As these are strange and uncharted times, this post will probably feel the same. It has been a while since I’ve published a review on this site (or any post for that matter), but I thought this was timely enough to be shared here.
As many other people around the world, I find myself working from home. As this was a very unexpected outcome, I wasn’t super ready to start working remotely. Some adjustments needed t0o be made, especially around my equipment.
Of all the possible additions to my setup, where I was really lacking was in the audio conference department. The company I work for has recently started to rely more and more on Office 365. We had started already using Skype for many virtual meetings, but now it has become a daily occurrence.
No one really wants to rely on the built-in microphones of any laptop, so I’ve opted for an external solution.
I only had a few criteria to help me pick the right piece of equipment:
- Wireless connection (via bluetooth/RF dongle)
- Two earpieces
- Padded over the head
Surprisingly (or not) enough, there weren’t many options that would check all those boxes. Enter the: Logitech H800 Wireless Bluetooth Headsets.
To put it simply, this was one of those classic purchases that turns out brilliant! Reason number one was that at the time I bought it, they were on offer, so I’ve also managed to save a few pounds; but after 3 weeks of use, I’d happily pay full price for them.
Despite the massive packaging, the headset is actually quite small and very lightweight. This is also key to make sure you can wear them for long meetings without actually feeling them.
Speaking of comfort, the padding on top and the foam for the ears are both very soft and will help the overall ergonomic feeling of the device.
They also have plenty of controls on the right ear. Over the ear-cup you can find volume controls, mute (doesn’t work for muting yourself on Skype calls!) and phone reply buttons.
Finally, on the right edge you have forward/backward for music control and the on/off/bluetooth/RF signal control.
The quick signal switch it’s very useful especially if you want to use this headset with multiple devices. I have a bluetooth connection to my Mac and my PC and then I use the dongle to quickly connect it to my iPad Pro. The dongle that comes with the headset is USB-A, but any adapter can make it work with USB-C.
I was actually surprised that it was such a plug-and-play setup on iOS, but I guess we can thank the advancement of iPad OS of the last few years!
The next questions to answer is related to battery life. In my experience so far, I was able to easily have around 3 hours of battery life overt bluetooth. What I’ve ended up doing was to always keep it under charge when I don’y actively using, so it’s always ready to go.
This point get us to probably the only major downside of this headset: it charges over micro-usb. I’m not exactly sure when this model was originally released, but I was hoping to get a USB-C connector, since more and more of my technology is moving toward that port. It’s not a major issue, just a bit annoying as it requires one extra cable on my desk (first world problem).
So, what’s my final verdict? As I mentioned at the beginning of this article, it’s a solid purchase, and it’s having a major positive effect on my daily working routine.
Keep an eye on it on Amazon as the price keeps fluctuating. You won’t be disappointed!
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