Dave Mitchell
Dave is an IT consultant and freelance journalist specialising in hands-on reviews of computer networking products covering all market sectors from small businesses to enterprises. Founder of Binary Testing Ltd – the UK’s premier independent network testing laboratory - Dave has over 45 years of experience in the IT industry. He started his career working on mainframe computers including ICL and Unisys within the pharmaceutical, services and corporate financial sectors and managed one of the largest Unisys mainframe installations in the world.
Since moving into journalism in 1994, Dave has produced many thousands of in-depth business networking product reviews from his lab which have been reproduced globally. Writing for ITPro and its sister title, PC Pro, he covers all areas of business IT infrastructure, including servers, storage, network security, data protection, cloud, infrastructure and services.
Latest articles by Dave Mitchell

Zyxel XMG1930-30HP review: An extreme versatility wireless network
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Plenty of multi-gigabit ports and high-power PoE services make this affordable switch ideal for Wi-Fi 6/6E use

SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability review: The big network picture
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews SolarWinds HCO offers a bumper all-you-can-eat buffet of network monitoring tools

Qsan XCubeSAN XS3312D review: Top SAN speed, super value
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A high-performing and versatile hybrid SAN array at a price that's right for SMBs

TP-Link Omada EAP670 review: A Wi-Fi 6 solution well suited to high-density environments
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews An affordable business-class Wi-Fi 6 AP offering smart cloud management and good performance

Kandao Meeting Pro review: A highly versatile camera ideal for most meeting scenarios
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A versatile panoramic meeting camera with good image quality and fast speaker tracking

Qnap TVS-h874 review: Headline-grabbing NAS and IP SAN performance
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews The price is high, but this well-endowed desktop NAS delivers enterprise-class storage features

Aruba Instant On AP25 review: A simple wireless network management choice for SMBs
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Below-par performance, but Aruba makes network installation and management a very pleasant experience

Epos Expand Vision 3T review: A worthy collaboration partner for Microsoft Teams Rooms
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews This smartly designed and versatile bar integrates seamlessly with Microsoft's video conferencing platform

Avocor Series One Desk 27 review: Meeting halfway
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A versatile all-in-one Google Meet desktop solution but missing some important features

Zyxel WAX630S review: A feature-rich router
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A business-class Wi-Fi 6 AP with great performance, cloud management and threat prevention measures

Owl Labs Meeting Owl 3 review: Unparalleled video conferencing
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews The Meeting Owl 3 and its clever panoramic sound and vision ensures everyone gets a piece of the meeting action

Logitech Rally Bar Mini review: Everything SMBs need for professional video meetings
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A professional solution for medium-sized meeting rooms with great video quality

Netgear WAX615 review: Excellent Wi-Fi 6 performance for SMBs
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews An affordable AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 AP with great performance, classy cloud management and easy meshing

Lenovo ThinkEdge SE450 Edge Server review: A powerful server package for small spaces
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Lenovo's miniscule ThinkEdge SE450 delivers plenty of processing power to the outer limits

WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection review: Holistic protection at a great price
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Smart cloud-hosted security offering affordable endpoint protection for a wide range of devices at a good price

Vipre Endpoint Security Cloud review: A sound choice for SMBs with Windows and Mac users
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Lacking mobile support, but a great choice for SMBs seeking simple endpoint security at a good price

Broadberry CyberStore Xeon SP2-490-G3 review: Super-massive storage
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A big storage appliance for big data with a powerful hardware package and great performance

Qnap TS-h1887XU-RP review: A powerful hybrid NAS
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A small rack NAS appliance with a big storage capacity and excellent performance

Avast Premium Business Security review: Feature-rich endpoint management for SMBs
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews Avast delivers a wealth of tough, easily managed endpoint protection measures at a good price

Zyxel NR5101 review: A competitively priced 5G mobile router
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A flexible and affordable 5G mobile router with speedy Wi-Fi 6 services and support for cloud management

Retrospect Backup 18.5 review: A solid choice for the protection of physical systems
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews No virtualisation host or MS365 support, but a good-value choice to protect servers and workstations

HPE ProLiant DL365 Gen10 Plus review: An EPYC power plant
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews A powerful and highly expandable rack dense server geared up for heavy-duty workloads

HPE ProLiant DL345 Gen10 Plus review: Virtually perfect
By Dave Mitchell published
Reviews An affordable choice for virtualization duties and storage-centric workloads
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