
Ian Evenden
Ian Evenden has been a journalist for over 20 years, starting in the days of QuarkXpress 4 and Photoshop 5. He now mainly works in Creative Cloud and Google Docs, but can always find a use for a powerful laptop or two. When not sweating over page layout or photo editing, you can find him peering at the stars or growing vegetables.
Latest articles by Ian Evenden

SanDisk's rugged portable SSD gets a bargainous price drop
By Ian Evenden published
Run faster than USB4 to pick up this quick, tough external drive

Working from home? How about gaming from home with the Boulies Master Max chair!
By Ian Evenden published
Grab a discount on this comfy chair (especially for the larger lads amongst us).

This Thunderbolt 5 dock is lightning fast, charges your laptop, and looks like a spaceship (and it's got $45 off)
By Ian Evenden published
I've heard about future-proofing, but this is silly.

Tested: This HP monitor could be one of the best-value big OLEDs you can get right now
By Ian Evenden published
HP’s Omen Transcend 32 OLED may not be the first 4K OLED screen out there, but it looks slick and offers great value.

I tried one of the world's most environmentally friendly laptops and now I finally like my greens
By Ian Evenden published
The Acer Aspire Vero 16 2025 laptop brings a warm environmentally friendly glow with it.

What on holy Terra happened to the Games Workshop logo?
By Ian Evenden last updated
The Warhammer purveyor's rebrand follows a familiar path

Tested: Corsair's latest SSD may be small, but it has a magnetic personality
By Ian Evenden published
The Corsair EX400U is a portable SSD built with the iPhone in mind, but handy for lots of things.

This monstrous MSI laptop is the new king of Premiere Pro (until the next one)
By Ian Evenden published
The MSI Stealth 18 HX AI gaming laptop combines beastly internals with a restrained exterior.

I rate this portable SSD because it strikes a balance of speed and price (and it's on sale)
By Ian Evenden published
The Crucial X10 is capable of sucking in alllll the data – and really quickly too.

Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 7 is what happens when PC hardware wears its software like a glove
By Ian Evenden published
Strong AI performance and an all-day battery life. What’s not to like?

After testing Dynabook's new business laptop, I think every laptop should have a replaceable battery
By Ian Evenden published
The Dynabook Portégé Z40L-N is a lightweight business workhorse with great battery life (and a neat trick up its power-maintenance sleeve).

I've found a Lightroom alternative that's made me question the entire software subscription model
By Ian Evenden published
ON1 Photo Raw 2025 is coming for Lightroom’s crown.

This teeny portable SSD should be on any creative pro's wishlist
By Ian Evenden published
The Crucial X10 portable SSD can store up to 8TB and is twice as fast as its predecessor, and just look how tiny it is!

Photoshop for Android is finally here, and I've tried it out
By Ian Evenden published
Adobe Photoshop for Android is still in the Beta stage, but shows a clear path ahead for mobile image editing.

Tested: this innovative dock lets you link up more monitors than Apple thinks you need
By Ian Evenden published
The Plugable UD-7400PD USB dock can host so many monitors that I could call it a harbour (sorry).

The Plugable TBT-UDT3 Thunderbolt 5 dock is a speedy budget contender
By Ian Evenden published
The Plugable TBT-UDT3 Thunderbolt 5 dock offers 11 ports for the price of one.

I've given the Surface Pro 12 the full shakedown, and it's proven itself as a top laptop-tablet hybrid
By Ian Evenden published
A hybrid of tablet and laptop that runs Windows 11 and doesn't come with a keyboard as standard

Apple’s new iPadOS has given my iPad a new lease of life
By Ian Evenden published
There's more laptop in my tablet than ever before.

I've tested the lofty claims, and the HP Elitebook X G1i actually has over 20 hours of battery life
By Ian Evenden published
HP’s top business laptop will outlast any working day

I have never before reviewed a dock with as many ports as this incredible CalDigit one
By Ian Evenden published
The Caldigit TS5 Plus spreads your Thunderbolt 5 port out across 20 ports, and it's fairly amazing.

I tried one of the fastest external SSDs on the market, and it might be my new outdoor-work drive of choice
By Ian Evenden published
A chunky, fast SSD with plenty of capacity.

Sitting pretty! Iconic chair maker Herman Miller explains what good posture should look like and what makes a chair ergonomic
By Beren Neale last updated
An ergonomic office chair can protect your back and posture.

After 25 loyal years, Adobe's price hike has forced me to say goodbye
By Ian Evenden published
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