Best desk upgrades for productivity

The physical things that make eight hours at a desk better: what you touch, what you see and what you hear.

Top picks: Logitech MX Master 4 (Device, 8.5/10); Sony WH-1000XM6 (Device, 8.4/10); Logitech MX Keys S (Device, 8.3/10).

This guide mixes apps and devices. Each product still belongs to its own category: apps sit in app guides, devices in device guides. Use Compare to put any two side by side.

Devices

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№015Device · Keyboards, mice & controllers

Logitech MX Master 4

Logitech’s flagship productivity mouse, now with haptics.

Score 8.5 out of 10$119.99
№019Device · Recorders & headphones

Sony WH-1000XM6

Flagship noise-cancelling headphones for deep work.

Score 8.4 out of 10$449.99 (launch)
№016Device · Keyboards, mice & controllers

Logitech MX Keys S

A quiet, backlit office keyboard for up to three computers.

Score 8.3 out of 10$129.99
№018Device · Keyboards, mice & controllers

Elgato Stream Deck MK.2

15 programmable LCD keys for one-press shortcuts.

Score 8.0 out of 10$149.99
№017Device · Desk lighting

BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2

A monitor light bar that lights your desk and the wall behind it.

Score 7.8 out of 10$179.99 (launch)

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