HP Spectre x360 15 review: A convertible laptop/tablet that's as powerful as it gets
This laptop/tablet convertible offers the kind of performance you'd normally only get from a pro notebook such as Apple's MacBook Pro or Dell's XPS 15.
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Azio Retro Classic review: This stylish, typewriter-like mechanical keyboard offers the best of the modern and old worlds
This vintage-typewriter-style keyboard is the most beautifully designed we've ever seen – but does its usability match its looks?
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HTC Vive Pro review: Virtual reality without the rough, blurry edges
The Vive Pro is the Bugatti Veyron supercar of virtual reality headsets – an exotic, expensive creature for VR connoisseurs.
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Dell Canvas review: the cheap Wacom Cintiq alternative
Digital illustrator Sam Gilbey tests Dell's inexpensive version of the Wacom Cintiq – and finds a flawed drawing experience.
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Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 and 32 review: hands-on with the huge screens you can draw on
Digital painter Sam tested both of the enormous Wacom Cintiq Pro tablet displays – and also with the Cintiq Pro Engine – and loved drawing on them.
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Loupedeck review: this hardware puts Adobe Lightroom's controls at your fingertips
This photo editing console helps you work faster by allowing you to focus on your images instead of hunting for software controls.
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Kano Computer Kit Complete review: A fun DIY 'laptop' that teaches kids to code
If you want to get your kids into coding and making as well as design and art, the Kano is a great way in for 7-10 year olds.
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Apple iMac Pro review: a beautifully designed workstation that's the most powerful Mac ever
Updated: This is the desktop most designers and artists would love to own. But does it deliver and justify the workstation-grade price?
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Apple Final Cut Pro 10.4 review
The latest version of Final Cut Pro X has some new features of great appeal to editors, even if you're not editing next-generation formats like 8K and 360 video for VR.
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Hands on with Microsoft's Surface Book 2, the Surface Pro's super-powerful big brother
The Microsoft Surface Book 2 could be the most powerful tablet/laptop hybrid you can draw on. We went hands-on in both the UK and US to find out.
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Microsoft Surface Pro 2017 – the artist's review
Can the latest Microsoft Surface Pro match up to iPad Pro or Wacom MobileStudio Pro for creating digital artwork. Artist Sam Gilbey investigates.
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iPad Pro 2017 review: Apple's new tablets are amazing for artists, less so for designers and others
We've worked with artist Sam Gilbey to give you the definitive review of the new 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models whether you want to use it for illustratin, digital and graphic design, video or animation.
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Corel Painter 2018 review: the world’s best painting software can now create thick layers of paint
This new version of Corel Painter is here – gaining a fantastic set of Thick Paint tools to add to its already impressive list of brushes.
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Microsoft Surface Studio – the artist's hands-on review
Artist Sam Gilbey tries out Microsoft's iMac rival to see what it's like to paint and draw on.
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Apple MacBook Pro 2017 with Touch Bar review
Apple's brand-new 2017 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar makes it a serious contender for designers and artists – though it's not without its flaws.
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Microsoft Surface Hub hands-on review
Every creative studio is going to want a Microsoft Surface Hub, but few will be able to justify the cost.
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Intel 7th-gen 'Kaby Lake' Core i7 processor review
Don’t dismiss Intel’s brand new line of desktop CPUs with a meh just yet. There’s more to the chip than you expect.
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MacPhun Luminar review
This low-cost app is a serious rival to Photoshop and Lightroom if you're only interested in editing photos on your Mac.
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MakerBot Replicator+ 6th generation 3D printer review
MakerBot has improved on its flagship 3D printer – the Replicator+ – with the sixth generation of its product. The printer is more accurate, among other things. But there are still deficiencies in print quality that MakerBot needs to address.
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da Vinci Mini low-cost 3D printer review
XYZprinting’s inexpensive da Vinci Mini focuses on what is most important in a 3D printer: The ability to create good quality models in a short amount of time.
