Produced by Sean Dacanay. Transcript coming soon. (video link) Specs at a glance: Asus ROG Strix Flare II Animate Switches Asus ROG NX Red or Brown Keycaps Doubleshot PBT plastic Connectivity options USB-A cable Backlighting Per-key RGB Size 17.13×6.5×1.5 inches (435×165×38 mm) Weight 2.55 lbs (1,157 g) Warranty 1 year Price (MSRP) $220 Other perks […]
Enlarge / Logitech G413 SE mechanical keyboard. (credit: Scharon Harding) Specs at a glance: Logitech G413 SE Switches Long Hua Brown Keycaps PBT plastic Connectivity options USB-A cable Backlighting White Size 13.98 × 5 × 1.43 inches (355 × 127 × 36.3 mm) Weight 1.43 lbs (650 g) Warranty 2 years Price (MSRP) $80 Table […]
Enlarge / Sony’s latest true wireless earbuds, the LinkBuds. Their drivers are shaped like rings in order to allow ambient sound in naturally, the idea being to let you stay persistently aware of your surroundings. They look like donut holes, so here’s an actual doughnut for scale. (credit: Jeff Dunn) On Tuesday, Sony announced its […]
Enlarge / The MNT Reform, a boxy laptop built around maximally open-source hardware and software. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Specs at a glance: MNT Reform Screen 1920×1080 12. 5-inch (176PPI) IPS screen OS Debian Linux CPU NXP/Freescale i. MX8MQ (1. 5GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A53) RAM 4GB GPU Vivante GC7000Lite Storage 32GB SD card, NVMe SSD optional […]
Enlarge / The Keychron Q2. (credit: Scharon Harding) Not everyone appreciates the luxury of a mechanical keyboard. Many are happy with the flat keys that come with their laptop; they don’t need to deal with the price premiums, varieties, and complexities of mechanical switches. Among those who do make the leap to mechanical switches, plenty are […]
Enlarge / Keychron K14 with no backlight (top) and an RGB backlight (bottom). (credit: Scharon Harding) A common complaint about mechanical keyboards is that they’re too expensive. Options are limited further for budget-minded buyers if they want a wireless device, especially if they’re looking for a Mac-specific board. But the market has come a long […]
Enlarge / Logitech Signature M650 in the rose colorway. (credit: Scharon Harding) Specs at a glance: Logitech Signature M650 Sensor Optical (model not disclosed) Connectivity options Bluetooth Low Energy or 2. 4 GHz dongle Programmable buttons 3 Onboard profiles 0 Lighting None Size Standard: 4. 22×2. 43×1. 49 inches (107. 19×61. 80×37. 8 mm) Large: […]
Enlarge / Amazon’s Echo Show 15 is about the largest smart display you can find. (credit: Scharon Harding) When getting a display of any type, the particular first thing to consider is size. And unless the display will be moving around, chances are that the bigger it is, typically the better your experience will be. […]
Enlarge / Lenovo’s Thinkpad X1 Extreme Gen 4. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) The term “desktop replacement” is a bit out of fashion as a descriptor for laptops these days, if only because fewer people have desktop computers they’re trying to replace. But I struggle to think of a better term for something like Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 […]
Enlarge / Logitech G303 Shroud Edition. (credit: Scharon Harding) What do you get when you take 2015’s Logitech G Daedalus Apex G303, halve its weight, tweak the length and width, and cut the cable? Well, you get another G303. But this time, it’s called the Logitech G G303 Shroud Edition. It’s way more powerful and […]