Byte Review
Tech reviewer making calm, aesthetic videos on tech, design, and gaming.
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@bytereviewCapture13Sound4Editing and post16Desk23Everything else8
Capture
Cameras7
- DJI Osmo Pocket 3
$439.00cited in 3 videosspeaks highly of it
“I do take one other small camera with me all the time though, and that's this, the DJI Osmo Pocket 3. And I've sung the praises of this camera enough on this channel, but it's just so small, so stable, and so usable that taking it with me is just like a complete non-thought.”
- Sony FX3
$4,049.95cited in 2 videosfirst cited October 2026speaks highly of it
“Whenever I'm going out for work stuff, like shooting content or a brand event, I will take the FX3 with me and I will have it on this lens, the Sigma 28-70 f/2.8.”
- iPhone
positive about it
“But another thing you can do is use your iPhone's focus modes. I have one called work.”
View source at 9:50from May 2026 - Nokia Lumia 1020
mixed views on it
“I sold my iPhone for this, the Nokia Lumia 1020, for two things: the design and the absolutely insane camera.”
View source at 0:01from August 2026
- Sony A7C1 video
- Sony A7C II1 video
- PSP with PSP Camera1 video
Lenses1
- Sigma 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN
$989.00cited in 2 videosfirst cited October 2026positive about it
“Whenever I'm going out for work stuff, like shooting content or a brand event, I will take the FX3 with me and I will have it on this lens, the Sigma 28-70 f/2.8.”
Camera equipment5
- Ulanzi MA30 Tripod
$29.99cited in 3 videosspeaks highly of it
“This is the Ulanzi MA30. It snaps to the back of your phone with MagSafe and then it opens up into a full tripod and it is so much more sturdy than the Moft one.”
- Peak Design Small Tech Pouch
$49.95cited in 2 videosfirst cited October 2026speaks highly of it
“It's the Peak Design Tech Pouch in small and it's a really, really fantastically made pouch for all of your various doodads and bits.”
- Manfrotto Pixi tripod
first cited October 2026speaks highly of it
“Last thing I'm using as well which really has stood the test of time is the Manfrotto Pixi tripod. I use this for my FX3 and this is just a robust tripod that lets you sit it down and kind of point it anywhere with the ball head.”
View source at 14:04from October 2026 - Gomatic Peter McKinnon Luma Camera Pack 18L
first cited October 2026
“Luma Backpack”
View sourcefrom October 2026
Sound
Headphones4
- Nothing Headphone (1)
cited in 3 videosmixed views on it
“Next up is something I've really grown to enjoy and I really didn't think I would. It is the Nothing Headphone One.”
- Beats 360
$349.99cited in 2 videosfirst cited October 2026mixed views on it
“And then, Beats put out the 360, which I have here, which have been really good as well. And despite them having loads of different flaws, they're actually pretty good.”
- AirPods Pro 3
$249.00cited in 2 videosspeaks highly of it
“And this time round, I couldn't resist but upgrade to the AirPods Pro 3. And it has been such a solid upgrade from Apple this year because they're basically better in every single way than the previous generation.”
- EarPods with USB-C
$19.00first cited August 2026speaks highly of it
“But actually, I think the EarPods with USB-C are some of the best things you can get for your MacBook because if you're someone like me that edits a lot of video, any wireless headphone has a bit of delay between pressing play and pause on a video, and these wired ones don't.”
View source at 18:39from August 2026
Editing and post
Editing software4
- Final Cut Pro
cited in 2 videos
“I felt it get a little bit warm when I was in Final Cut for a long period of time, or if I was exporting different videos over and over again, but even then, it's like warmish to the touch.”
- Lightroom
cited in 2 videosspeaks highly of it
“I really love Lightroom as well. I edit pretty much all of the photos I take and I use it all the time.”
“A lot of our wallpaper drafts start off on there before they move over to Photoshop.”
View source at 9:45from June 2026“When I'm in big kind of Photoshop or InDesign files, everything feels great.”
View source at 4:54from June 2026
Recording software1
- CleanShot X
first cited August 2026speaks highly of it
“First is CleanShot X. This is a screen recorder app, which is one I've been using for this entire video, but it gives you so many more options than the built-in one for Mac.”
View source at 16:51from August 2026
AI software1
“Next up, I did an AI workload with Draw Things. This is an offline image generator, so only uses the Mac processor to do it.”
View source at 6:16from June 2026
Productivity software9
- Craft
cited in 2 videosspeaks highly of it
“We'll start off with Craft, which is absolutely my favorite place to write on the iPad. I do all of my YouTube scripts on there pretty much now, but this app is just such a joy to use.”
- Hand Mirror
first cited August 2026positive about it
“And finally there's one called Hand Mirror. This is a super simple tool. It just installs a little mirror icon in your icon list at the top right, and you can click that, and your webcam will activate immediately, so you can see what you're looking like before you jump on a call”
View source at 16:15from August 2026 “And finally, I did a Geekbench GPU test to test the kind of gaming, and that threw up 47,823 as a result.”
View source at 6:42from June 2026- Microsoft To Do
first cited August 2026
“I was using Microsoft To Do, but Todoist is my new kind of list maker of choice.”
View source at 17:33from August 2026
- Apple Notes1 video
- Todoist1 video
- Poolsuite FM1 video
- Goodnotes1 video
- HiddenBar1 video
Creator tools1
- MemoMind One AI Glasses
speaks highly of it
“One of the main pieces of tech we were testing while we were there, though, were these AI glasses from Memomind.”
View source at 4:48from August 2026
Desk
Computers13
- M4 MacBook Air
cited in 3 videosspeaks highly of it
“But I had exactly the same performance last year on the base M4 version, which had half the RAM and a slower processor, and it didn't struggle at all.”
- M4 iPad Pro
cited in 2 videosspeaks highly of it
“And finally, Fortnite is back on the iPad, which isn't something I'd ever thought I'd say, but it works surprisingly well on here, especially with the M4 iPad that I've got.”
- MacBook Pro
cited in 2 videos
“Honestly, just feels like I'm using my MacBook Pro or my bigger Mac Studio.”
- Mac
cited in 2 videos
“One of the problems I had is when I'd finished working on my Mac screen, I would go to my phone screen and when I'd like put my phone screen away, I'd end up going onto my watch screen.”
- M3 MacBook Air1 video
- iPad Pro (M4) 11-inch1 video
- iPad1 video
- Mac Studio1 video
- iPad mini1 video
- M5 MacBook Air1 video
- MacBook1 video
- MacBook Neo1 video
- MacBook Air M3 (2024)1 video
Monitors4
- Apple Studio Display
$1,599.00first cited September 2026mixed views on it
“I love my Apple Studio Display, but it is pricey, and when it comes to connectivity, it is a little bit limited.”
View source at 0:00from September 2026 - ASUS ProArt Display OLED PA279CDV
$699.00first cited September 2026speaks highly of it
“So, recently I checked this out, the Asus Pro Art PA279CDV. And yes, that is the name they're going for. It's designed for creatives, though.”
View source at 0:05from September 2026 - Dell S2725QC
first cited August 2026speaks highly of it
“They have one called the S2725QC, which is a 4K 120 Hz monitor that has USB-C, as well. So, you can plug it directly into your MacBook. I had the model which came out before then, which didn't have 120 Hz, and it was a really excellent monitor for the money, and this one looks even better.”
View source at 21:19from August 2026 - XGIMI Elfin Flip 4K
$999.00first cited August 2026speaks highly of it
“This is the XGIMI Elfin 4K, and it can turn any blank wall into a wonderful 200-in screen.”
View source at 0:03from August 2026
Peripherals3
- Apple Pencil Pro
$129.00cited in 2 videosspeaks highly of it
“I've got the Apple Pencil Pro because I'm like fully into this ecosystem, but there's others out there which cost anything from like 20 to kind of 40 pounds that give you like 85% of the experience.”
- MetaPen stylus
positive about it
“ESR makes some decent ones and so does a brand called MetaPen. I've tried all of them and they work really well as well.”
View source at 11:49from June 2026 - 8BitDo Ultimate Controller
first cited August 2026mixed views on it
“I've got one from 8BitDo, the ultimate controller, which is great, but an Xbox and a PS5 controller works just as well, if not a bit better as well.”
View source at 20:29from August 2026
Storage2
- Share SSD Pro
$289.90first cited October 2026
“Share SSD Pro”
View sourcefrom October 2026 - Sharge Disk Pro SSD
$289.90first cited October 2026speaks highly of it
“Something which is new in there, though, is this Sharge Disk Pro. This is actually my SSD, but it's cool because it's not just an SSD, it's actually a complete dock for your MacBook as well.”
View source at 2:23from October 2026
Office furniture1
- Secretlab Atlas
$519.00first cited August 2026speaks highly of it
“The Secretlab Atlas, their first task chair, is clean, comfortable, and customizable. It keeps me fully supported, so I don't have to think about anything else when locking into bigger projects.”
View source at 0:09from August 2026
Everything else
Other8
- iPhone 18 Pro Max
$1,299.00cited in 5 videosfirst cited October 2026speaks highly of it
“For the last month, I've been using the iPhone 18 Pro for everything. I've traveled with it, taken a million photos and videos with it, spoken to the new Siri, and pushed the battery life to the limit.”
- iPhone 17 Pro Max
$1,154.38cited in 2 videosspeaks highly of it
“And of course, I'm using the iPhone 17 Pro Max in the very wonderful cosmic orange colorway. And this phone has honestly just been excellent for everything that I do here.”
- iPhone Pro Max
first cited September 2026
“A lot of you were also concerned about the weight, and I found the weight to be absolutely fine, but I am an iPhone Pro Max user. So, I'm pretty used to heavy devices, and the Duo is like 5 g heavier than this.”
View source at 3:06from September 2026 - Anker Nano Power Bank
$29.99first cited October 2026
“Anker Nano Power Bank”
View sourcefrom October 2026
- Tessan travel adapter plug1 video
- iPod Nano (3rd generation)1 video
- SnowSky Echo Mini1 video
- Tessan plug adapter1 video
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