Desire Athow

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

Samsung SSD

I tracked every single Samsung SSD for Cyber Monday and arranged them from $0.06/GB best buys to the absolute duds

By Desire Athow published

The world’s favorite SSD brand has so many internal models so I’ve decided to tidy them up

Cheap monitors

I dislike expensive monitors so here’s my list of 31 cheap Black Friday/Cyber Monday monitors I’d buy from $29.99

By Desire Athow published

Less than $30 for a monitor with a webcam? No you're not day dreaming, this is your special Black Friday/Cyber Monday monitor deal roundup

Apple Mac Mini M4

OMG! Apple Mac Mini M4 Mini PC dropped to its lowest ever price ever for but you need to use this trick

By Desire Athow last updated

Grab Amazon's best-selling mini PC and Apple's hottest PC to date with a smaller than expected price tag

online business

How shared hosting can kill your online business

By Desire Athow last updated

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

External SSDs

I adore petite cheap external SSDs and here are 50 Black Friday/Cyber Monday portable SSD deals I’d buy from $0.045/GB

By Desire Athow published

Black Friday is done and dusted but there are still plenty of portable SSD deals as we head to Cyber Monday

Cheap PCIe SSD

I absolutely hate expensive SSDs, so here are 35 Black Friday SSD PCIe Deals I’d snap up from $0.04/GB, with PCIe 5.0 goodness from $0.09/GB

By Desire Athow published

Check out these challenger PCIe SSDs that offer better value for money than the big names this Black Friday.

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Best customer feedback tool of 2026

By Desire Athow last updated

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.

Skyworth 24in portable monitor next to TechRadar Black Friday Deals text box

This gorgeous 24-inch portable monitor has a leather handle, a 3-hour battery life, Wi-Fi, Chromecast and a remote control; and it's $100 cheaper at Amazon for Black Friday

By Desire Athow published

I know it’s a TV, and Skyworth is not exactly a household name - but still, what a deal this Black Friday.

Cheap large capacity SATA SSDs

I am obsessed with cheap SSDs and these are 14 Black Friday SSD deals I’d buy from $0.039/GB

By Desire Athow published

Thinking of getting rid of your tower of DVDs and CDs, why not store them on cheap SSDs?

Best KVM Switches

Best KVM Switches deals in 2026

By Desire Athow last updated

Updated We look out for the best Keyboard, Video, Mouse switches so you don’t have to

TechRadar Black Friday deals text next to two portable monitors

Looking for a great deal on a big portable monitor this Black Friday? Check out these 5 affordable large displays on the go

By Desire Athow published

Portable monitors don't always have to be small - these will surprise you.

Lenovo ThinkPhone

Save hundreds on the Motorola Thinkphone, probably the best smartphone deal for businesses this Black Friday

By Desire Athow published

Motorola's ThinkPhone is a fantastic smartphone for those looking for a sturdy, classy Android handset

A Samsung 980 Pro SSD on a pink background with white price cut text

I am an SSD expert; this 2TB Samsung 980 Pro is at its lowest price in 2024 and is Amazon’s best-selling solid state drive this Black Friday

By Desire Athow published

This Samsung SSD deal is music to our storage ears as the 980 Pro drive falls to its lowest price in nearly a year.

Presentation

Best event management solution of 2026

By Desire Athow last updated

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.

The MSI Cubi NUC 1M on a pink and blue background

5 reasons why all businesses need a mini PC

By Desire Athow published

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

black WD external hard drive against yellow background

Best Buy has the cheapest external HDD storage right now — 20TB for $250 beats Amazon Black Friday offers hands-down

By Desire Athow published

If you need tons of storage for gaming, this WD 20TB External USB 3.0 hard drive is on sale for $250.

Samsung 990 Pro 4TB SSD

The Samsung 990 Pro 4TB SSD is now down to $268.99 for Black Friday; a 42% saving and its lowest price in 2024

By Desire Athow published

Just in time for Black Friday, you can save big on this 4TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD

Network servers in data room Domestic Room

Top benefits of managed VPS hosting

By Desire Athow last updated

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

Microsoft AMD CPU

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

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

AWOL LTV 2500

Hurry! Save $900 on this award winning 4K UST projector for Black Friday and it even comes with a pair of free 3D glasses

By Desire Athow published

This ultra short throw triple laser 4K projector is at its lowest since January 2024.

Solidigm SSD

Solidigm launches yet another 123TB SSD after Phison, WD and Samsung with a likely price tag of $14,000

By Desire Athow published

Enterprise SSDs are rapidly becoming the go-to solution to prop up a moribund storage market

A hand holding up the new Mac mini M4

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

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

Oyen

Want to store hundreds of PS5 games or 100 hours of 8K video? Grab Amazon's cheapest 40+TB attached storage ever before stocks vanish

By Desire Athow published

Early Black Friday means bargains everywhere you look

paper shredder

Best document shredder of 2024

By Steve Clark last updated

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

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Best customer experience (CX) tool of 2026

By Desire Athow published

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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