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rivacy online has recently exploded
as a critical issue with Facebook’s
ongoing woes. The movement to
‘delete Facebook’ grew quickly and
is gaining some very high proi le support.
It’s not all about Facebook, of course.
Everyone that is on the internet is aware of
the importance to protect their reputation,
their history and their most private details.
Some take it more seriously than others but I
have a feeling this moment in 2018 is going to
be pivotal and force many into action.
But it is dificult to know exactly what
you should do. For many, taking action may
come too late to be effective thanks to years,
perhaps decades, of accumulated online
activity. But, it’s never too late to start being
careful, so we hope that we can play our
small part in drawing attention to the issue.
A big part of that is adopting a VPN
to cover your browsing tracks. We’ve
covered VPNs in the past, we’ve done Labs
comparisons, and now in this issue is a guide
for what you should look for – plus a few
motivational reasons why you should bother.
Almost needless to say, the actual VPN
industry is booming. It’s by far one of the
strongest growth industries over the last
couple of years and it just keeps driving
forwards with more VPN products to
choose from and those that are out there
and established are pitched in a features
and value battle with one another for your
online dollar. There’s no doubt VPNs are the
new anti-virus when it comes to competing
companies offering you more, and delivering
better value. The only downside to using
a VPN is a slight performance hit to your
browsing speeds, but I think that now we’re
all prepared to wear that for the sake of our
privacy.
And if that doesn’t motivate you, check
out our feature on page 34 of some classic
examples of how things went badly wrong.
thousands of votes from you, our readers.
It is done. Along with our sister publication
PC PowerPlay, we called upon you to have
your say and cast an opinion on the very
best tech products of 2017.
There were many categories and i nalists,
and we know the actual process of voting in
the awards took a few minutes so I’d like to
thank each and every one of you that gave
us your time.
Now, go check out the winners! The
coverage starts on page 26. Ultimately our
aim was to acknowledge and reward the
products, people and services in the PC
industry that deserve some recognition.
And that we have achieved. With a very
happy added bonus. It is extremely rare
that the people from competing companies
gather together in one room for a long night
of dinner and quite a lot of wine. In fact,
it just never happens. We were absolutely
delighted to see everyone get on famously
and share many a laugh.
And, that’s it for awarding things – at
least on this grand scale – until this time
next year. Until then, you will just have
to make do with our own editorial team
product appraisals.
REAL TECH ADVICE
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experienced reviewers in our
Labs in accordance with strict
benchtesting procedures
•
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been tailor-made to reflect real-
world computing needs
•
We put tech through its paces –
seriously. From processing power to
battery life, from usability to screen
brightness, our tests are exhaustive
•
We will always offer an honest and
unbiased opinion for every review
THE PC&TA TEAM
DIGITAL EDITOR
TECH AND GAMING
David Hollingworth
dhollingworth@nextmedia.
com.au
T: @atomicmpc
SENIOR JOURNALIST
Anthony Agius
SENIOR JOURNALIST
Chris Szewczyk
SENIOR JOURNALIST
Nick Ross
ART DIRECTOR
Tim Frawley
CONTACT US
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THE WINNERS ARE
After a huge amount of planning, some
stress, a little healthy debating and most
importantly of all – thousands upon
PC&TECH AUTHORITY
MAY 2018
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CONTENTS
MAY 2018
FEATURES
HOW TO
24
THE AWARDS WINNERS!
You voted, and here are the
winners
76
UPGRADE TO SSD
Transfer everything from
a HDD to SSD
30
DO YOU NEED A VPN?
Protecting your privacy online
– it’s not just for criminals and
hackers. PCTA explains why we
should all take steps to cover our
tracks
LABS
63
MEMBRANE KEYBOARDS
Almost mechanical in quality
but a little cheaper
34
PRIVACY BLUNDERS
We examine the biggest privacy
blunders of the century to date
and the lessons we should learn
from them
68
SATA SSDS
We test the most popular
SATA SSDS for your PC
24
34
12
RWC
TECHDESK
100
HONEYBALL
Jon gives a high-ive to the
Microsoft Ofice team as it
inally converges on a common
codebase, and provides advice on
surviving the CPU Armageddon
8
NEWS
Is Apple’s security slipping?
30
12
GAME NEWS
Raytraced lighting in games is
coming, and a gaming router is
here
103
OCKENDEN
Paul checks out misleading
phone specs, a hefty battery pack,
and some wireless and not-so-
wireless cameras
14
CHIP NEWS
New Ryzens and Intel i9 CPUs
for laptops
110
CASSIDY
Thin or fat – when is a cloud not
really a cloud? Steve discovers
two companies with very
different views of the future
18
SYSTEM NEWS
Just how popular are PCs without
graphics cards?
63
68
20
INVESTIGATOR
Bitcoin perils and shady
scammers
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REVIEWS
PCS & LAPTOPS
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COMPONENTS
Asus Maximus X Formula
Asus ROG Strix Vega 56
Intel Optane 800P
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PERIPHERALS
52
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LG 32GK850G monitor
LG 27BK750 monitor
Asus PA27AC ProArt monitor
Apple HomePod
Nest Cam IQ
Synology DS218J
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docking station
Microsoft Modern Keyboard
with Fingerprint ID
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HANDHELDS
LG V30
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SATA SSDS
Crucial MX500
Kingston SSDNow UV400
Samsung 860 Evo
Samsung 860 Pro
WD Blue 3D
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KEYBOARDS
Cooler Master MS120
Corsair K55 RGB
Razer Cynosa Chroma
Steel Series Apex 150
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GAMES
War Thunder
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WEARABLES
Sony WH-1000XM2
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