Max Slater-Robins

Max Slater-Robins has been writing about technology for nearly a decade at various outlets, covering the rise of the technology giants, trends in enterprise and SaaS companies, and much more besides. Originally from Suffolk, he currently lives in London and likes a good night out and walks in the countryside.

Articles by: Max Slater-Robins

Sony Bravia 9 TV mounted on a wall, with Theatre Bar 9 soundbar underneath

How to choose and buy a soundbar

By Max Slater-Robins Published

We look at some of the important factors to consider when upgrading your home entertainment system

Philips

Philips unveils two new curved business monitors — the perfect work from home companions that won't break the bank (just)

By Max Slater-Robins Published

Philips unveils two new top-end curved monitors to compete with the likes of LG.

Samsung

Samsung finally launches 1TB microSD cards, years after its competitors — Pro Plus and Evo Select cards come with 10 year warranty but are shockingly expensive

By Max Slater-Robins Published

Samsung has stepped into the 1TB microSD card game and not a moment too late.

Sabrent

What do you get when you cross a monitor stand and a docking station? The most ridiculous USB hub ever designed

By Max Slater-Robins Published

All bets are off after Sabrent reveals Thunderbolt 4 docking station crossed with a monitor desk mount.

Sharp/NEC

Sharp launches two 27-inch docking hub desktop displays for your home office — watch out Dell and Asus

By Max Slater-Robins Published

Sharp's new 27-inch products are contenders for the best work from home monitors.

Khadas

Looking for a super-fast GPU in a mini PC format? Khadas may well have the perfect solution for graphics hungry workstation users — shame there's no option for AMD

By Max Slater-Robins Published

Khadas' $999 Mind Graphics eGPU Module is the perfect tool for graphics hungry workstation users

Hello Privacy

Hello Privacy data removal service review

By Max Slater-Robins Published

Hello Privacy is functional, offering basic data removal services without many other features on top

Press material for the Crucial X10 Pro external SSD.

Watch out Samsung and WD — Team Group launches new mini external SSD that weighs just 22 grams and offers up to 4TB

By Max Slater-Robins Published

Team Group's new ultra-portable SSD comes in three sizes and weighs just 22 grams

Dynabook

Dynabook unleashes its first 16-inch laptop, infused with Intel's latest AI CPU and an antimicrobial coating — shame about the smallish battery

By Max Slater-Robins Published

Move over Lenovo and Acer, Dynabook has two new laptops to compete for the best business laptop crown

Firebat

Cheapest mini PC with AMD Ryzen 7 8000 emerges with a rather unusual name — Firebat Z8 can drive four 4K monitors has two Ethernet LAN ports

By Max Slater-Robins Published

The Z8 from Chinese brand Firebat looks like it will give the best mini PCs some competition.

Getac

Getac unveils two rugged tablets that can transform into laptops — it's just a shame they are not IP68 rated

By Max Slater-Robins Published

Getac's new F110 and K120 laptop/tablet hybrids have a lot to like in the rugged laptop space.

Plugable

Safer than cloud storage, cheaper than file sync: Plugable promises seamless file transfer product using affordable USB cable solution

By Max Slater-Robins Published

Plugable is well known for its air-tight file transfer cables, and the USBC-TRAN is no exception.

A Dell S3221QS, our pick for the best 4K monitor, against a techradar background

Philips unveils new line of 4K monitors aimed at increasing productivity — display quartet delivers bare necessities as they launch in an ultra competitive market

By Max Slater-Robins Published

Philips is a mainstay in the professional monitor space, and it's new models show why

Two busy ethernet switches side by side

Finally! Super cheap, super fast 5Gbps Ethernet adapters are flooding the market — but is it too little, too late for gigabit wired connectivity away from business use cases

By Max Slater-Robins Published

Your ideal workstations gets a step closer with RealTek's cheap, super fast 5Gbps Ethernet adapters

Western Digital unit on table

WD quietly add uninspiring, entry-level SSD to its line up — available with a 4TB capacity, the Blue SN5000 is as bland as it can be but at least it is affordable

By Max Slater-Robins Published

Western Digital has a new SSD that offers good speeds at a great price – with $10 off right now.

Gigabyte

And so it begins: Gigabyte quietly launched an AI motherboard with built in surge protection and support for four dual-slot GPUs — so could AI generate the same sort of frenzy as Bitcoin mining?

By Max Slater-Robins Published

Gigabyte's new TRX50 motherboard has everything you need to start training your own AI models

Sony 4K projectors

Sharp unveils surprisingly affordable, high brightness 4K projectors aimed at businesses — but will it be enough to fend off Optoma new unbelievable powerhouse

By Max Slater-Robins Published

Sharp's new 4K UHD projectors are aimed at anyone looking to project in museums and other venues.

Alogic

Forget about dual monitors — this gorgeous 28-inch square screen has a webcam, speakers, plenty of ports and can even charge your laptop

By Max Slater-Robins Published

Alogic unveils new range of high-end monitors for every occasion.

Yandex

Russia's largest tech company just released a free AI tool that could save Microsoft, Google and Facebook tens of millions of dollars

By Max Slater-Robins Published

Yandex unveils open source LLM training tool offering major savings in GPU resources.

ASUS

Asus releases a dual-screen OLED monitor that can be rotated 360 degrees — shame that the ZenScreen Duo OLED MQ149CD doesn't offer the only feature we really, really care about

By Max Slater-Robins Published

ZenScreen Duo OLED MQ149CD from Asus offers flexibility, but no touchscreen

IDX

IDX data removal service review

By Max Slater-Robins Published

IDX is one of the best-established brands in the online privacy and safety space, and for good reason

Phison

More affordable 31TB SSD to land sooner than expected to compete more aggressively with HDD — Phison's X100P could be this summer's surprise hit but won't be compatible with your PC

By Max Slater-Robins Published

Phison is one of the biggest names making the best SSDs

Intel Xeon 6

Intel unveils Xeon 6 series CPUs with a clear focussed on high density, scale-out paradigm — but will the up-to-144-core parts be enough to take on AMD, Ampere and others?

By Max Slater-Robins Published

Computex 2024 Intel is fighting for its life in the data center and AI markets, but the Xeon 6 might help steady the ship

Panasonic Let’s Note

It's June 2024 and Panasonic wants you to buy an ultraportable laptop with a round touchpad — Let's Note has a 14th gen Intel Core Ultra CPU, 5G connectivity but also a VGA from 1987 and a LAN port

By Max Slater-Robins Published

Panasonic's iconic Let's Note laptops are extremely popular in Japan, and just got a major update.

Mozilla

Mozilla Monitor Plus data removal service review

By Max Slater-Robins Published

Mozilla Monitor and Mozilla Monitor Plus offer comprehensive tools to keep your data safe across the internet.

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