Computing

Feels futuristic and low effort, but guiding the ball with his thumb feels unnatural. Rated a five ("file").

A smart blower-and-vacuum cleaner that worked brilliantly on his keyboard; an easy nine.

Well thought out emoji-key mechanical keyboard that feels neither high-end nor cheap; eight out of ten for $80.

A mid-range feeling tablet that only becomes impressive when paired with other Huawei devices, rated 6 out of 10 on its own.

The centrepiece of the setup: good for his eyes, neck and productivity, with one-cable Thunderbolt 4 convenience.

Not good looking and not perfect, but the split shape and cushioning protect his hands and the battery life is superb.

Two years on, he still has no desire to upgrade the M1 Max MacBook Pro because it is fast and has great battery life.

He thinks it is the laptop stand perfected: rigid, rotatable and compact with a single leg.

Very cushioned, not what enthusiasts want, but a big upgrade on his sister's old one and easy on the wrists.

A $25,000 purchase that was only about 25% faster than his MacBook and was made obsolete by Apple silicon.

A good mechanical keyboard, but too loud and tall for him, slowed his typing and aggravated his wrists.

The M1 MacBook was so fluid in Final Cut Pro that it made the Mac Pro redundant at a fraction of the price.

The winner for Arun's needs, with a sharper screen, better webcam, speakers and trackpad, and far better battery life, though it has fewer…

A strong Windows laptop with great build, more ports and faster specs, but a weaker webcam, speakers and battery life than the MacBook Air.

The sort of Windows gaming laptop to spend the £1,600 on if you want to game seriously, with a graphics card almost four times more powerfu…

A PC built from Wish parts in a fake Xbox case that cost more than a real Series X and ran Call of Duty at a poor frame rate.

The listing claimed impressive specs but turned out to be an SD card.

A case built to house two PCs at once, one for work and one for play, though he thinks it looks hideous.

A handsome handcrafted wooden keyboard with a good magnetic stand, but the wood adds little to typing.

He rates it as a very thin 15-inch laptop with a good screen, good speakers and fast everyday performance, and expects excellent battery li…

A £40 curved monitor that turned out surprisingly big, but its colours, contrast and frame rate were clearly worse than the pro setup.

A $10 compact mechanical keyboard bought direct from source with anti-ghosting and backlighting.

A used Facebook Marketplace PC that was far cheaper than expected and good enough to play Halo, though it was noticeably behind Vikkstar's…

Vikkstar's very powerful, oversized rig, which Arun finds a monster and total overkill.