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TabletoftheYear

AppleiPadPro12.9in

PhoneoftheYear

SamsungGalaxyZ Flip35G

Products of theYear

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ChillblastapproachedourmostrecentdesktopPCs

grouptestinacleverway:itsentinsystems

costing£500,£1,000and£1,500,eachbuilding

onthefoundationsofwhatcamebeforetoshow

whatyoucangetforyourmoney.Bythetimewe

reachedthetopPC,theCommando3060Tithat

claimsthisaward,youweregeinganall-round

powerhousewithnocompromises.Inthatsame

Labs,wewereimpressedbyHP’sOmengaming

computers.Thesemanagetolookclassyaswell

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triumphofepicproportions”,with

plentyofpowerplusbeerbaery

life.WhatAppledidn’tdoisadjust

thedesignofitslaptop,and

hereitfallsbehindcreations

suchastheSamsungGalaxyBookPro.“It’ssoslenderitalmostvanishes

whenlookedatsideon,”wrotereviewerAlunTaylor.Anddespiteweighing

1.05kgandpackingaCorei7,itkeptgoingforover16hrsinourtests.

oomtowinforasecondyearina

, idedtogivethisyear’stopawardto

cnstantinnovationinthefaceof

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ryCollins,“butkeepsaddingfeatures

thisyearincludingamailclient,

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DesktopPCoftheYear

ChillblastFusionCommando3060Ti

GamingPC

WorkstationoftheYear

Scan3XSGWP-MEN1-32T

LaptopoftheYear

AppleMacBookAir

SoftwareoftheYear

Vivaldi

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