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Aleksha McLoughlin served as the Hardware Editor for GamesRadar from June 2021 until August 2022. Her main area of expertise was the PC gaming platform, which comprised buying guides, features, reviews, and news coverage on components and prebuilt machines. She was also responsible for gaming chairs and storage. She now works on a freelance basis while studying to become a university lecturer specializing in English for foreign territories. Prior to joining GamesRadar, she wrote for the likes of Expert Reviews, The Rory Peck Trust, No Clean Singing, Vinyl Chapters, and Tech Spark while also working with the BBC.

Latest articles by Aleksha McLoughlin

Razer Kraken V3 HyperSense review: "There's just nothing else like it"

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 4 November 21

Review

The GamesRadar Hardware Awards 2021 winners have just been revealed

By Brendan Griffiths, Rob Dwiar, Benjamin Abbott, Tabitha Baker, Aleksha McLoughlin published 3 November 21

Hardware Awards 2021 If you want to know what 2021's best gaming hardware picks are, then here are all the winners from this year's GamesRadar Hardware Awards

Hardware Awards 2021

Xbox Series X restock: here's where the console could pop up over the weekend

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 29 October 21

Deals Xbox Series X restocks have happened recently at Microsoft and Amazon - here's where they could appear next

Deals

Samsung is releasing a 980 Pro PS5 SSD with a heatsink later this month

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 13 October 21

News The Samsung Pro 980 heatsink model will be available from October 29

News

Nacon Revolution X Pro Controller review: "One of the best gamepads in recent memory"

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 13 October 21

Review

Philips Momentum 559M1RYV review: "Speed over substance"

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 28 September 21

Review

Nintendo Switch OLED: price, release date, specs, pre-orders, and more

By Aleksha McLoughlin, Rachel Weber published 27 September 21

Feature Everything we know about the upcoming Nintendo Switch OLED revision

Feature

AndaSeat Mask 2 review: "Sturdy and stylish, with all the desk space you need"

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 23 September 21

Review

The HP Envy 34 all-in-one hides amazing gaming potential with sneaky RTX 3080

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 22 September 21

Hardware HP has announced its new Envy 34 all-in-one system which comes with an 11th generation Intel i9 chipset and RTX 3080 mobile GPU. It releases next month with a start price of $1,999.

Hardware

Xbox Series X restock: Best Buy is your best bet this week

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 21 September 21

Deals Xbox Series X restock: Best Buy is your best bet this week

Deals

Alienware m15 R6 review: "High-end gaming laptops don't get much better than this"

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 1 September 21

Review

Silicon Power US70 SSD review: "Terrific price-to-performance ratio"

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 31 August 21

Review

Corsair HS80 RGB Wireless review: "A great gaming headset for all media"

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 21 August 21

Review

Sony Xperia 1 III review: You'll never want a non-4K phone again

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 17 August 21

Review

UFC 265 live stream PPV: how to watch Lewis vs Gane online

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 8 August 21

How to watch Here's how to watch the UFC live stream for the interim Heavyweight title fight online

How to watch

How to watch The Suicide Squad online - stream the new DC movie right now

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 6 August 21

Streaming Here's how to watch James Gunn's The Suicide Squad online

Streaming

SteelSeries Rival 5 review: "Does a lot of things right for its asking price"

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 27 July 21

Review

BenQ Zowie XL2546K review: "powerful for the pros, but average for everyone else"

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 23 July 21

Review

Elgato FaceCam review: "A superstar for streamers, but sub-par for the price"

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 15 July 21

Review

Razer Iskur X review: same looks, but lacks the X-factor of the original

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 7 July 21

Reviews

PC gamers would be crazy to let these super cheap BenQ 4K monitors pass by this Prime Day

By Aleksha McLoughlin published 22 June 21

Deals Great quality 4K monitors are on sale for one day only.

Deals

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