About Darren
Darren Price
Consumer & Gaming Writer - Australia
Darren 'VicBStard' Price has been playing video-games for nearly 40 years and writing about them for the last ten. Darren hates sport, but loves sports video games - which he puts down to a mixture of being annoyingly contrary and extremely lazy. While he is completely tone deaf, he considers Rock Band and Guitar Hero to be his guilty pleasures. A geek from way back, Darren builds his own computers, collects comic books, owns several lightsabers and is a sucker for video-gaming merchandise. Since 2012 he has lived in Sydney where he writes reviews and reports back on the local gaming scene.
Stories by Darren - Page 2
Hands-on review: Asus ROG Ally handheld gaming PC
Tue, 2nd Apr 2024
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gaming
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digital entertainment
Asus's ROG Ally is a PC-based Windows 11 handheld gaming console. Techday's Darren Price has been testing the tiny gaming PC.
Hands-on review: 2TB WD_Black SN770M NVMe M.2 2230 SSD
Tue, 26th Mar 2024
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storage
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reviews
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personal computing devices
Tiny yet mighty, the WD_Black SN770M SSD redefines portable gaming with unparalleled speed and capacity.
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Hands-on review: Crucial T500 Gen4 NVMe 2280 M.2 SSD
Thu, 21st Mar 2024
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reviews
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personal computing devices
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pc hardware
Crucial's T500 Gen4 NVMe solid-state drive promises data transfer speeds of up to 7400MB/s. Techday's Darren Price looks at the 2TB version of the drive that comes complete with a factory-fitted heatsink.
Hands-on review: Asus Zenbook 14 OLED UX3405
Thu, 7th Mar 2024
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digital signage
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reviews
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displays & projectors
The new Asus Zenbook 14 OLED is one of the first of a new generation of notebooks sporting an Intel Meteor Lake Core Ultra processor.
Hands-on review: Intel Core Ultra 7 155H AI-enabled notebook processor
Fri, 23rd Feb 2024
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reviews
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ai
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personal computing devices
At CES 2024, Intel allowed Techday to test the AI capabilities of its new Core Ultra notebook processors.
Hands-on review: D-Link Aquila Pro AI AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 Smart Mesh System
Wed, 14th Feb 2024
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reviews
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wireless networks
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cloud services
The M30 routers have a clean aesthetic design and easy-to-use set-up, but underneath, they have all the advanced features that enthusiasts expect.
Hands-on review: CRKD Nitro Deck for Nintendo Switch
Mon, 12th Feb 2024
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gaming
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digital signage
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reviews
With the eye-catching Game Boy Advance/Game Cube looks, the Nitro Deck fits nicely in your hand, giving players a great new way to play their Switch games.
Hands-on review: Mokibo Fusion MKB420 Bluetooth keyboard
Tue, 6th Feb 2024
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reviews
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bluetooth
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gadgets
The Mokibo’s Fusion MKB420 keyboard is really easy to use and, apart from a few of the more advanced functions, pretty intuitive.
Game review: Tekken 8 (PC)
Wed, 31st Jan 2024
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Tekken 8 introduces new aggressive fight mechanics, with characters being able to unload “Heat” moves and devastating “Rage Art” attacks.
Hands-on review: ASRock Phantom Gaming Z790 Nova WiFi motherboard
Wed, 24th Jan 2024
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gaming
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endpoint protection
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reviews
ASRock's Phantom Gaming Z790 Nova WiFi is one of the new "refresh" LGA 1700 motherboards released in time for the launch of Intel's 14th-gen CPUs, themselves a refresh of last year's Raptor Lake processors. .
AI: The focus of Intel and its partners at CES 24 Intel Client Open House
Tue, 16th Jan 2024
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endpoint protection
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edr
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ai
Intel, its partners and rivals are all investing in AI technology that will change the way we work, play and get around, likely sooner rather than later.
Hands-on review: Meta Quest 3 VR headset
Mon, 15th Jan 2024
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
With the addition of mixed reality via the device's colour pass-through cameras, could this be the next generation of consumer VR headsets?.
Hands-on review: Jackery Explorer 300 Plus portable power station and SolarSaga 80W solar panel
Fri, 22nd Dec 2023
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reviews
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power / energy
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cleantech
The Jackery Explorer 300 Plus portable power station and SolarSaga 80W solar panel is a great combo for anyone camping in an isolated place or just wanting to get into powering their camp in an environmentally friendly way.
Xbox Cloud Gaming comes to Meta Quest headsets
Tue, 19th Dec 2023
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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ar, vr & metaverse
Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming is now available for Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro headsets.
Game review: Lego Bricktales (Meta Quest 3)
Wed, 13th Dec 2023
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Lego Bricktales gets an exclusive virtual reality version for the Meta Quest Pro, Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest 3. Techday’s Darren Price checks out the game on the Meta Quest 3 headset.
Hands-on review: Intel Core i9-14900K and Intel Core i5-14600K 14th -generation CPUs
Tue, 28th Nov 2023
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endpoint protection
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reviews
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edr
Intel has unleashed the company's new 14th-generation desktop processors. We check out the Core i9-14900K flagship CPU and its little sibling, the Core i5-14600K.
Game review: EA Sports WRC (PC)
Thu, 9th Nov 2023
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
EA Sports' expert motor racing studio, Codemasters, has finally got its hands on the World Rally Championship licence.
The Intel Extreme Masters returns to Sydney
Fri, 27th Oct 2023
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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features
The Intel Extreme Masters tournament returned to Sydney for an epic live esports competition, featuring Counter-Strike 2 as the game of choice.
Hands-on review: HTC Vive XR Elite
Fri, 20th Oct 2023
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reviews
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ar, vr & metaverse
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gadgets
The HTC Vive XR Elite is a next-generation VR headset that offers a lighter, more comfortable experience for users, but with a hefty price tag of £2,000.
Hands-on review: Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 and the Phantom Liberty DLC expansion (PC)
Mon, 2nd Oct 2023
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
With the release of the 2.0 update and the DLC expansion, is Cyberpunk 2077 finally the game promised to fans almost three years ago?.