Ian Evenden

Ian Evenden

Freelance writer

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

A black Dell Latitude 7330 Rugged Extreme laptop sitting on a rocky surface

Dell Latitude 7330 Rugged Extreme review: behold, the Humvee of laptops

By Ian Evenden published

Tough mudder When the going gets tough, the Dell gets tougher.

Tough mudder
A Philips 242B1TFL monitor sitting on a desk

Philips 242B1TFL review: a monitor for the customer in your life

By Ian Evenden published

One for the shop, not the studio.

Monitors
An Honor Magic 5 Pro camera phone on a wooden desk

Honor Magic 5 Pro review: a 2023 flagship that's up there with the best

By Ian Evenden published

Honor roll With quality components and cameras to match, the Honor Magic 5 Pro pulls off some neat tricks.

Honor roll
Affinity Photo 2 screenshot

Affinity Photo 2 review: a solid update to a capable app

By Ian Evenden published

A serious update.

Design Software
An ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED laptop sitting in a nature scene

Asus Zenbook 14X OLED review: ultrabook with bright screen, great battery life

By Ian Evenden published

Creative power The ASUS Zenbook 14X OLED takes on M2 MacBooks, with some success...

Creative power
An Alienware X15 R2 gaming laptop on a wooden table

Alienware X15 R2 review: gaming laptop delivers on performance and style

By Ian Evenden published

Gaming Laptops With its distinctive design, good performance, and plenty of RAM, the Alienware X15 R2 is a good choice for work and play.

Gaming Laptops
A silver MSI Creator Z17 sitting on a stone bench in a forest setting

MSI Creator Z17 review: looks good, works good, drains battery bad

By Ian Evenden published

Pro laptops The MSI Creator Z17 has huge amounts of power and a lovely screen, if you don’t mind sticking near a plug socket...

Pro laptops
A blue-backed Honor Pad X8 tablet on a wooden table

Honor Pad X8 review: budget tablet with a sharp screen, low price, middling specs

By Ian Evenden published

Tablets The Honor Pad X8 is a budget tablet with a sharp, bright screen that’s ideal for streaming and video calling.

Tablets
A white-backed Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra sitting on a desk

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra review: the ultimate Android phone?

By Ian Evenden published

Mega phone A phone that wants to be so much more, Samsung’s flagship Android device has a lot going for it.

Mega phone
A black Acer Swift Edge 16 laptop sitting on a garden wall

Acer Swift Edge 16 review: exceptionally light laptop is a pro performer

By Ian Evenden published

Laptops Outside of the heaviest graphic processing tasks, the Acer Swift Edge 16 is a great choice for creative pros.

Laptops
A Duex Lite laptop monitor sitting on a wooden table

Mobile Pixels Duex Lite review: is a portable laptop monitor a must-have?

By Ian Evenden published

Laptop monitors It's not without its shortcomings, but the Duex Lite laptop monitor can help screen-hungry laptop users on the move.

Laptop monitors
An Oppo Reno 8 Pro smartphone sitting on a rustic table

Oppo Reno 8 Pro review: midrange camera beast punches above its weight

By Ian Evenden published

Phones The dangerously reflective Oppo Reno 8 Pro shines brightest when it comes to the camera.

Phones
A black AOC Gaming 25G3ZM/BK monitor with red detail sitting on a desk

AOC Gaming 25G3ZM/BK review: gaming thrills without the frills

By Ian Evenden published

Monitors The AOC Gaming 25G3ZM/BK is a highly affordable gaming and creative option with nice features, if not world-beating graphics.

Monitors
A black Sony Xperia 5 IV being held above and laid on a stony surface

Sony Xperia 5 IV review: a camera and screen (almost) as mighty as its price tag

By Ian Evenden published

Smartphones The Sony Xperia 5 IV is a near-top-spec phone, but the price may prove too premium

Smartphones
A Sony Xperia 10 IV smartphone on a wooden table

Sony Xperia 10 IV review: A decent budget offering that doesn’t quite do enough

By Ian Evenden published

Smartphones The Sony Xperia 10 IV takes on a competitive market niche, but is outgunned by the competition.

Smartphones
A metallic green Honor 70 smartphone on a table

Honor 70 review: The camera and screen easily outperform its price point

By Ian Evenden published

Smartphones The Honor 70 knows what its users want, and offers it for a very attractive price.

Smartphones
A blue Huawei MateBook X Pro laptop

Huawei MateBook X Pro (2022) review

By Ian Evenden published

Laptops Huawei’s ultrabook is sleek, powerful, but expensive.

Laptops
Nothing Phone 1 standing on a wooden table

Nothing Phone 1 review: Finally, an Android phone that looks good

By Ian Evenden published

The Nothing Phone 1 is a midrange option that breaks the mould.

Phones & Tablets
A black Philips 276B9H monitor sitting on a desk

Philips 276B9H review: For all your second-screen needs

By Ian Evenden published

With USB-C connectivity and a neat pop-up webcam, the Philips 276B9H is a great, if unexciting, screen to pair with a laptop.

Laptops
Black Philips 329P1H monitor standing on a desk

Philips 329P1H review: Big, bright and (almost) brilliant

By Ian Evenden published

The Philips 329P1H monitor is good for work and play... as long as you don't need it for sound.

Monitors
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