Articles by 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

Best scanner of 2025: top scanners for home and office

By Collin Probst last updated 14 February 25

Updated We review the best scanner for the home and office - and these are our top picks.

Best mini PC of 2025: small desktop computers with big specs for every budget

By Steve Clark last updated 12 February 25

Buying Guide These are the best mini PCs, thin clients, and NUC boxes we've tested for the home, office, gaming, and more.

Fastest external SSD of 2025

By Desire Athow last updated 10 February 25

Updated Looking for the fastest external SSDs? These are the top solid-state drives for speed.

Corsair delivers a USB4 SSD that I believe delivers on that technological promise

By Mark Pickavance published 9 February 25

Recommended

The Corsair EX400U uses USB 4.0 to deliver an external SSD with blistering speed

The Doogee Fire 6 is another rugged retro SoC phone that fails to justify its cost or your interest

By Mark Pickavance published 8 February 25

Poor thermal imagining and entry-level hardware combine in a less-than-perfect fusion.

Best rugged phones of 2025

By Collin Probst last updated 7 February 25

Buying Guide Find the best rugged phones - our expert reviewers have tested, reviewed and rated hundreds of phones and these are the top picks for extreme durability and battery life in every condition.

My verdict on this USB 4.0 hub is a slightly mixed one for a host of reasons

By Mark Pickavance published 4 February 25

A cheaply made but potentially useful USB dock from StarTech limited by its lack of downlink TB or USB 4.0 ports.

I reviewed the PNY PRO Elite Prime and I'm not convinced putting 1.5TB on a microSD card is a great idea

By Mark Pickavance published 2 February 25

The PNY PRO Elite Prime 1.5TB MicroSD is a V30 A2 specification MicroSD with 1.5TB of space.

My NAS budget won't stretch far enough for this four-bay monster

By Mark Pickavance published 2 February 25

Confronting recent Ugreen launches, the new Asustor Lockerstor 4 Gen 3 offers unprecedented performance for a four-bay NAS

This rugged phone really lacks the performance needed for Android 14

By Mark Pickavance published 1 February 25

The AGM H Max is an inexpensive, rugged phone design that uses older SoC technology.

Teclast T70 Tablet business tablet review

By Mark Pickavance published 24 January 25

The Teclast T70 Tablet is a 14-inch Android tablet built for home and office use.

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Best SSL certificate service of 2025

By Mark Pickavance last updated 20 January 25

The best SSL certificate services make showing your website is safe and secure simple and easy.

Doogee Fire 6 Power rugged phone review

By Mark Pickavance published 18 January 25

The Doogee Fire 6 Power balances battery capacity and performance to offer something different.

PNY PRO Elite V3 Flash Drive review

By Mark Pickavance published 15 January 25

The PNY PRO Elite V3 is a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Flash drive that can read at 1,000MB/s

GMKtec NucBox M5 Plus mini PC review

By Mark Pickavance published 15 January 25

The Maxtang T0-FP750 is a general-purpose NUC with office users in mind.

Ugreen 40Gbps M.2 Enclosure review

By Mark Pickavance published 15 January 25

Recommended

The Ugreen 40Gbps M.2 Enclosure can attach any NVMe drive to a computer with USB 4.0

Dell Latitude 9450 2-in-1 laptop review

By Mark Pickavance published 4 January 25

The Dell Latitude 9450 leverages the latest Core Ultra mobile processors to deliver a Windows laptop with exceptional battery life.

Best graphic design software of 2025

By Mark Pickavance last updated 3 January 25

Updated Find the best graphic design software for your next art project - whether you're a beginner creative or professional graphic designer.

Ulefone Armor Mini 20 Pro rugged phone review

By Mark Pickavance published 1 January 25

The Ulefone Armor Mini 20 Pro is a modestly sized rugged phone for easy adventure captures.

Nextorage NX-PS1PRO Series review

By Mark Pickavance published 19 December 24

Recommended

The Nextorage NX-PS1PRO Series brings out the external storage potential of USB 4.0 and an NVMe SSD combined.

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Best architecture software of 2025

By Steve Clark last updated 18 December 24

Updated We reviewed the best architecture software for architects, home designers, and students creating accurate 2D and 3D models and builds.

Front of Lenovo ThinkVision 27 3D with 3D model bursting from screen

Best 3D modeling software of 2025

By Mark Pickavance last updated 18 December 24

Updated We compared the best 3D modeling software for designing, building, and rendering digital models.

One of the best mockup software picks, MockFlow, against a techradar two tone background

Best mockup software of 2025

By Craig Hale last updated 17 December 24

Updated We list the best mockup software, to make it simple and easy to set up digital prototypes of your products.

Ugreen NASync DXP480T Plus review

By Mark Pickavance published 13 December 24

The Ugreen NASync DXP480T Plus offers high-quality, powerful NAS hardware that competes with Asustor, Synology, QNAP, and TerraMaster.

Maxtang T0-FP750 mini PC review

By Mark Pickavance published 5 December 24

The Maxtang T0-FP750 is a general-purpose NUC with office users in mind.

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