The Best Back to School Tech! #Helpful Post

ey guys johnathan here and this was

easily one of the most requested videos

I've ever seen hey John so is there any

other budget smartphones you can get for

the new school year what's your opinion

on battery tax water some good Bluetooth

speakers best

 

so first up we're taking a look at some

of the best tech for your desk starting

with the blue snowball so what this is

is a super inexpensive USB microphone

which usually runs around 50 bucks but

often times you can scoop it up for even

less it's clean it's minimal it looks

great on your desk and whether you're a

beginner musician you want to do

podcasts orders improve your audio in

general it is a fantastic USB mic for

the money so next up is that pretty

monitor you're drilling at this is the

HP 25 a are this features a full HD 1920

by 1080p display but what I love about

it is one it's silver which means it's

gonna stand out a bit and to that bezel

what's also a nice touch is with this

you're getting a 25 inch panel which is

a really nice blend of both size and

resolution but honestly the best thing

about this is the price tag which is

under 200 bucks after that these are the

bose companion 2 speakers which for the

money are really tough to beat now it's

awesome with these as they dish out a

ton of sound without taking up too much

space which is perfect you want to keep

your desk nice and clean what's also

cool is volume controls right there

super easy to access and if you're

someone who's been rocking built-in

computer speakers but are looking to

upgrade I would seriously check these

out next up is my personal favorite

keyboard and mouse the logitech k7 50

and performance MX what I love about the

case 750 is the fact that it's solar

power which means you never have to deal

with batteries this particular one is

for Mac but there is also a Windows

option as well there's a number pad

which I appreciate a no-joke this has

been my go-to keyboard for the last

three or four years it is that good now

for the performance MX that has also

been my go-to for the last few years

it's smooth it's fast it's reliable

whether you looking to pick this up for

video editing or you just want a good

wireless mouse you can't go wrong so

next up are those sweet looking

artificial plants they're 29 bucks they

come in a set of two and honestly these

are one of these simplest easiest things

you could add to your desk or to your

room that really add some character to

your setup now in the latest best tech

under 50 a ton of you were wondering

which lamp that was this is a Tom and

swingarm desk lamp which is rocking that

toy story Pixar action the build quality

is awesome there's an iron base wood

body blender with a nylon cable it's

adjustable and more

anything holy crap does this look good

now in addition to the white behind me

it also comes in green and black and

what's inside this lamp making all those

pretty colors is the Philips hue white

and color ambient starter kits now huge

shots of fills from not only sponsoring

this video but also teaming up with me

for a massive back-to-school giveaway if

this video hits twenty five thousand

likes we're giving away a 12-inch

MacBook in a white and color ambient

starter kit if it it's 50,000 likes

we're upgrading that to a MacBook Pro

and if you guys are crazy enough and can

get this to a hundred thousand likes

we're giving away the hue white and

color ambient starter kit the 12-inch

MacBook and the 15-inch MacBook Pro now

with a hue white and color ambient

starter kit this is everything you need

to get going you get the bridge which is

the main component and allows you to

talk to the lights three a nineteen

lightbulbs and if you've ever wondered

what I use to get that colored light of

my videos this is it with this you get

16 million colors and fifty thousand

shades of white it'll work with Amazon

Alexa which allows you to control lights

with your voice and overall it's a great

way to add color to add mood and really

just step up your lighting game so next

up if you're going back and forth to

school you're gonna need to keep those

gadgets charged and with that we're

taking a look at some brand new power

solutions from anchor they make some

fantastic stuffs when they reached out

and asked to also sponsor this episode

and be the official battery bank of the

TLD back to school guide it was a

no-brainer so these are anchors brand

spanking new power core speed series and

not only are they their fastest portable

chargers they're also their smartest

inside each port are three different

technologies you have quick charge 3.0

which is backwards compatible as prior

quick charge standards you didn't have

anchors power IQ charging as well as a

voltage boost now it's the game changer

with this is you're not gonna need to

guess and figure out which port to plug

your phone into it doesn't matter it's

an iPhone Android it's gonna figure out

automatically and not only give you the

fastest possible charge but the correct

one for your phone so if you want to

check them out these are brand new they

just dropped in an honor back to school

anchor is running some pretty sweet

deals on these so make sure to check out

the links down below following that if

you're going back to school but you

don't want to drop a ton of cash it is

time for some budget essentials

first up is the Logitech m320 wireless

mouse which is under 20 bucks I freaking

love the red version you see here but on

top of that it also comes in silver blue

and black it's calm

pack enough for you can throw this on a

backpack and take it with you on the go

it was amazing as the battery life will

last up to two years

next up the etekcity wireless remote

control outlets or a dorm-room must

these come in a pack of three and what

they do is allow you to control your

outlets and turn them on or off with a

remote control where I found these

really useful force for things plugged

in behind a desk a table or maybe

somewhere up high so instead of having

an awkwardly reach for something to turn

it on or off now you control it from a

distance following that the audio

technica ath t2 hundreds are a killer

pair of headphones for under 30 bucks

you get an adjustable headband 40

millimeter drivers and well build

quality isn't the best in the world the

sound quality is fantastic for the price

on the flip side if you're looking for

some earbuds Sony's fashion color ax

series are a great choice if you don't

need a mic these are under 15 bucks and

if you do want one it's only a couple

bucks more so whether you're tired of

the stock at your buds that came with

your phone or maybe you don't have any

at all these are a great choice

following that is a smart phone that you

can pick up for as low as 50 bucks this

is the blue r1 HD which is 50 bucks if

you're an Amazon Prime member or if

you're not and you don't want to deal

with Amazon's ads you can scoop this up

for 99 it's rockin a 1.3 gigahertz

quad-core processor a gigabytes of

storage and one gig of ram on top of

that it's running Android 6.0

marshmallow you get dual sim support and

microSD card expansion up to 64

gigabytes

what's amazing for the price is you're

getting a five inch full HD display with

Gorilla Glass 3 there's an 8 megapixel

rear shooter a 5 megapixel front shooter

which is more than the iPhone se and to

top it off you also get 4G LTE from

there next up we're taking a look at

some hard drives one of my personal

favorites if you're not looking to drop

a lot of cash are the Western Digital My

Passport

ultras the blue one you see here sells

for around 60 bucks and get you one

terabyte of storage and beyond that

these will actually go up to 3 terabytes

which is the white version you see here

these are USB 3.0 so they're gonna be

perfect for transferring documents

movies and music

they look good they're reliable and

again I'm not gonna break the bank if

you're looking for something a little

faster I'm gonna hand this off to Austin

I don't mess with mechanical hard drives

Evans so this is the Samsung t3 unlike a

normal hard drive that can be easily

broken when it's sitting in your bag and

bouncing around all year the t3 is a

full SSD which means that not only is it

quick but it also has no moving parts so

if you want to do this you're not to

worry about I hope this thing is no joke

in the speed department either

so the read and write speeds over 400

megabytes per second it's more than

quick enough to keep up with even the

biggest file transfers you can even load

your Steam library on this guy although

don't tell mom with the USB type-c

connector and capacities ranging from

250 gigabytes all the way up to 2

terabytes the Samsung t3 is by far my

favorite portable drive I mean honestly

I think the best thing to review is

probably backpacks backpacks are the

most important thing you have carry

that's I wholeheartedly agree with you

one of my favorites is the Herschel

supply company heritage backpack I

really like this black and white set up

but it also comes in a ton of colors and

styles there's a front pouch for quick

access and more importantly there's a

compartment for laptops up to 15 inches

next up I'm gonna hand this off to your

average consumer for one of his favorite

backpacks you can do back-to-school

right without a doe backpack so here's

my pick the ojio bandit

this is definitely my favorite backpack

right now and if you're a hardcore

techie you're gonna love that this is a

tech oriented backpack with a bunch of

different compartments for carrying your

gear and trust me there are a lot of

them each compartment and pocket is

labeled with a tiny picture to help give

you an idea of what you can place in it

like cameras portable chargers tablets

and a bunch more while still having

spots for more important school gear

like pens papers and books now I have no

problem wrapping turtle gang for life

but a nice bonus with this backpack is

that it isn't going to look super bulky

even with all your books Tech and

whatever else you want to throw in there

so whether you're going back to school

or not you should definitely check out

the og o bandit yeah Jonathan love your

stuff I'm looking for a minimalist

backpack that's not crazy expensive

that's got a lot of structure and can

fit a lot of stuff you got any

suggestions yes sir I got you with the

Eco City Classic travel backpack now

there is no denying it looks very

similar to the Herschel but it's only

gonna cost you around 30 to 40 bucks

with this you're also getting a laptop

compartment but what I love about it is

the fact that it actually feels good and

not cheaply made which makes us a

stellar option if you didn't want to

spend more than 50 bucks on a backpack

hey Johnson cheers you for life my

question is what's the best budget

laptop laptop

laptop laptop laptop laptop for students

so this was easily the most popular

question first up we're actually taking

a look at two laptops under 200 bucks

first up is the Samsung 11.6 inch

chromebook 3 this is running Chrome OS

so it's not gonna be a full-fledged

laptop but it's gonna be perfect for

taking notes working on documents or

doing homework on the go following that

is the IdeaPad 100 s from Lenovo with

this you're gonna make 1366 by 768

display two gigabytes of memory and 32

gigabytes of flash storage I really like

this white model which looks super clean

and if you're looking for something with

a little more functionality than a

Chromebook this is actually running

Windows 10 so those are great budget

options but if you're looking for

something a little more mid-range I'm

gonna kick it over to Dave 2d hey Dave

TD here alright if you're looking for a

back-to-school laptop my pick right now

is the Acer g15 it's a 15-inch Windows

based laptop it's around $550 and it's

packed out nicely it's got a skylake i5

eight gigs of ram 256 gigs of fast

storage and it's easy to pop open for

upgrades the keyboard is very

comfortable to use for taking notes it

has a 1080p screen and a DVD drive in

case you need to go old school and then

if you like to play games it has a 940

MX the chip that pushes a pretty

respectable performance for lightweight

gaming but here's the kicker a laptop at

this price usually has terrible battery

life the e 15 is surprisingly good

you're gonna get around 8 hours of

comfortable use so if you're looking for

a laptop that'll kind of cover you for

everything that you could possibly need

to do in school to take a look at this

one now from there if you're looking to

step up and want something super thin

lightweight and easy to carry to my

favorites are the LG gram and the

12-inch MacBook the gram is nuts because

a 15.6 inch laptop that weighs 2.2

pounds is packing a beautiful full HD

IPS display and maybe most impressive

with this is you're actually getting

some power

this particular model features an Intel

Core i5 a gigabytes of RAM and a 256 gig

SSD but on top of that if you're looking

for a little more power and a little

more capacity you can grab an i7 model

which features double the storage on the

other hand the 12-inch MacBook is one of

my favorite laptops ever if I'm not

doing super heavy video editing it is

hands-down my go-to machine its compact

its lightweight which makes it perfect

to travel with battery life is great the

display is phenomenal and overall just a

really enjoyable experience following

that if you're looking for a TV upgrade

for your dorm I got you first is a 39

point

even 1080p LED TV from Sony's r350 D

series it's not 4k which isn't a huge

deal because the 1080p display looks

fantastic and more importantly it's only

gonna run you around 250 bucks if you

are looking for 4k though the Samsung UN

40k you 6300 which is way too long of a

name we'll get you all those beautiful

pixels for under 500 bucks if you don't

own a 4k player don't sweat it because

you're still able to view crispy 4k

content with apps like Netflix and

YouTube you get pretty decent speakers

plenty of ports and really is a great

way to step into 4k without spending

over 500 bucks

moving on to Bluetooth speakers two of

my favorites are the UE roll 2 and the

UE boom - they are both great options

for taking on the go but what I really

like about the roll - is there's a

bungee strap on the back which really

lets you stick this just about anywhere

if you're looking for sound quality over

portability the boom 2 is definitely the

better sounding option - the two it

dishes out 360 degree sound with a

really nice amount of bass you get a 15

hour battery life and what's insane is

the wireless bluetooth range is a

hundred feet they are both waterproof

which is a super nice touch and

depending on your price point and your

needs either these would make an awesome

choice now next up moving on to

headphones one of my favorite pairs or

the JBL average 300 but before I jump

into those I'm gonna hand off to mkbhd

for one of his favorite pair of earbuds

hey what is up guys I'm Kim PhD here and

as much as it pains me to talk about

back-to-school stuff I do have a pretty

good gadget suggestion for those of you

in the audio department so you might

have heard me talk about before

especially most recently the jaybird x2

s and even more recently a jaybird

freedom's those new wireless earbuds but

they're definitely really pricey and if

your student on a budget you can

actually look all the way back to the

jaybird blue buds X the original

Bluetooth wireless earbuds that are

still almost as good in almost every way

as the new ones that have come out and

while they are discontinued officially

by jaybird they are still being sold on

Amazon for a steep discount and they're

a lot less expensive than the newer

brothers

so if you're looking for Bluetooth audio

or for headphones that you can take to

walk to class walk home from class or

used to worked out or whatever you might

do during the school season a jaybird

blue Bud's ex originals are pretty good

look so jumping back to the Everest 300

the colors are phenomenal they're

vibrant they pop is rock and

40-millimeter drivers which dish out

amazed

well-balanced sound for the price their

non ear design it's not gonna be as

suffocating as over ear headphones you

get great battery life bluetooth 4.1 and

for the money these are hard to beat

aside from that thank you guys very much

for watching hopefully you enjoyed this

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this is Jonathan and I will catch you

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