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Logitech MX Vertical Mouse and Ergo K860 Review
Using a mouse and keyboard is totally a learned activity, whether you started that journey (as many kids do these days) in kindergarten, or if...

Apple MacBook Pro 16 Inch Review: Powerful, flexible… and expensive
Apple’s recently refreshed MacBook Pro 16 certainly lives up to its Pro suffix, but that’s both a blessing and a curse if you’re after an...

The Geeks2U review of popular computer monitors
Early computers used CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors, the same technology as colour televisions when they were introduced in 1954 (the TV, that is). It...

Apple iMac M1 review: Colourful, powerful, fast
Back when Apple launched its first iMac line in 1998, it had a unique design and a lot of colour in play. That first iMac...

Samsung SSD 980 NVMe M.2 Review: A great mix of speed and cost
Samsung recently sent me one of its lower-cost SSD drives, the Samsung SSD 980 NVMe M.2 to test out. Drives like this one are designed...

Tado Smart AC Control V3+: How smart can your aircon get?
Like many Australians, I survive our hotter summer months thanks to the invention of air conditioning. Not that I can’t sweat it out when I...

Apple Macbook Air M1: Apple’s first Apple Silicon MacBook impresses
You really wouldn’t pick it from the outside, but Apple’s undergoing a major change in the way it makes its premium priced MacBook laptops. While...

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go Review: Portable and affordable
Microsoft’s been selling Surface branded laptops for years now, most prominently to folks who want high end Windows laptops and tablets and are prepared to...

Microsoft Xbox Series X Review: Nice improvements, but no need to rush
Microsoft recently launched its fourth console generation with the arrival of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. They follow the original 2001 Xbox,...

Lenovo’s IdeaPad Duet Chromebook sings a different laptop song
Chromebooks are laptops that use Google’s Chrome browser as the basis for their operating system. We’ve discussed them before but to date most of the...

Apple iMac 2020: The last great Intel iMac?
When Apple announced recently that it was going to shift from producing computers using Intel processors to its own “Apple Silicon” it also said that...

Surface Book 3 Review: Unique but not compelling
Microsoft diversified its Surface portfolio of tablet devices a number of years back to include more laptop-style designs, including the Surface Laptop – no prizes...

Adobe Photoshop Camera: Some fun filters (and some limitations)
Adobe is one of the big names in productivity software, with the vast majority of creative professionals relying heavily on applications like Premiere Pro, Audition...

Nvidia Shield TV 2020 Review: A smarter smart TV box
Australians have fallen hopelessly in love with streaming TV services such as Netflix, Stan, Disney+ and many more over the past few years. If you’re...

The Pros and Cons of the New 2019 Macbook Pro 16inch
Whilst not much has changed in the new MacBook Pro 2019 16 inch compared to its predecessor, there are a few subtle differences those in...

iPad Pro 2020 Review: A great tablet, but still not quite a laptop replacement
Ever since Apple introduced its iPad Pro line of tablet computers, it’s placed them strictly in the “professional” category, and that’s not just been a...

MacBook Air 2020 Review: Apple’s best value laptop
Alongside an updated – and rather pricey in its own right – Apple iPad Pro, Apple recently announced an update to its MacBook Air line...

Samsung Galaxy Book S Review: Great battery life but it’s not quite Windows as you know it
I’ve recently had the opportunity to test out one of the first Samsung notebook PCs to grace our shores for some years. Overseas Samsung is...

Apple MacBook Pro 16 Review: Serious computer, serious price
Apple recently released the latest in its long running line of MacBook Pro laptops. While Apple has somewhat muddied the water around what it means...

Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 Review: Third time’s the charm
Microsoft used to be a software-only company, leaving the practical work of actually building PCs to partner companies such as Dell, HP, Lenovo and others....

Apple iPad 7th Generation review: Good basic value for most tablet buyers
Apple recently refreshed its basic iPad line of tablet computers. I’ve got to be very careful in describing them, however, because while you might think...

How much battery life is “enough”?
If you’re a notebook user, there’s nothing worse than that alert that comes up to let you know that your battery is running low. Depending...