Mark Pickavance

Mark Pickavance

Mark is an expert on 3D printers, drones and phones. He also covers storage, including SSDs, NAS drives and portable hard drives. He started writing in 1986 and has contributed to MicroMart, PC Format, 3D World, among others.

Articles by: Mark Pickavance

Apolosign 32" Smart Portable TV
Apolosign 32-inch Smart Portable TV review: An implausible 4K fusion of an Android tablet on wheels for presentations, signage, and marketing

By Mark Pickavance Published

The Apolosign 32" Smart Portable TV fuses a 4K TV panel with Android tablet technology to provide a unique touch-driven experience.

WD Red Plus 4TB - WD40EFPX
WD Red Plus 4TB review: The WD40EFPX is a reliable NAS hard drive small business users might buy on price alone

By Mark Pickavance Published

The WD Red Plus WD40EFPX is a suitable drive for small NAS installations that uses CMR technology.

TerraMaster F4-425 Pro NAS
TerraMaster F4-425 Pro NAS review: An improvement on predecessors, but falls short of what others are bringing to the same party

By Mark Pickavance Published

The TerraMaster F4-425 Pro is a sophisticated four-bay NAS at a price that makes sense for both home and small business users.

HyperDrive Next TB5 Dock
HyperDrive Next Thunderbolt 5 Dock review: An imperfect docking station that's built to last with one feature that might surprise you

By Mark Pickavance Published

The HyperDrive Next Thunderbolt 5 Dock is a full-featured design with an M.2 storage slot and three TB5 downlinks

GMKtec NucBox EVO-T2
GMKtec EVO-T2 review: An impressive AI mini PC that goes some way to addressing the imbalance between the best Intel can offer over AMD

By Mark Pickavance Published

The GMKtec NucBox EVO-T2 Mini PC uses the latest Panther Lake Intel silicon to deliver a high-performance platform perfect for developers and creatives.

8849 Tank 5 Rugged Phone
8849 Tank 5 review: A fast-charging, heavyweight rugged phone with an incredible projector

By Mark Pickavance Published

Recommended

The 8849 Tank 5 is a large, rugged phone with good camera sensors, a powerful SoC and high quality DLP projector.

Ulefone RugKing Pad Pro
Best rugged tablet of 2026: Tested for real-world durability

By Steve Clark last updated

Updated Water resistant, drop-proof and shockproof - these IP-rated durable devices let you power through the job, whatever the real-world throws at you.

UGREEN Maxidok 17-in-1 TB5 Dock
Ugreen Maxidok 17-in-1 Dock review: A Thunderbolt 5 docking station with more ports and features than you'll know what to do with

By Mark Pickavance Published

The Ugreen Maxidok 17-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 Dock is a flagship dock for those who want it all.

Oukitel WP500 Ultra
Oukitel WP500 Ultra review: A flagship rugged phone with a unique thermal camera — but at a price

By Mark Pickavance Published

The Outkitel WP500 Ultra is a large, rugged phone with good camera sensors, a powerful SoC and a thermal sensor.

Kensington SD5010T5 EQ
Kensington SD5010T5 EQ review: This Mac mini-sized dock isn't cheap, but it’s a fully featured Thunderbolt 5 docking station that doesn’t take up much desk space

By Mark Pickavance Published

The Kensington SD5010T5 EQ Thunderbolt 5 Dock is an elegant option for those with TB5 ports.

Oukitel WP66
Oukitel WP66 review: An extremely rugged phone that doesn't punish you for choosing durability

By Mark Pickavance Published

The Oukitel WP66 is a relatively lightweight rugged phone with a good camera sensor, but not an impressive SoC.

RugOne Xever 8
RugOne Xever 8 review: An extremely rugged phone with a replaceable battery, but it's not quite the next-generation device I hoped for

By Mark Pickavance Published

The RugOne Xever 8 is a lightweight rugged design that uses swapable batteries to extend runtime.

EcoFlow Stream Ultra X
EcoFlow Stream Ultra X review: This is a balcony solar battery that changes everything for renters

By Mark Pickavance Published

Editor's Choice

The EcoFlow Stream Ultra X is 3.84 kWh plug-and-play home battery with integrated inverter, four MPPT solar inputs, AI energy management, and IP65 weatherproofing designed for balcony installation.

8849 TANK Pad Ultra
8849 Tank Pad Ultra review: Possibly the best projector on a rugged tablet, but the price is what really caught my eye

By Mark Pickavance Published

Recommended

The 8849 Tank Pad Ultra is a rugged tablet design with a powerful SoC, plenty of memory and storage, along with a DLP projector.

Samsung Galaxy Book6 Enterprise Edition
Samsung Galaxy Book6 Enterprise Edition review: Beautifully engineered business laptop but at this price, I expected better ports than USB 3.2 Gen 2

By Mark Pickavance Published

The Samsung Galaxy Book6 Enterprise Edition is a heavyweight business laptop that uses Intel’s latest 300 series silicon.

Lenovo ThinkTab X11 Gen 1
Lenovo ThinkTab X11 Gen 1 review: An Android business tablet for those who need a more flexible rugged form factor than a phone

By Mark Pickavance Published

The Lenovo ThinkTab X11 Gen 1 is a ruggedised Android tablet that uses a Snapdragon processor.

UGREEN Maxidok 10-in-1 TB5 Dock
Ugreen Maxidok 10-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station review: Mass-market appeal for those with TB5 or USB4v2 ports

By Mark Pickavance Published

The Ugreen Maxidok 10-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 Dock is an entry-level dock for those with TB5 ports on their system.

Chuwi AuBox X
Chuwi AuBox X 256V mini PC review: A microcosm of where small PC designs are heading under the current price pressures

By Mark Pickavance Published

The Chuwi AuBox X 256V is a NUC-sized Mini PC with plenty of features and decent performance from its Intel Core Ultra 200 series processor.

Seagate IronWolf 8TB ST8000VN004
Seagate IronWolf 8TB review: There are good reasons that Seagate is still selling this internal NAS drive, but none are its price

By Mark Pickavance Published

Updated The IronWolf 8TB is in its third incarnation, ten years after it was first released.

BOSGAME P4 Ultra
Bosgame P4 Ultra review: Nothing here convinces me that AMD Zen 3 is sufficiently exciting for the current mini PC market

By Mark Pickavance Published

The Bosgame P4 Ultra uses an older AMD Ryzen 7 architecture but remains an effective general-purpose mini PC

ZimaBoard 2 personal NAS
IceWhale ZimaBoard 2 mini NAS review

By Mark Pickavance Published

Following the original ZimaBoard, version 2 has an improved processor and memory, but the same passively cooled NAS credentials.

Ugreen NASync DXP4800 Pro
Ugreen DXP4800 Pro 4-bay NAS review: A subtle upgrade from the Plus model, yet these changes have significant implications for this network-attached storage device

By Mark Pickavance Published

The Ugreen DXP4800 Pro is a sophisticated four-bay NAS at a price that makes sense for both home and small business users.

ZimaCube 2 Personal Cloud NAS
IceWhale ZimaCube 2 Personal Cloud NAS review: A modern, high-performance network-attached storage device with plenty of room to grow

By Mark Pickavance Published

Leaving its Kickstarter past behind, IceWhale delivers a second-generation ZimaCube 2 for those who want more of everything in an NAS.

Punkt. MC03
Hands on: The Punkt. MC03 secure rugged phone revealed that it still has some development hurdles to cross before it is ready for Joe Public

By Mark Pickavance last updated

The Punkt. MC03 is a third-generation design that puts data security front and centre

Beelink EX Mate Pro All-In-One Docking Station
Beelink EX Mate Pro dock & DAS review: An entirely different approach to docking stations

By Mark Pickavance last updated

The Beelink EX Mate Pro All-In-One Docking Station is a USB4 dock that can mount four M.2 NVMe drives internally.

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