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Cameras1

  • iPhone Duo

    first cited October 2026critical of it

    “Are the iPhone Duo's cameras really that bad compared to the 18 Pro's? Well, I went out and took a bunch of images this weekend and what shocked me the most wasn't the lack of the telephoto zoom, which we expected, but all the other differences that I noticed along with usability issues.”
    View source at 0:00from October 2026

Sound

Speakers3

Headphones4

  • AirPods

    $119.95cited in 3 videosmixed views on it

    “I was going back and forth with the AirPods Max and while the AirPods do have deeper bass that rumbles more, the Sonos have a much nicer EQ with much more advanced settings, so I turned up the bass and it was almost as good, but in terms of the treble, the mids, the overall sound stage, these actually sound more natural and clear and just more satisfying compared to the AirPods, which is really impressive.”
    View source at 1:46from September 2026+ 2 more sources
  • Bose 700 Noise-Cancelling Bluetooth Headphones

    $149.49speaks highly of it

    “And number five is the new colors, which is black, lavender, and silver, which I have right here.”
    View source at 0:45from September 2026
  • Anker soundcore AeroClip (1st generation)

    $169.99speaks highly of it

    “Now, getting into the actual sound quality, these sound just as good and even better than the original Aero Clips, now including spatial audio, which sounds pretty decent and surprising to get with an open design.”
    View source at 5:26from September 2026
  • Sonos Ace Ultra Over-Ear Headphones

    $449.00speaks highly of it

    “These are the new Sonos Ace Ultra headphones and I've been testing and comparing them to the AirPods Max and believe it or not, but I think these are better headphones for a lower price, $450.”
    View source at 0:00from September 2026

Editing and post

Editing software4

  • Final Cut Pro

    cited in 2 videos

    “And I can just imagine scrolling through the Final Cut editing window, just kind of scrolling left and right, which is so much faster than doing it with the keyboard or the trackpad or the mouse.”
    View source at 5:59from October 2026+ 1 more source
  • Blender

    cited in 2 videos

    “I even did some 3D rendering in Blender and the idea pad was almost a full minute faster.”
    View source at 6:56from September 2026+ 1 more source
  • Lightroom

    first cited October 2026

    “And now let's move on to photo editing with Lightroom. This is not Lightroom Classic. This is the standard Lightroom which also supports ARM.”
    View source at 12:26from October 2026
  • Lightroom Classic
    “And same thing for our standard Lightroom classic photo editing export.”
    View source at 7:00from September 2026

Recording software1

Coding software2

  • Expo
    “I'm paying for Versel and Expo to help deploy my app and submit updates and all of that sort of stuff.”
    View source at 5:47from October 2026
  • Claude Code

    speaks highly of it

    “So, one day I got set up with a Claude code $15 uh membership and just started typing. Six months later, I don't think I've gone a day without being in my terminal and working with Claude as much as possible.”
    View source at 4:29from October 2026

AI software2

  • Claude Max ($200/month plan)
    “It's pretty inexpensive. I have Cloud 20X.”
    View source at 5:44from October 2026
  • Memoket Gem

    speaks highly of it

    “Well, this is where the Memo Kit Gem comes in by letting you wear it in three different ways like my favorite which is on my Apple Watch band where it's always with me since it's ultra light at 0.4 oz and compact with 20 hours of recording on a single charge.”
    View source at 0:15from August 2026

Productivity software5

  • 3DMark

    cited in 2 videos

    “And the 3D Mark Steel Nomad Light gaming test, and it's also fan powered, so it won't suffer from any throttling issues like the MacBook Neo is plagued with.”
    View source at 6:41from September 2026+ 1 more source
  • QuickBooks

    cited in 2 videos

    “I mean, I use my iPhone all the time to run payroll for my cleaning business, and it's annoying to have to flip back and forth between the Square Payroll app and my Google Sheets app for the hours, as well as doing things like sending invoices to clients and having to switch back and forth between my notes and QuickBooks.”
    View source at 7:03from August 2026+ 1 more source
  • Google Sheets
    “I mean, I use my iPhone all the time to run payroll for my cleaning business, and it's annoying to have to flip back and forth between the Square Payroll app and my Google Sheets app for the hours, as well as doing things like sending invoices to clients and having to switch back and forth between my notes and QuickBooks.”
    View source at 7:03from August 2026
  • Square Payroll
    “I mean, I use my iPhone all the time to run payroll for my cleaning business, and it's annoying to have to flip back and forth between the Square Payroll app and my Google Sheets app for the hours, as well as doing things like sending invoices to clients and having to switch back and forth between my notes and QuickBooks.”
    View source at 7:03from August 2026

Creator tools2

  • Soundstripe

    cited in 2 videos

    “10% off unlimited yearly music licensing on Soundstripe (what I use for all my videos) use coupon code "Max" here”
    View sourcefrom August 2026+ 1 more source
  • Figma
    “While the MacBook Neo is faster in terms of single core performance, this laptop was actually faster in the realworld Figma web design export.”
    View source at 6:20from September 2026

Platforms

Membership platforms2

Desk

Computers9

  • Mac Studio

    $2,449.00cited in 3 videosspeaks highly of it

    “But in this video, I'm going to explain why we are actually going to upgrade to this as our main editing rig because there are actually three reasons that it makes sense to buy this beast.”
    View source at 0:10from October 2026+ 2 more sources
  • Mac Studio M5 Ultra

    $5,499.00first cited October 2026positive about it

    “And I also added in the crazy M5 Ultra Max Studio with 96 gigs of RAM.”
    View source at 10:14from October 2026
  • Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M1 Max

    $1,799.00positive about it

    “And this is the one that I personally been waiting for for the last few years, refusing to upgrade from my original 16-in M1 Max MacBook Pro since the performance is still good enough for my at-ome needs.”
    View source at 4:41from October 2026
  • MacBook Pro M1

    $549.00

    “And this thing is actually almost as fast as my fully loaded M1 Max MacBook Pro with 32 GPU cores in terms of gaming.”
    View source at 4:19from September 2026

Office furniture1

  • SitPro Ergonomic Chair

    $699.00speaks highly of it

    “You can use the HomePro standing desk with a desk chair like this SitPro ergonomic chair that is super comfortable with premium materials that also has great lumbar support for your lower back, so you can sit for longer while being comfortable.”
    View source at 4:46from August 2026

Everything else

Other6

  • iPhone 17 Pro Max

    $1,154.38cited in 6 videosmixed views on it

    “Now, for difference number two, the battery life is absolutely exceptional on the iPhone 18 Pro Max because previously with the 17 Pro Max, I would notice that it would go under 40%.”
    View source at 1:57from September 2026+ 5 more sources
  • Geekbench 7

    cited in 2 videos

    “But, you guys know I got to test Geekbench 7 first.”
    View source at 1:22from October 2026+ 1 more source
  • iPhone 18 Pro Max

    $1,299.00cited in 2 videosspeaks highly of it

    “It's been about a week since I upgraded to the new iPhone 18 Pro Max from my orange 17 Pro Max.”
    View source at 0:00from September 2026+ 1 more source
  • Galaxy Z Fold 8

    $1,849.99cited in 2 videosmixed views on it

    “This is the Galaxy Z Fold 8, and for the past month, I've been doing things on this new foldable that simply aren't possible on my iPhone 17 Pro Max, which has essentially ruined standard smartphones for me because every time I pick up my daily driver iPhone, I get a bit disappointed.”
    View source at 0:07from August 2026+ 1 more source

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