WebUser – 04 April 2018

WebUser’sBestBuys

26 3-17April 2018

WebUser’sBestBuys

WebUser and its sistertitles test over2,500productsevery year

Allpricescorrect at time of review

HARDWARE

MONITOR PC

SMARTPHONE MINI PC

KEYBOARD VOICEASSISTANT

BenQGL2580HM

£109.99frombit.ly/benq445

Tested:Issue 445

This BenQmonitor’s stylishslim

bezeland attractivedesignare

matched by its solidperformanceand good-qualitycolour

display. However,it’snot suited to seriousgamers.

KEYSPECS

24.5in screen■1,920 x1,080-pixel resolution■16:9 aspect

ratio■16.7millioncolours■50-76Hz refresh rate■1,000:1

nativecontrast■2ms responsetime■HDMI,DVIand VGA

ports■two1Wspeakers■42.6 x55.7x17.5cm■4.4kg

PalicompAMDGravity RYZ1

£799.99fromwww.palicomp.co.uk

Tested:Issue 443

This is the bestPCwecouldfind for

under£800.It’spowerful, well builtand

well balanced, so longas you’rehappy

to use an overclocked processor.

KEYSPECS

AMDRyzen51600 processor■AsusPrimeB350M-A

motherboard■8GB DDR4memory■GeForce GTX1060

graphicscard■240GBSSD■1TB harddrive■475x468

x230mmtowercase■Windows 10 Home64-bit

SamsungGalaxyS8

£506.99frombit.ly/sams442

Tested:Issue 442

TheSamsungGalaxyS8isaterrific

all-rounder.It’sfast, lookswonderful,

has asuperbcameraand boasts one of the

bestscreenswe’veeverseen on aphone.

KEYSPECS

Octa-core2.3GHzExynos8895 processor■12-megapixel

rear camera, 8-megapixel front camera■4GBRAM■64GB

storage■5.8in1,440x2,560-pixel screen■Android 7■68.1

x148.9x8mm■155g■One-year return-to-basewarranty

Asus VivoMini

£672.99frombit.ly/asus440

Tested:Issue 440

With capableperformance, generous storage and extensive

connectivity,the AsusVivoMini is an impressively versatile

mini PC. It’s greatfor use in ahomeofficeand usefully

offers bothamain SSDand aback-up harddrive.

KEYSPECS

Dual-core2.5GHzIntel Core i5-7200Uprocessor■8GB

memory■128GBSSD, 1TB harddrive■6xUSB ports

■802.11ac Wi-Fi, GigabitEthernetconnectivity■190 x

190 x52mm■Three-years return-to-basewarranty

BakkerElkhuizen

UltraBoard 940

£79frombit.ly/bakk438

Tested:Issue 438

TheUltraboard940 is designedforall your computingneeds

–desktop, laptop and mobile.It’svery comfortableand has

amuch better buildqualitythanmostportablekeyboards.

KEYSPECS

Compactform■Scissor-switch technology■Multimedia

functionkeys■2xUSB 2ports■Wireless■Height

adjustment■Windows,MacOS, Android, iOS■285 x

147x19mm■Two-years return-to-basewarranty

AmazonEcho

£89.99frombit.ly/echo43 7

Tested:Issue 437

With its sophisticatedspeechrecognition,

Amazon’ssecond-generation Echo proves

thatsmartdigitalassistantshave abright

future, and it keeps gettingbetter and better.

KEYSPECS

Compatiblewith FireOS, Android and iOSdevices

■802.11a/b/g/nWi-Fi■Line-outwith 3.5mmcableor

Bluetooth■2.5inwoofer,0.6in tweeter■148 x88x88mm

■821g■One-year return-to-basewarranty