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PC Pro • March2021 Issue317

Want Wi-Fi in every room? You’ll need a subscription • Broadband providers under fire for expensive upsell tactics

InmemoryofAdamBanks

Ipsos MORI internet survey stokes security fears • Research company under spotlight over privacy-busting survey, Stewart Mitchell discovers

HowprojectIrisworks

The A-List • The best product son the market, as picked by our editors

Remember, remember the 2020 November • This time the gunpowder, treason and plot are breakthrough vaccines, a DeepMind revelation and the arrival of Apple’s M1 chip

Give me back my nastiness-free filter bubble • Oh for the good old days of constructive comments: there are advantages to not trying to talk to everyone in the world at once

Don’t game a child’s education – let them do it • Parents, guardians and grandparents, please step aside. Children will find games that deliver valuable life lessons all by themselves

Readers’comments • Your views and feedback from email and the web

Readers’ poll • Davey Winder provides an exposé on 2021’s biggest scams from p24 and how to spot them, so we asked PC Pro readers what scams they had recently experienced. The results are clear.

2021’s MOST DANGEROUS SCAMS • Davey Winder reveals the security threatsyou need to watch out for–and how to avoid them

SIDE HUSTLE HOW TO MAKE EXTRA MONEY FROM YOUR SKILLS • Barry Collins profiles three people who used tech to turn an interest into an income stream

WHAT CAN YOU DO with an OLD LAPTOP? • Don’t throw out old hardware: Nik Rawlinson finds out how to breathe new life into a disused computer

How much RAM do you really need? • Is it worth springing for the maximum memory allocation? Darien Graham-Smith explains how to understand Windows’ memory usage and work out your personal requirements

Porsche Design Acer Book RS I7 • A beautiful and compact laptop that packs a punch thanks to the new Intel Core i7, but you pay a big premium for the name

How we test

HP Elite Bookx360 1030G7 • This flexible business laptop benefits from rock-solid construction, but you certainly pay a premium

Avita Liber V 14in • A stylish laptop for an equally attractive price, but it’s lacking the punch necessary to convince

Dell XPS 13 (9310) • Hardly groundbreaking, but a solid update to the Dell XPS 13 thanks to Intel’s 11th-generation silicon

HP EliteOne 800G5 • This tidy all-in-one packs a lot into its slim dimensions, with the added benefit of easy management

LG UltraGear 27GN950 • A stunning 4K screen with all the RGB trimmings, but you’ll need a colorimeter to take full advantage of its talents

Apple AirPods Max • With stunning audio quality and noise cancelling, these stylish headphones more than justify their price

HP USB-C Dock G5 • A hefty and useful hub that has a definite place on modern desks

Logitech Ergo M575 Wireless Trackball • A welcome update to Logitech’s ergonomic range with quality in the right areas

Huawei Mate 40 Pro • A mighty fine handset, but the lack of Google Play Services remains a critical stumbling block

Sony Xperia 5II • This “budget” version of Sony’s Xperia 1 flagship loses a couple of features but emerges as the better phone

OnePlus Nord N10 5G • The second OnePlus Nord phone is a little cheaper but sacrifices too many of its predecessor’s strengths

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