Asus PX13 – Power and Benchmarks

I recently bought an Asus PX13 laptop to replace my Dell 9305 which died in circumstances we don’t need to get into. Let’s just say, I’m better at servicing desktops. This is, I believe, a now EOL model with a HX370 APU and 4060 GPU and 24GB. With the combination of the APU and the… Read More »

Asus ROG Ally: It’s Complicated

Last summer I picked up an Asus ROG Ally on sale for £450 to replace an ageing, and increasingly rattly, Switch 1. For clarity, this is the RC71L model, with the Z1E processor but not the nicer Ally-X, and not one of the newer Xbox branded models. I’ve upgraded it to a 2TB drive with… Read More »

The Four Year Rule

A while ago I set myself a goal of keeping things I buy for at least four years. I wasn’t happy with some of my spending habits, tending to get an idea and rush out and buy something to satisfy it. Then realizing it wasn’t quite right, then eBay-ing it and getting something else. It… Read More »

Sessions Are Back And Smaller Than Ever

So I’ve just published my first session for almost two years, featuring Phildel. Where have I been? Well, the short version of the long break is that I’d just got tired of it. It’s a fair amount of work and I was spending my free time on other things, mostly exercise, and particularly cycling which… Read More »

The Latency Of Sennheiser RS170 Headphones Is About 80ms

That’s it really. I know no-one cares, these haven’t been in production for years but I still use them and I was curious. People who have asked Sennheiser have got answers of mid 40ms and low 20ms values so I thought I’d just test it myself. It’s worth noting that these use a different encoding/transmission… Read More »

OM Systems OM-5: MFT Rebound

As previously mentioned I gave up on my Sony RX100 VII and sold it on. And that left a bit of a gap for a new ‘medium cam’, something more capable than the pocket-size Canon G9X II but smaller than the Panasonic S5 II. I decided to fill that hole with the Olympus OM-Systems OM-5.… Read More »

Sony RX100 VII: Exit Review

As I’d owned my RX100 VII for a couple of years I thought I should write a long term review. When I started drafting it in my head I realized the camera really wasn’t working for me and ending up selling it shortly after. One of those occasions where measuring something changes the outcome. Background… Read More »

Lumix S9 – 5 minute thoughts

I’ve been taken a break from session recordings to focus on other hobbies, and I’m certainly not buying any more session gear. Which is a shame since Panasonic have, very sweetly, released a camera just for me. Yes, the S9 is out to, let’s say, “mixed” reviews. But for my use, it just might be… Read More »