Computer Act!ve - UK (2022-05-11)

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Corsair MP600 Pro LPX

500GB

£85 from http://www.snipca.com/41547

Tested Issue 630

SOLID-STATE DRIVE

In our tests, this M.2 SSD hit speeds of

7,364MB/s and 6,870MB/s when

reading and writing data – astonishingly

fast scores. It’s compatible with the

new PCIe 4.0 standard, which is twice

as fast as PCIe 3.0. The 1TB model

costs £140; 2TB costs £280.

ALTERNATIVE Crucial MX500 500GB

As fast as an SSD can get in the

traditional 2.5in SATA format, this

is a great-value upgrade. £54 from

http://www.snipca.com/37304

Google Nest Audio

£90 from http://www.snipca.com/36475

Tested Issue 593

SMART SPEAKER

BT Whole Home Wi-Fi

£170 from http://www.snipca.com/26990

Tested Issue 496

MESH ROUTER

BT’s set of three discs, managed

from an Apple or Android app,

connects to your broadband and

spreads high-speed Wi-Fi all around

the house. Reception is far better

than a single router, and the price is

lower than any rival.

ALTERNATIVE Zyxel Multy X

These two pillow-shaped boxes are

powerful enough for most homes and

provide four Ethernet ports apiece.

£265 from http://www.snipca.com/41109

COMPETITIONCOMPETITION

Produces a rich, clear sound, and better

understands your questions than

Amazon’s Echo devices. You can use

Google’s app to control audio from

other units around your home (pair two

of them for £160). The clever Ambient

IQ tool increases the volume if it detects

external noise, such as a hairdryer.

ALTERNATIVE Amazon Echo (4th

generation) The latest version of the

Echo changes the shape from a cylinder

to a ball, which improves sound quality

• though the Nest’s is still superior.
  £90 from http://www.snipca.com/41111

COMPETITION

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Winner of our five-star ‘Buy It!’ award

in Issue 630, Eufy’s Video Doorbell

Dual has a unique design that includes

two cameras. There’s a front-facing 2K

camera with a 160-degree field of

view, while a downward-pointing,

97-degree lens looks at the floor,

capturing any packages left outside

your door. If anyone approaches your

doorstep, it plays a message to deter

them from stealing the parcel.

When the button is pressed, you get

a notification on your phone, from

which you can talk to and see the

person at your door. It recognises

familiar faces to let you know who’s at

the door, such as your children

returning home from school.

It has a base station that you

connect by Ethernet to your router.

This saves up to 16GB of footage, so –

unlike rival doorbells – you don’t have

to pay for expensive subscriptions to

get access to your videos.

To enter this competition, answer

the question at http://www.snipca.com/41727

and submit your details. It runs until

midnight Tuesday 24 May. Good luck!

You can buy the Eufy Video Doorbell

Dual for £230 from Amazon (www.

snipca.com/41629). For more

Win 1 of 3

Eufy Video Doorbell Duals

details on other Eufy products,

including security cameras, alarm

systems and RoboVac cleaners, visit

https://uk.eufylife.com and follow

@eufyofficial on Twitter.

Issue 631 • 11 – 24 May 2022