Computer Shopper - UK (2020-10)

ISSUE392|COMPUTER SHOPPER|OCTOBER 2020 5

Reviews

20 PCs
Although it’s abit slow,the barebones Zotac
ZBOXCA621 Nano is cheap and compact
enough to make adecent living-room PC

24 Laptops
The Dell XPS 13 (2020) updates one of the
all-time great laptop series with an even more
portable design and Intel 10th-gen processors

26 Components
The GigabyteAorus Z490 Master is an
expensive but ultimately worthy candidate
forhigh-end Intel Comet Lake builds

30 Storage
The Crucial P2 can hit very high speeds fora
budget NVMe SSD,though there maybetwo
very different versions coming

31 Printers
Canon’s Pixma TS8350 is acapable MFP
that, were it abit less expensive,would be
among the best

34 Networks
More affordable 802.11ax kits have arrived,
and the Netgear Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6
System is afine example

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AcompleteMicrosoftOffice-compatible

software suitewith aword processor,

spreadsheet and presentation tools

36Audio

It’s atechnically impressive soundbar,but

the Sonos Arc’s reliance on an eARC

connection is limiting

38 Smart Home

Amazon brings Alexa to smart plugs with

the Echo Flex, agoodsmart home controller

combined with aweak speaker

39 Handhelds

The 2020 iPad Pro 12.9in is Apple’s best yet,

and its keyboard finally includes atrackpad

42Wearables

Poor measurement accuracy hinders the

Casio G-Shock GBD-H1000, an otherwise

well-crafted fitness tracker

43 Software

HMA VPN 5makes some welcome privacy

changes, on topofitalready being afast

and user-friendly VPN

44 Best Buys

Looking forthe best kit we’ve reviewed

recently? It’s all in our Best Buys section

82 HowWeTest

16 Hot Product

Samsung’s laptop business has been absent from the UK foryears

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62Monitors
With everything from
colour-accurate
bargains forjust £
to 43in ultrawide pro
models, our round-up
of displays has it all
76VideoChatApps
With more of us relying
on video calls to keep
in touch with family,
friends and colleagues,
we put the best chat apps to thetest
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