has the ɩexibility and multi-level security
features of ãordVPã. It’s become much faster
than previous versions, too.

OSSUPPORTWindows,macOS,iOS,Android,DD-WRTrouter•DETAILSwww.nordvpn.com•
PRODUCTCODENordVPN•FULLREVIEWSep2018

NINTENDO


LaboVRKit
★★★★★
£70•www.studio.co.uk

This addition
to the cardboard-based Labo series turns your
ãintendo Switch intoaplatform foramyriad of
inventive VR minigames. Kids in particular will enjoyconstructing the
goggles and controllers themselves.
AVAILABLEFORMATSNintendoSwitch•DISKSPACENotstated•DETAILSlabo.nintendo.com•
PARTCODENintendoLaboVRKit•FULLREVIEWAug2019

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McAFEEInternetSecurity2019
★★★★★
£8•www.amzn.to/2X5sQBL

Impressively,the 2019 version takes ÛcAfeeInternet
Security from an industry damp squib to one of the
most reliable security suites on the market. Ûalware
detection is vastly improved and performance is beΞer,too.
OSSUPPORTWindows7/8/8.1/10,macOS10.12andlater;Android4.1 andlater, iOS10andlater•
MINIMUMCPU1GHz•MINIMUMGPUDirectX9•MINIMUMRAM1GB•HARDDISKSPACE
500MB•DETAILSwww.mcafee.com•FULLREVIEWApr2019

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