Computer Act!ve - UK (2022-01-19)

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Samsung970EvoPlus

500GB

£67fromwww.snipca.com/3 1265

TestedIssue 552

SOLID-STATEDRIVE

Althoughitspricehasfluctuatedsince

wetestedit at£99,thisisavery

fast(over3GBpersecond)M.2 SSD

unfazedbyteststhatmakeothers

slowtoacrawl.Alsoconsiderthe

AdataXPGSX 8200 Proifyoufindita

bit cheaper.

ALTERNATIVECrucialMX500 500GB

AsfastasanSSDcangetin the

traditional2.5inSATAformat,this

is agreat-valueupgrade.£54from

http://www.snipca.com/3 7304

GoogleNest Audio

£90fromwww.snipca.com/3 6475

TestedIssue 593

SMARTSPEAKER

BTWholeHomeWi-Fi

£170fromwww.snipca.com/2 6990

TestedIssue 496

MESHROUTER

BT’s setofthreediscs, managed

fromanAppleorAndroid app,

connectstoyourbroadbandand

spreadshigh-speedWi-Fiall around

thehouse.Reception isfarbetter

thanasinglerouter,andthepriceis

lowerthananyrival.

ALTERNATIVEZyxelMulty X

Thesetwopillow-shapedboxesare

powerfulenoughfor most homesand

providefourEthernet ports apiece.

£2 65 fromwww.snipca.com/ 27309

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m/2 6990

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Issue623•19 January–1February2022

COCOMPETIMPETITIONTION

Producesarich, clearsound,andbetter

understandsyour questionsthan

Amazon’sEcho devices. Youcanuse

Google’s apptocontrolaudiofrom

otherunits aroundyourhome(pairtwo

ofthemfor£ 140 ). ThecleverAmbient

IQtoolincreasesthevolume if it detects

external noise,such asahairdryer.

ALTERNATIVEAmazonEcho(4th

generation)Thelatestversionofthe

Echo changesthe shapefromacylinder

toaball, whichimprovessoundquality

–thoughthe Nest’s is stillsuperior.

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