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Trust GXT 863 Mazz: Two-minute review The Trust GXT 863 Mazz is an entry-level mechanical keyboard that targets consumers on a tight budget, much like the rest of the wider Trust product family. It retails for £44.99 / €49.99 (around $50 / AU$70) though its currently only available to buy in the UK and throughout regions in wider Europe so you'll have a hard time buying one if you're located in the USA or Australia. While it lacks some of the features you'd find in more premium hardware, at first glance it's visually similar to the style adopted by modern peripherals, dropping the 'edgy' gamer aesthetics and incorporating a cleaner look that could even look appropriate in an office environment. Not that you'd want to of course - the best mechanical keyboards are known to be louder than their membrane alternatives, and the GXT 863 Mazz is no different. The  Outemu Red switches feel responsive with very little resistance, and you get the expected 'type...

Friska Primo Designer Standing Desk: Two minute review Unique design for those who value style Might be too 'quirky' for some Standing desks can be an expensive purchase for many, especially when compared to a more traditional desk, but despite this, the market can feel overly saturated with the same styles. The typical T-shaped legs are easy to install motors into which is the likeliest explanation, but what do you do if you're looking for something a little more unique? The Friska Primo Designer standing desk is here to appeal to that niche market, and it does so with a flourish. You still get the benefits of an electric standing desk thanks to a control switch, but the industrial-style legs give it a strangely aggressive look that feels right at home in a modern environment. Friska has a great selection of electric sit/stand desks that you can choose from to suit your needs, so if this rugged-looking desk doesn't hold any appeal then you can also take a lo...

Trust Gaming GXT 922 Ybar: Two-minute review The Trust Gaming GXT 922 Ybar mouse with pink lighting on a wooden table. (Image credit: Future) The GXT 922 Ybar is an affordable gaming mouse that looks more like a premium offering, which makes it an ideal choice for style-conscious new gamers or those without a stack of cash to drop on equipping their system. Trust has established itself as one of the most prominent budget gaming brands in Europe, offering peripherals and accessories with desirable features such as RGB lighting. The GXT 922 Ybar gaming mouse is no different, though there are a few inescapable issues, the first being regional availability. It’ll set you back £22.99 / €24.99 (around $30 / AU$40), but this mouse is seemingly impossible to find outside of Europe, so unless you’re willing to import one in from overseas, it's unlikely you’ll run into one if you live in the USA or Australia. Still, if you do live in a region where the GXT 922 Ybar gaming mous...

Anycubic Kobra Max: two minute review The Anycubic Kobra Max is likely going to be the printer that folks will have on their wishlist if they're into cosplay, prop production, or simply looking to maximize their production output. Images alone can't make you fully appreciate just how large this FDM-style printer is, rocking a build volume capacity of 17.7 x 15.7 x 15.7 inches / 450 x 400 x 400 mm. Large-scale FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) is hardly a new or unique concept, but options are much more limited if you want something bigger than a traditional-sized printer, and with printing technology evolving at such a rapid pace, there are features present on the Anycubic Kobra Max that were either too expensive to include on older hardware, or simply didn't exist for consumer machines a few years ago. What the Kobra Max offers at its core though, is convenience. Depending on what you're looking to print, the smaller build plate on traditionally sized FDM printers mi...

Friska Stockholm Standing Desk: Two minute review If you're in the market for a standing desk, chances are you may have had a look around stores such as Ikea to find yourself a cheap deal, which certainly isn't a bad idea if you're on a tight budget. If you're looking for an altogether more premium, customizable offering though then there's another Swedish desk manufacturer that should be on your radar. Friska has a great selection of electric sit/stand desks that you can choose from to suit your needs, with its Stockholm range representing the bulk of its designs. On the surface this might not seem like anything to shout home about, at least if you're familiar with the traditional style of standing desks, but what it lacks in unique aesthetics, it more than makes up for with customization options. The ability to tailor the desk to your exact requirements also makes the Friska Stockholm standing desk more affordable than you'd assume, which is great ne...

Two-minute review The AnyCubic Photon Mono X 6K could be exactly what you're looking for if you've found yourself previously needing to compromise on size or print quality. With many consumer-level SLA 3D printers on the market right now typically offering either a larger print capacity or higher resolution (but not both), the Photon Mono X 6K swoops in to provide the best of both worlds. For those unfamiliar with 3D printers , consumer models generally fall into just two categories: stereolithographic (SLA) and fused deposition modeling (FDM). FDM-type printers melt a line of solid filament and build up a model layer by layer onto a heated bed, while SLA printers use a print bed submerged into a vat of UV reactive resin and cure each layer with a blast of UV light.  The AnyCubic Photon Mono X 6K falls into the latter category, which means there are a vast array of pros and cons when stacked up against FDM printers like the Anycubic Vyper . FDM printers are typical to '...

Two-minute review The Wired2Fire Apollo is a customizable desktop workstation created for video editing and other demanding creative work. Its design is modern and no-nonsense as Wired2Fire has done a fantastic job of creating a real workhorse without including any unnecessary hardware, which is required on a build like this given how pricey the powerful components required to eat through demanding 3D applications and editing software can be. This isn't a mainstream offering like the desktop PC systems you'll find churned out by tech brands like HP or Dell, so you won't be able to pop into your local Curry's to grab one, but that comes with its own benefits. As this is a boutique system, you can configure the components in the build to suit your exact needs, rather than buying a preconfigured model that you'll need to expand or upgrade at a later date. The Apollo is one of several pre-designed models that can be found on the Wired2Fire website , so if you'r...