Gear · 28 items

The physical side

Everything I have bought, used long enough to have an opinion on, and kept — plus the things I have stopped reaching for.

28 items · 9 categories · updated Aug 2026

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MacBook Pro M5 Pro

The travel machine, and the reason deadlines survive trips.

RM 9,000 – RM 12,000DAILY DRIVER

Camera

Sony ZV-E10

The camera every video starts on. Bought used, still going.

RM 2,800 – RM 3,600DAILY DRIVER

Sound

Edifier R1700BT

Desk speakers that sound like they cost more than they do.

RM 450 – RM 500DAILY DRIVER

Camera

Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN

The lens that lives on the camera. I own others; I use this.

RM 1,600 – RM 2,100DAILY DRIVER

Workspace

Logitech MX Master 3S

The mouse I stopped thinking about, which is the whole review.

RM 270 – RM 300DAILY DRIVER

iPhone 15 Pro 512GB

The second camera, the remote monitor, and the thing that never leaves my hand.

RM 4,500 – RM 5,800DAILY DRIVER

Workspace

Aula F75 Max

Mechanical board that made typing the nicest part of the day.

RM 200 – RM 350DAILY DRIVER

Workspace

TTRacing Duo V3

The chair. Bought after a year of pretending a dining chair was fine.

RM 500 – RM 800DAILY DRIVER

Monitor

LG UltraFine 27" 4K

The main screen. Sharp enough that I stopped noticing pixels.

RM 1,800 – RM 2,600DAILY DRIVER

Mac mini M4

The whole studio runs off this little box, and it never makes a sound.

RM 2,500 – RM 4,000DAILY DRIVER

Microphone

Maono PD100U

The cheap dynamic mic that quietly fixed my room echo problem.

RM 180 – RM 320DAILY DRIVER

Microphone

Thronmax S8 boom arm

The RM 300 that made the RM 200 microphone usable.

RM 250 – RM 400DAILY DRIVER

Microphone

Hollyland Lark M2

Wireless mic for the shots where I am not sitting at the desk.

RM 350 – RM 500SOMETIMES

Lighting

GS LitBox MAX

The key light. Boring, bright, and it has never once failed.

RM 200 – RM 450SOMETIMES

Lighting

GS Quick Para 70

The modifier that turns one hard light into a window.

RM 300 – RM 500SOMETIMES

Lighting

Onsmo RT-2 Mini RGB

Handheld RGB tube I am still forming an opinion on.

RM 250 – RM 400SOMETIMES

Camera

Ulanzi Ombra tripod

Holds the camera at the same height every single day.

RM 280 – RM 320DAILY DRIVER

Camera

Ulanzi Vijim desk mount

Holds the camera over the desk so the tripod can stay in the bag.

RM 150 – RM 260DAILY DRIVER

Camera

Kingma dummy battery

Cheapest fix on this list. The camera never dies mid-take now.

RM 60 – RM 120DAILY DRIVER

Camera

DJI Neo 2

The drone I actually carry, because it fits in a jacket pocket.

RM 1,500 – RM 2,000SOMETIMES

Sound

AirPods Pro 2nd gen

Noise cancelling that made editing in a noisy house possible.

RM 900 – RM 1,200DAILY DRIVER

Sound

Xiaomi Sound Party

Portable speaker for the days I am not at the desk.

RM 300 – RM 350SOMETIMES

Monitor

Arzopa 16.1" Portable Monitor

Second screen that folds flat into the laptop bag.

RM 400 – RM 700SOMETIMES

Dock

Acasis Type-C dock DS7A15

One cable to the laptop, and the desk stopped being a cable pile.

RM 280 – RM 300DAILY DRIVER

Workspace

IKEA Rissla desk pad

The cheapest thing here, and the one people ask about most.

RM 110 – RM 120DAILY DRIVER

Camera

Ugreen 2K webcam

Did the job for two years of calls. The camera replaced it.

RM 150 – RM 250RETIRED

Workspace

Working Desk (Timber Home)

The surface everything else on this list sits on.

RM 300 – RM 400DAILY DRIVER

Power

Baseus EnerGeek GR11 power bank

The cable is built in, which is the whole reason I carry it.

RM 239 – RM 249DAILY DRIVER