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LenovoIdeaPadFlex5Chromebook

Flexiblelaptopfor£

fromlenovo.com/gb

There’s no doubtingthisworkstation’scentrepiece:

a 64-core AMDRyzen Threadripper3990Xthat,

withtheaidofNvidia’sQuadro RTXA5000graphics,

tears throughbothrenderingandmodellingtasks.

Adda 2TBPCI-E4 SSDand128GB of RAM,andit’s

thefastestall-roundmachinewe’ve ever tested.

REVIEWIssue 325 , p 87

WorkstationSpecialistsWS-1640A-G

64-corebeast,£6,667excVAT

fromworkstationspecialists.com

AppleMacmini(M1)

Minimasterpiece,from£ 699
fromapple.com/uk

ApplehasapplieditsM1formulatothediminutiveMacminiwithpredictably
stellarresults:superbperformanceinnativeappstothepointwheretheminiis
challengingthemuchmoreexpensiveiMacforspeed.Ifthesoftwareyouwant
toruniscompatiblewiththeM1,it’sanobvious,quietandbargainchoicethat
willgetyouthroughyourworkingdaywithoutfuss.
REVIEWIssue318,p

AsusChromebook

FlipC436F

FlipC436Fisa fast laptopthat’s a

rongchoicefor businessesas well

consumers,witha slimmagnesium

y chassisthat’s easyontheeye,a

GBSSD,a fantastic14inFullHD

een,a rugby pitch-sizedtouchpad

plentyofspeed,thankstoitsCore

5 processor.£799fromjohnlewis.com

Issue 3 21,p 83

InterProIPW-R

UsingAMD’spunchy Ryzen 9

5950X,whichsports 16 cores,this

affordableworkstationstill hasroom

inthebudgetforQuadroRTXA4 000

graphics.A well-chosenmotherboard

alsooffersplentyofroomfor

memoryandstorage upgradesif

andwhenyouneedthem.£2,

excVAT from ipworkstations.com

REVIEWIssue 32 5,p8 5

ArmariMagnetar

M64TP-AW1200G

A promisingdebutforAMD’s32-

coreThreadripperPro 3 97 5WX,

with 12 8GBofECCmemoryas eight

16GBmodules to takeadvantageof

itseight-channelmemorysupport.

WiththenewRadeonProW 6800

insupport,it’s astarin3dsMax.

£6,650excVATfromarmari.com

REVIEWIssue325,p

LenovoIdeaPadDuet

TheChromebookanswerto

Microsoft’s Surface tablets,thisisa

seriouslyversatiledevice– albeitnot

thespeediest(althoughwenever

foundittobepainfullyslowwhile

carryingouteveryday tasks).For

thisprice,andwitha 16hrs 14mins

baerylife,theDuetisa great

choice.£280fromlenovo.com/gb

REVIEWIssue 3 21,p 86

HPEliteDesk 705 G 5

BasedonAMD’sRyzen5 Pro 34 00GE

chip,thisminusculemachinewon’t

winawardsforspeed– or indeed

quietness– butit’sstillmorethan

speedy enoughforbusinessuse

(includingfor remoteworkers at

home),andisjust as secureand

manageableasyou’dexpectfromHP.

£698excVAT fromuk.insight.com

REVIEWIssue318,p

DellOptiPlex 7090 Ultra

ThiscleverPC slotsintoa custom

monitorstand that youcanthen

attachtoanyscreenwitha VESA

100x100slot – whichisvirtuallyall

ofthem.WetestedtheIntelCore

i5version with 16GBofRAManda

512GBSSD,whichproved more than

fastenoughfor office-basedtasks

From£659excVAT fromdell.co.uk

REVIEWIssue 32 1,p

alistAurora

sedaroundtheAsusPN

reboneschassis,thisminiature

standstallnexttoitsfarbigger

rivalsthankstoitssheerpace–

evenif demandinggamersshould

lookelsewhere.Oh,andthelow

pricecertainlyhelps.£499from

pcspecialist.co.uk/reviews

REVIEWIssue 317 , p 83

PCSpecialist

AuroraR

A solidPCfromday onecourtesy

ofitsCorei5-1 1400 CPUand 51 2GB

SSD,butthebestfeatureof the

PCSpecialistAuroraR is itsexpansion

potential – whichisboostedbythe

roominessofthecase.Jamtoday,

cream tomorrow.£499from

pcspecialist.co.uk/reviews

REVIEWIssue 32 3,p

ThishugePCincludesonecomponentyou’llwant

togazeatlovingly:anRTX 3070 cardthat,with

thehelpofAMD’sRyzen 75 800XCPU,blasted

throughgamesandallothertaskswithease.

REVIEWIssue 32 3,p 89

PCSpecialistOpalR

RTX 3070 powerhousefor£1,49 9

frompcspecialist.co.uk/reviews

CyberpowerInfinityX 105

GTGamingPC

BuyingacompletePCisprobably

youreasiestroutetoobtainingthe

RTX 3060 atthemoment,andthisis

asolidshowcaseforit:atempered

glasscase,Corei5-10400Fand1TB

SSD.Enjoyitwhilestockslast!£1,09 9

fromcyberpowersystem.co.uk

REVIEWIssue 32 6,p6 5

ChillblastFusionFrigate

GamingPC

Chillblastagain demonstratesitsskill

atextractingthemostfroma budget

bypartneringa Core i5- 116 00Kchip

witha watercoolerfor a superbset

ofresults.And whenyououtgrow

theGeForceGTX 1 65 0,it’s easy to

upgrade.£1,000fromchillblast.com

REVIEWIssue323,p

It’snottheflashiestmachineonthe

market,butaCorei5, 8 GBofRAM, 12

SSDandrotating 13 .3inscreenad

aflexibleworkhorsethatcanhandle

entertainmentontheside.

REVIEWIssue 32 1,p8 7

StonePCLite(Ryzen)

Ryzen4 000 PCs,from£389excVAT
fromstonegroup.co.uk

Notonebutatrioofcompact,great-valuePCsthatarebased
onAMD’sRyzen 4000 ProSeriesofprocessors.The 465 0G
version,for£ 45 9excludingVAT,hitsthesweetspotfor
performanceandprice,withStonePCalsoincluding16GBof
RAManda5 00 GBSATASSD.
REVIEWIssue 316 ,p 56

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