Reviewing Everything on my Desk! (2026)

TL;DR

MKBHD reviews every item on his desk, rating long-term daily-use gear from a $13,000 Mac Pro to a $75 imported mousepad.

Key Points

• 1.- Xesk (formerly Next Desk) Air Pro: 96x38-inch aluminum sit-stand desk, rated 9/10 for rock-solid build despite awkward height-button hold mechanic
• 2.- Herman Miller Embody chair rated 10/10 as a long-term comfort investment he's used since college
• 3.- M2 Ultra Mac Pro (6 years old, $12-13K, 192GB RAM, 8TB storage) rated 4/10 and likely to be replaced by an M5 Ultra Mac Studio soon
• 4.- Dual Apple Pro Display XDRs at $7,000 each (including nano-texture and stand), rated 8/10 but criticized for 60Hz and impossible-to-clean nano-texture finish
• 5.- Yamaha HS8 studio monitors rated 9/10 for versatile reference listening down to 40Hz, paired with Sennheiser HD 650 open-back headphones rated 8/10
• 6.- Rainy 75 Light mechanical keyboard rated 8/10 and Logitech MX Master 4 mouse (name-engraved, haptics added) rated 9/10 as his primary input devices