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Capture

Cameras2

  • iPhone 13

    mixed views on it

    “Now, in my testing, my iPhone 13's original battery with, you know, pretty typical degradation could only achieve roughly half the battery life of a brand new iPhone 17.”
    View source at 2:14from December 2025
  • Sony A7C Mark II

    $2,498.00first cited October 2026positive about it

    “Uh when I travel, usually I will take this, which is a Sony a7C Mark II with a 28 to 70 mm or equivalent lens.”
    View source at 7:24from October 2026

Camera equipment2

Sound

Microphones3

Speakers2

  • Edifier MR4 Studio Speakers

    cited in 2 videosspeaks highly of it

    “Now, for my speakers, I'm using the Edifier MR4s. They're actually really affordable, usually around, I think, $150 on Amazon, but the audio quality is surprisingly good.”
    View source at 5:23from March 2026+ 1 more source
  • AudioEngine A2+

    first cited August 2026

    “Also, the Studio Display has a built-in webcam and some fairly decent speakers, which are surprisingly good and roughly equal in audio quality I found to my Audioengine A2+ desktop speakers that retail for about $200 to $250 US.”
    View source at 2:17from August 2026

Headphones3

Light

Lighting3

  • Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus

    $72.00cited in 2 videos

    “Now, in terms of lighting, I have some Philips Hue lighting behind the desk, just a light strip to give a bit more bias lighting at night, and an IKEA lamp with Philips Hue bulbs in the corner of the room.”
    View source at 2:29from March 2026+ 1 more source
  • BenQ Screenbar Halo 2 Light Bar

    $199.00cited in 2 videosmixed views on it

    “On top of the monitor, I have a light bar. This is the screen bar from BenQ. I use it at night to light the surface of my desk and also cast some bias lighting behind the monitor to reduce eye strain.”
    View source at 2:41from March 2026+ 1 more source
  • Philips Hue Lamp Bulb
    “Now, in terms of lighting, I have some Philips Hue lighting behind the desk, just a light strip to give a bit more bias lighting at night, and an IKEA lamp with Philips Hue bulbs in the corner of the room.”
    View source at 2:29from March 2026

Editing and post

Editing software4

  • DaVinci Resolve

    cited in 4 videos

    “Now, those aren't super demanding on their own, but when I've got like 30 or 40 browser tabs open across multiple browsers, um, Claude running, Photoshop, Da Vinci Resolve, ClickUp, Slack, and the Mail app open, and I'm flicking between all of them at once.”
    View source at 7:05from July 2026+ 3 more sources
  • Adobe Photoshop

    cited in 2 videos

    “That being said, I use Photoshop a lot, and I didn't notice any major performance differences in real life.”
    View source at 3:04from December 2025+ 1 more source
  • Photoshop

    first cited May 2026

    “For example, the Neo has faster single core speeds, which did give me a very slight improvement in apps like Photoshop or web pages seemed to occasionally load a little bit faster when switching between browser tabs, for example, versus the M1.”
    View source at 1:10from May 2026
  • CapCut

    first cited October 2026

    “Sometimes I edit a video on my phone in CapCut and, you know, render it.”
    View source at 11:31from October 2026

AI software2

  • ChatGPT

    cited in 4 videos

    “Now, I frequently use ChatGPT, and I can give WhisperFlow a quick verbal idea of what prompt I want, and it will return a formatted optimized version right in the ChatGPT message box.”
    View source at 4:56from March 2026+ 3 more sources
  • Claude

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited July 2026

    “Uh, I'll also have Claude, Mail, Slack, and a web browser, sometimes more than that.”
    View source at 14:41from July 2026+ 1 more source

Productivity software14

  • Notion

    cited in 5 videos

    “Now, I have about 20 browser tabs open in Chrome, uh about 10 in Safari for about 30 total active tabs, the Mail app, Notion, Excel, ChatGPT, and Spotify.”
    View source at 8:21from April 2026+ 4 more sources
  • Slack

    cited in 4 videos

    “For example, I can quickly reply to Slack messages in just a few seconds or say the name of a text template and it's instantly pasted into an email.”
    View source at 5:40from April 2026+ 3 more sources
  • Microsoft Excel

    cited in 3 videos

    “Now, I have about 20 browser tabs open in Chrome, uh about 10 in Safari for about 30 total active tabs, the Mail app, Notion, Excel, ChatGPT, and Spotify.”
    View source at 8:21from April 2026+ 2 more sources
  • Safari

    cited in 3 videospositive about it

    “Uh I've actually recently switched from Firefox and Chrome to 100% just using Safari. Uh, now Safari has had a few updates recently, and I've been kind of finding the overall experience is much better than it used to be.”
    View source at 9:34from July 2026+ 2 more sources

Desk

Computers20

  • M5 MacBook Air

    $1,699.00cited in 4 videosspeaks highly of it

    “So, this is my M5 MacBook Air, and I've been using it every day for some time now, and over that time, I've come to the conclusion that it is almost perfect.”
    View source at 0:00from April 2026+ 3 more sources
  • M1 MacBook Air

    cited in 3 videosfirst cited May 2026positive about it

    “Uh if you look at my M1 MacBook Air as an example, it's now almost 6 years old and is now under 90% maximum capacity with a few hundred charge cycles, which honestly isn't really that much.”
    View source at 13:35from June 2026+ 2 more sources
  • 13-inch MacBook Air

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited July 2026mixed views on it

    “For example, the 13-in Air versus the 14-in Pro. I have traveled with both literally all around the world.”
    View source at 10:29from July 2026+ 1 more source
  • Mac Studio M3 Ultra

    cited in 2 videos

    “Now, I usually produce this content on an M3 Ultra Max Studio, and while the Air is certainly not a replacement for that, it actually works surprisingly well.”
    View source at 7:21from April 2026+ 1 more source

Monitors6

Peripherals14

Storage6

Office furniture5

Everything else

Other11

  • iPhone 18 Pro

    cited in 4 videosfirst cited October 2026mixed views on it

    “Anecdotally, for me personally, uh, I wake up at about 7:00 a.m. and at roughly 900 p.m. I'll still have about 50% left on my 18 Pro and on average I use my phone for roughly 2 to 3 hours per day.”
    View source at 1:13from October 2026+ 3 more sources
  • Audient EVO 4 USB Audio Interface

    $179.00cited in 2 videospositive about it

    “Now, both my mic and speakers are plugged into my Evo 4 audio interface from Audient. Now, this is a pretty good budget option.”
    View source at 6:54from March 2026+ 1 more source
  • iPhone 17 Pro

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited October 2026positive about it

    “Uh but now it's been over 12 months of daily usage on my 17 Pro and my glass still looks brand new.”
    View source at 2:30from October 2026+ 1 more source
  • iPhone 16 Pro

    $759.00cited in 2 videosfirst cited October 2026mixed views on it

    “Um, on the 16 Pro, after about a year of use, I did have some very minor scuffs and scratches on the glass.”
    View source at 2:04from October 2026+ 1 more source

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