Articles by Desire Athow, Managing Editor, TechRadar Pro

Désiré has been musing and writing about technology during a career spanning four decades. He dabbled in website builders and web hosting when DHTML and frames were in vogue and started narrating about the impact of technology on society just before the start of the Y2K hysteria at the turn of the last millennium.

Then followed a weekly tech column in a local business magazine in Mauritius, a late night tech radio programme called Clicplus and a freelancing gig at the now-defunct, Theinquirer, with the late Mike Magee as mentor. After an eight-year stint at ITProPortal.com, where he discovered the joys of global techfests and transformed the publication into one of the biggest tech B2B independent publishers, Désiré moved to TechRadar Pro where he has been the editor for nine years.

He has an affinity for anything hardware and staunchly refuses to stop writing reviews of obscure products or cover niche B2B software-as-a-service providers. He is an avid deal hunter and can be found lurking around on various deals forums.

Articles by: Desire Athow

NZBGet review: A fast, lightweight, open-source NZB downloader

By Desire Athow Published 5 February 25

NZBGet’s performance and flexibility make it a top choice for all types of users.

DeepSeek on steroids: Cerebras embraces controversial Chinese ChatGPT rival and promises 57x faster inference speeds

By Desire Athow Published 30 January 25

Cerebras brings its massive inference waferscale chip to DeepSeek R1 70B.

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Blu-ray is dying so I believe it's now time for 'obsolete' tape to shine again in the strangest of ironies

By Desire Athow Published 25 January 25

Sony announced that it is shutting down Blu-ray media production forever, so is tape the alternative?

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Forget about a $120 Raspberry Pi 5 barebone, I found a much better mini PC that has 512GB SSD, a far more powerful CPU, Windows 11 Pro and an actual casing

By Wayne Williams Last updated 24 January 25

Think the 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 is expensive? We found a much better x86 alternative for the same price

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Best business VPN of 2025

By Benedict Collins Last updated 23 January 25

VPN We list the best business VPN services, to help you connect safely and securely online with your business IT network.

Seagate smashes largest HDD world record with 36TB hard drive and reveals a 60TB model is coming

By Desire Athow Published 21 January 25

Seagate also plans to launch a 100TB HDD in the future.

Best cheap dedicated server deals of 2025

By Desire Athow Last updated 20 January 25

We list the best cheap dedicated server deals currently available, to make it simple and easy for you to upgrade and expand your web hosting portfolio.

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Best free email checker of 2025

By Pawan Singh, Desire Athow Last updated 16 January 25

We list the best free email checkers, to make it simple and easy to clean up your email lists of invalid or broken email addresses.

I am thrilled by Nvidia’s cute petaflop mini PC wonder, and it’s time for Jensen’s law: it takes 100 months to get equal AI performance for 1/25th of the cost

By Desire Athow Published 11 January 25

Nvidia’s desktop super computer is probably the greatest revolution in tech hardware since the IBM PC

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Best NAS hard drives of 2025: our picks for network storage drives

By John Loeffler Last updated 10 January 25

Updated We review the best NAS drive for every budget and use-case and these are our top picks.

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Best workstation of 2025: top picks for professionals at every budget

By Desire Athow Last updated 3 January 25

Updated When it comes to power and performance, only the best workstations have what it takes.

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Best small business router of 2024

By Collin Probst Last updated 18 December 24

Updated We list the best small business routers, to make it simple and easy for small and medium businesses to improve wireless connectivity.

Best surge protector of 2024

By Desire Athow Last updated 18 December 24

Updated We list the best surge protectors and power strips, to make it simple and easy to protect your PC and IT equipment from power surges.

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Best website design service of 2024

By Desire Athow Last updated 17 December 24

We list the best website design services, to make it simple and easy to make your online presence look more professional.

What are the most common web hosting cybersecurity concerns?

By Desire Athow Last updated 2 December 24

Phishing, malware and DDoS attacks are just a few of the ways hackers can try and take over your website.

Shared hosting vs dedicated hosting: Which plan should I choose?

By Desire Athow Last updated 1 December 24

Updated Confused about the differences between these types of web hosting? We’ll make everything crystal-clear.

How shared hosting can kill your online business

By Desire Athow Last updated 30 November 24

Sharing server resources with other users can lead to performance issues which may drive away customers.

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Best customer feedback tool of 2026

By Desire Athow Last updated 29 November 24

Updated We list the best customer feedback tools, to make it simple and easy to find out what your customers want and need from your business.

Best event management solution of 2026

By Desire Athow Last updated 27 November 24

Updated We feature the best events management solutions, to make it simple and easy to manage all aspects of an event, from programs to speakers to attendees.

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5 reasons why all businesses need a mini PC

By Desire Athow Published 26 November 24

Small in size but mighty in versatility, all hail the mini PC.

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Top benefits of managed VPS hosting

By Desire Athow Last updated 21 November 24

VPS hosting offers the flexibility of a dedicated server without the high costs.

Microsoft convinced AMD and Nvidia to build a CPU with extraordinary features but it will never go on sale: 4th gen 9V64H has 96 cores and uses InfiniBand technology

By Desire Athow Last updated 20 November 24

Build exclusively for Microsoft Azure, this processor is set to deliver jaw-dropping performance

The new 2024 Mac Mini is Apple’s IBM PC moment and this tiny computer is the final nail in the desktop PC’s coffin: here’s why

By Desire Athow Last updated 12 November 24

The M4 Mac Mini with 16GB of RAM and a sub-$500 price tag is unbelievable value for money

Best document shredder of 2024

By Steve Clark Last updated 7 November 24

Buying Guide We compare the best document shredders for the home and office - protect your data with these recommended paper shredders.

Best customer experience (CX) tool of 2026

By Desire Athow Published 28 October 24

Updated We list the best customer experience (CX) tools, to make it simple and easy to collect customer feedback to help provide business insights to improve sales, support, and branding.

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