BEST BUYS… Curated picks of third-party kit
MOnITOR philips 328p6auBREB £400 philips.co.uk
Getting a colour-accurate display used to cost a pretty penny, but this monitor is both impressive and affordable. It hits 99% of the Adobe RGB gamut – great for colour-critical work – and supports 10-bit colour. Throw in a host of ports (including USB-C), an IPS display and a great price, and you have a seriously good screen. DESKTOP STORAGE Drobo 5D3
£749 drobo.co.uk
With two blazing fast Thunderbolt 3 ports and a 5Gbps USB-C port to boot, the Drobo 5D3 can provide you with rapid file transfers to and from your Mac. you can load it up with up to five HDDs or SSDs of differing capacities, giving you plenty of flexibility for storage options. It’s pricey, but a worthy investment. PRInTER
Brother MFc-J5330DW £191 brother.co.uk
If you want an all-round printer that can also scan and copy documents, look no further. Brother’s MFC-J5330DW won MF #333’s group test, impressing with its rapid print and scan speeds and A3 paper handling. The real kicker? It does all that while maintaining low running costs and a sub-£200 asking price. ULTRA HD MOnITOR philips 328p6VJEB £530 philips.co.uk
We love this display. At 32 inches diagonally it’s big enough to make its 4K resolution worthwhile, and its colour rendering is excellent – 100% of sRGB, 93% of Adobe RGB and 97% of the P3 gamut that Apple’s new MacBook Pro uses. It’s big, bold, beautiful and superb for productivity and colour work alike. WI-FI ROUTER asus DsL-ac88u ac3100 £258 asus.com/uk
This Asus router has a lot going for it. The winner of issue 321’s group test, the DSL-AC88U scored an impressive five stars in three out of four categories. It performed brilliantly in our tests, has excellent connectivity (with both Ethernet and ADSL options), and it looks great too. It’ll keep your network powered for years. IP CAMERA Netatmo presence £250 netatmo.com
The netatmo Presence is an impressive outdoor security camera. Set in a sturdy housing, it’s built to defy the elements. It has a built-in floodlight to deter intruders, and a 100° field of view recorded in 1080p. There’s also an SD card included for storing your footage, and the camera is HomeKit-compatible. EXTERnAL SSD
Freecom mssD MaXX 512GB £269 freecom.com
This drive is the fastest portable SSD we’ve ever tested. Freecom claims its write speeds can reach 700MB/sec, but in our tests it blazed past that to reach 713.8MB/sec write speeds and 907.3MB/ sec read speeds, thanks to its USB 3.1 Gen 2 capability. It’s costly, but worth it if you feel the need for speed. MESH WI-FI + POWERLInE Devolo Magic 2 WiFi £170 devolo.co.uk
Powerline devices give you the stability of wired Ethernet without needing to fill your house with cables. Devolo’s Magic 2 WiFi adapters blend in better than a lot of networking hardware. Moreover, this is the fastest powerline set we’ve tested, thanks to the latest G.hn standard, and its mesh Wi-Fi coverage provides strong wireless reception for your whole home. MACBOOK BAG sTM Goods Myth £100 stmgoods.com
Winner of issue 336’s group test, this backpack has had every element of its build carefully considered. From the pocket that lifts your MacBook off the ground, to the little extras like supersoft pockets and the key clip, you’ll find this a functional and comfortable option for carrying your MacBook and more.