MKBHD
Tech reviewer covering smartphones, electric vehicles, and consumer technology.
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Cameras6
- Oppo Find X9 Ultra
$1,949.00cited in 2 videosspeaks highly of it

“So, this is the Oppo Find X9 Ultra. By the time you see this, I've been testing it for almost a month.”
- iPhone
first cited September 2026positive about it

“And there's also... a new matte black which I've been using. Shows a bit more fingerprints than I was hoping, but I don't care. This is the one. I'm using it. I love it.”
View source at 13:23from September 2026 - TD2E Acoustic Imaging Camera
$999.00first cited October 2026positive about it

“So, I found this on Amazon. It's called the TD2E acoustic imaging camera, and it's $800. So, of course, I got one, and this is what it looks like.”
View source at 0:04from October 2026 “This is my Opal C1 webcam plugged into one of the ports on the back of the monitor.”
View source at 5:45from March 2026
- Nikon P11001 video
- Hasselblad X2D II1 video
Camera equipment1
- AntiGravity A1
$1,599.00first cited June 2026mixed views on it

“But other than that, yeah, I've had a really good time just messing with, having fun with the AntiGravity A1.”
View source at 9:03from June 2026
Sound
Microphones1
- Sennheiser MKH 416 Shotgun Microphone
$1,049.00first cited May 2026speaks highly of it

“Sennheiser MKH 416s, which I happen to already know is a great microphone. I have a soft spot for them. I'm literally recording with one right now.”
View source at 4:53from May 2026
Speakers2
- Yamaha HS8I Studio Monitor
$459.99speaks highly of it

“So, this is a pair of Yamaha HS8s. They're active near field studio monitors, reference monitors, whatever you want to call them. Yeah, I've had these forever.”
View source at 7:33from March 2026 “Yamaha HS8”
View sourcefrom March 2026
Headphones2
- Sennheiser HD 650
$299.00cited in 2 videosspeaks highly of it

“These are my Sennheiser HD 650s, and I wear them a lot during the day.”
- Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro
speaks highly of it

“I unboxed the Buds 4 Pro and started using them for the past couple days. And I'm just going to cut right to the chase. These are incredible.”
View source at 0:15from February 2026
Editing and post
Editing software2
- Final Cut Pro
cited in 2 videospositive about it

“Now, that being said, I have been running this through its paces and I have been impressed that you can legitimately open Final Cut Pro and do basic 4K edits, no problem.”
- Adobe Photoshop
first cited July 2026

“And it seems maybe a bit silly at first, but this is actually a pretty commonly used tool, at least for me in Photoshop, when I just want to change the aspect ratio of something...”
View source at 1:27from July 2026
AI software1
- Gemini
first cited September 2026has reservations

“I don't know how confident I am in it yet, just because whenever I ask Gemini to look through YouTube videos for things, it's not very good at it. It usually just defaults to the transcript.”
View source at 5:45from September 2026
Productivity software3
- Notion
first cited July 2026

“But what I can tell you from experience... is the Framework has easily handled all of the productivity type of stuff that I've thrown at it, because that's just, you know, word processing, and email, and Slack, and Notion, and task managers, stuff like that.”
View source at 7:38from July 2026 - Slack
first cited July 2026
“But what I can tell you from experience... is the Framework has easily handled all of the productivity type of stuff that I've thrown at it, because that's just, you know, word processing, and email, and Slack, and Notion, and task managers, stuff like that.”
View source at 7:38from July 2026 - TickTick
first cited June 2026positive about it

“Like is it going to be able to... do geo-fenced recurring tasks in TickTick, my app of choice instead of Apple Reminders?”
View source at 9:54from June 2026
Creator tools1
- YouTube thumbnail and title A/B testing
first cited September 2026mixed views on it
“…and, you know, it took me a little while to warm up to that, but I've done a handful of tests since then and I've learned some things about what you guys like to click. You can also AB test titles. I've tried that once or twice, too.”
View source at 1:22from September 2026
Desk
Computers7
- Mac Pro
cited in 4 videosmixed views on it

“Next up on top of the desk is we'll start with the computer, which is the Mac Pro.”
- Framework 13 Pro
first cited July 2026mixed views on it

“I have finally got my hands on the newest... Framework Laptop, the Framework 13 Pro.”
View source at 0:02from July 2026 - MacBook Pro 16-inch
first cited October 2026

“I was just picking it up... next to the 16-inch MacBook Pro I'm carrying around and editing this video on, and I'm like, oh, that might be really nice.”
View source at 10:13from October 2026 - MacBook Pro 16-inch (M5 Max)
$4,399.00speaks highly of it
“I've been benchmarking a $6,000 16-in M5 Max MacBook Pro, and the results are just getting ridiculous.”
View source at 0:19from March 2026
- Apple 2026 MacBook Neo 13-inch Laptop with A18 Pro chip1 video
- Asus Googlebook1 video
- Dell XPS 141 video
Monitors3
- Pro Display XDR
$4,999.00cited in 3 videosmixed views on it

“So, as someone who's been using a Mac Pro and a Pro Display XDR since they came out, the immediate first thought when I saw these announced was, should I be switching to the Mac Studio and the Studio Display XDRs?”
- Dell UltraSharp 52 U5226KW
first cited June 2026speaks highly of it

“This is a 52-inch ultrawide... 6K... slightly curved... 120Hz... Thunderbolt monitor from Dell.”
View source at 8:18from June 2026 - Apple Studio Display XDR
$3,299.00speaks highly of it

“Yo, what's up? MKBHD here, and this is Apple's new Studio Display XDR. Probably can't tell just by looking at on camera, but this is the new one. I've been testing it, staring at it for a few days now.”
View source at 0:07from March 2026
Peripherals8
- WOBKEY Rainy 75 Lite Mechanical Keyboard
$129.99cited in 2 videosspeaks highly of it

“It's called the Rainy 75 keyboard. Now, I've had a mechanical keyboard on my desk for a while. This is actually the newest edition.”
- Belkin MagSafe 3 in 1 Wireless Charging Pad
$149.95cited in 2 videosmixed views on it

“Now, I got two chargers on my desk. One is this one right here. This is a Belelcon 3in-1 charger.”
- Logitech MX Master 4
$119.99speaks highly of it

“And then this is the mouse. This is the MXM 4. This is their newest.”
View source at 13:03from March 2026 “Apollo Twin Gen 2”
View sourcefrom March 2026
- Artisan Hien FX Soft Mousepad (XL)1 video
- Magic Trackpad1 video
- Artisan Ninja FX mouse pad1 video
- Magic Screen by Intricuit1 video
Storage1
- OWC 64TB SSD
$19,999.99

“So, I do have an OWC I think it's a 64 TBTE SSD for all of my live backups. Everything that we make, I back up to that SSD.”
View source at 3:32from March 2026
Office furniture4
- Herman Miller Embody Chair
$1,250.00cited in 2 videosspeaks highly of it

“It's the Herman Miller Embody, and it's one of the best investments I've ever made.”
- Grovemade monitor shelf
cited in 2 videosmixed views on it
“Now, these displays are standing on the desk, not on this shelf here, but I do still have the shelf because it's nice for a little bit of extra storage. So, this is made by Groveade.”
- MKBHD Deskpad (textured/rough version)
$29.00first cited October 2026positive about it

“But like I said in that video, the one that I prefer is the rough one with a little bit of texture.”
View source at 11:27from October 2026 “XDesk Air Pro”
View sourcefrom March 2026
Everything else
Other6
- Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
$1,299.99mixed views on it

“All of the talking head footage on the latest autofocus episode with the Polestar 4 was shot on this S26 Ultra.”
View source at 9:12from March 2026 - dbrand Area 51 MacBook Skin
speaks highly of it

“And if you guys have watched the Waveform podcast, you've seen the Dbrand Area 51 skin on my personal MacBook Pro for years now.”
View source at 12:25from March 2026 - Universal Audio Apollo Twin X
$1,499.00mixed views on it

“Apollo Twin Gen 2”
View sourcefrom March 2026 “Can't wait to airdrop a photo from my OnePlus 15 to my MacBook Pro. It's going to be great.”
View source at 10:16from May 2026
- Kanto headphone stand1 video
- Galaxy Z Fold 81 video
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