Nikita Achanta
Nikita is a Staff Writer on the Reviews team at Tom's Guide, and she's always on the lookout for the latest tech. She is a lifelong gaming and photography enthusiast, especially interested in wildlife and landscape photography. Having worked as a Sub Editor and Writer for Canon EMEA, she’s a bit of a grammar nerd (and a supporter of the Oxford comma), and has also interviewed photographers from all over the world and working in different genres. A holder of two master’s degrees, the most recent one being in Magazine Journalism from Cardiff University, Nikita’s work has appeared in several publications such as Motor Sport Magazine, NME, Marriott Bonvoy, The Independent, and Metro. Her favorite tech includes the PS5 (which she says is the best investment she made), the DJI Air 3S, and her Google Pixel 7 Pro. The last one is especially useful because of her obsession with astrophotography. She's also a licensed drone pilot and instant cameras expert so you'll find her testing these almost every week.
In her downtime, Nikita can usually be found sinking hours into RPGs on her PS5, flying a drone, out on a walk with a camera in hand, at a concert, or watching F1 – but mostly shouting at the screen when her favorite driver spins out of a race.
Latest articles by Nikita Achanta

NexiGo N60 review: Too many corners have been cut
By Nikita Achanta published
This cheap webcam has you distorted

Shure MoveMic Two review: I’m not so sure about Shure
By Nikita Achanta published
Better features can be found in cheaper microphones

I just tested this $699 translator that supports 40 languages — here’s what happened
By Nikita Achanta last updated
This translator tries to one-up Google Translate — but can you stomach the cost?

Amazfit Active Edge review: This $149 fitness tracker won't give you the edge
By Nikita Achanta published
A plethora of health features but this fitness tracker doesn’t do enough to justify its price

Kodak Mini Shot 4 Era review
By Nikita Achanta published
Not without its virtues, but leaves a lot of room for improvement

EarFun UBoom L review
By Nikita Achanta last updated
Thumping bass, gorgeous vocals, fantastic value for money

Buying new headphones? These are the 7 songs I always use for testing in my reviews
By Nikita Achanta published
I test headphones for a living, and these are the seven songs I always listen to to test the bass, treble and more — from Pink Floyd and Twenty One Pilots to Lana Del Rey and Four Tet.

Treblab Z2 review: An awesome mid-range headset that doubles as a workout buddy
By Nikita Achanta published
But I really wish it had a companion app

Lemokey G1 review: Functionality over form
By Nikita Achanta published
Sky-high polling, crazy DPI and angle snapping starting at $64: what more could you want?

Logitech Pop Keys review: Facepalm emoji
By Nikita Achanta published
Aesthetics over functionality

Fujifilm Instax Wide 400 review
By Nikita Achanta last updated
Fuji kicks it back to the 90s with its largest instant camera that’s been 10 years in the making

Fujifilm Instax mini LiPlay review
By Nikita Achanta published
From printing lovely images to allowing you to print directly from your smartphone, there’s a lot the Instax mini LiPlay lets you do.

Logitech Ergo M575 review: Kiss goodbye to wrist pain
By Nikita Achanta published
Your wrists and hands will thank you for buying this mouse

Lemokey P1 Pro review: A premium gaming keyboard that’s surprisingly affordable
By Nikita Achanta published
This keyboard is worthy of being in pole position

Elgato Facecam Pro review: A stellar 4K 60fps webcam
By Nikita Achanta published
The 4K picture is almost too good

Keychron Q11 review: A split keyboard with room for improvement
By Nikita Achanta published
This elegant ergo keyboard comes at too steep a price to be lacking key features like a tenting kit

EarFun Air Pro 4 review: Budget earbuds for audiophiles
By Nikita Achanta published
They sound so good you feel like you’re at a concert

SteelSeries Apex Pro review: It gives you (nearly) everything you could ever want
By Nikita Achanta published
Outstanding performance, gorgeous design — but a little to dislike

Lemokey X3 review: Not the king of budget keyboards
By Nikita Achanta published
It’s somehow worse than its cheaper sibling

GravaStar Mercury M1 Pro review: This sci-fi gaming mouse wows
By Nikita Achanta published
Aliens have entered the chat

Turtle Beach Vulcan TKL review: Missing the mark
By Nikita Achanta published
The Turtle Beach Vulcan TKL is a great keyboard for first-person shooters, but it misses the mark in MMORPGs, and it’s outclassed by other similarly priced keyboards.

Turtle Beach Vulcan II TKL Pro review: A Hall Effect keyboard that could have been so much more
By Nikita Achanta published
The Turtle Beach Vulcan II TKL Pro is a 75% Hall Effect magnetic gaming keyboard that’s built well and offers good gaming performance but with some caveats.

Logitech MX Keys S review: The best Apple Magic Keyboard alternative
By Nikita Achanta published
Lovely to type on but it may leave you wanting more
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