WEBVTT 00:00:00.060 --> 00:00:05.040 it feels like every part of the average desk is stuck in its own Universe with 00:00:03.540 --> 00:00:09.179 little thought put into how it all goes together I mean look myself and many of 00:00:07.560 --> 00:00:14.219 you spend more time than we'd like to admit at a desk using a computer yet the 00:00:12.360 --> 00:00:19.859 chair and desk with a monitor has been basically exactly the same for decades 00:00:17.100 --> 00:00:25.199 that is until I saw this and admittedly other similar products The Cooler Master 00:00:21.660 --> 00:00:28.500 orvex is a fifteen thousand dollar 700 00:00:25.199 --> 00:00:30.480 pound computer desk egg cockpit thing 00:00:28.500 --> 00:00:35.100 that's on a mission to perfect and enhance the computer user experience and 00:00:32.880 --> 00:00:39.480 I kind of like it the tagline for the orbex is where luxury meets technology 00:00:37.380 --> 00:00:43.260 and on first glance I kind of think they nailed that this thing looks like a 00:00:41.160 --> 00:00:47.520 captain's chair in a freaking spaceship now I mean that in a good way just look 00:00:45.480 --> 00:00:50.820 at all this addressable RGB I got the remote here because I'm ready 00:00:48.899 --> 00:00:55.559 but right now this is in its closed form but with the push of a button 00:00:53.219 --> 00:00:59.120 the motorized shuttle Dome as they're calling it opens right up 00:00:59.280 --> 00:01:06.000 and we can get inside as soon as you sit down and get the seat adjusted more on 00:01:02.879 --> 00:01:08.340 that later it feels very immersive but 00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:13.140 not like in a claustrophobic way I mean it's tight but it's also very open air 00:01:11.159 --> 00:01:17.460 and kind of comfortable at the same time you know you got a breeze going through 00:01:15.240 --> 00:01:20.820 it feels pretty good and I don't feel like I'm trapped in this thing despite a 00:01:19.439 --> 00:01:25.619 large percentage of my field of view being occupied by both the top the 00:01:23.220 --> 00:01:29.700 monitor the desk everything I still feel like I could I could jump out if I had 00:01:27.240 --> 00:01:33.479 to and as somebody with ADHD the way that it does take up so much of your 00:01:31.619 --> 00:01:37.380 field of view and kind of prevents you from looking at what's behind you in an 00:01:35.640 --> 00:01:41.880 office space or even at home when I was gaming I feel like if I put noise 00:01:39.060 --> 00:01:46.079 canceling headphones on I would get lost in this thing in its current 00:01:43.259 --> 00:01:49.740 configuration here at CES 2023 they have a 34 inch high refresh rate Cooler 00:01:48.000 --> 00:01:53.460 Master Ultra wide but you can also configure it with three 27-inch monitors 00:01:51.840 --> 00:01:56.700 and Surround if you want and while they don't officially list it as supported I 00:01:55.439 --> 00:02:01.439 talk to the people here and they set a 49 inch super ultra wide like the 00:01:58.619 --> 00:02:04.860 Samsung to see can mount up to it it's just maybe a little too close for that 00:02:03.360 --> 00:02:09.179 at least when you have the discrete monitors you can kind of put them at an 00:02:06.840 --> 00:02:13.080 angle right above the monitors you can see the stereo part of the 2.1 Channel 00:02:11.099 --> 00:02:18.360 spatial audio setup they have in here they're they're kind of up here angled 00:02:16.080 --> 00:02:22.620 to bounce off and kind of surround you in audio it's not like technically true 00:02:21.060 --> 00:02:26.459 surround sound there's also a sub underneath the seat so the small drivers 00:02:24.720 --> 00:02:30.680 in here have a little bit of help giving you that extra oomph and bass and let's 00:02:28.920 --> 00:02:34.760 hear how they sound with their everybody's favorite crab rave 00:02:36.920 --> 00:02:42.660 it's truly the Pinnacle of audio testing 00:02:40.560 --> 00:02:46.200 okay don't get me wrong it's not the Pinnacle of audio listening experience 00:02:44.640 --> 00:02:51.480 it's not the best speakers you can have on a PC but the spatial effect really 00:02:48.959 --> 00:02:55.379 does make it feel like it belongs in this setup they're definitely good 00:02:52.860 --> 00:02:58.500 enough I'm not wanting more specifically with the speakers there's three modes 00:02:56.640 --> 00:03:02.280 there's a gaming mode a theater mode which is like for movies and a music 00:03:00.060 --> 00:03:05.700 mode most of the sound difference I noticed between them is more to do with 00:03:03.660 --> 00:03:08.760 like how much bass there is so you're probably just gonna pick one you like 00:03:07.080 --> 00:03:11.580 and stick to it but you know maybe some people like choosing but there's also a 00:03:10.200 --> 00:03:14.700 lot of other buttons over here we should check out in terms of audio control 00:03:13.319 --> 00:03:17.760 there's an on and off button for the speakers the mode selector for those 00:03:16.800 --> 00:03:23.040 three different modes I talked about earlier a volume switch and a toggle that switches between Optical and 00:03:21.599 --> 00:03:27.180 Bluetooth audio so if you had your phone and you wanted to connect it to this thing and have your computer connected 00:03:25.560 --> 00:03:31.920 with Optical you can totally do that or even have your computer on Bluetooth if you're crazy and like latency the last 00:03:29.940 --> 00:03:36.540 button other than the power button is a memory feature so when you get your 00:03:33.480 --> 00:03:38.040 chair exactly how you like it you hold 00:03:36.540 --> 00:03:43.739 the memory button I didn't hold it long enough and now it's going back to the default 00:03:41.879 --> 00:03:47.220 whatever you get the point just like in a car where you can save your seat's 00:03:45.299 --> 00:03:49.980 position you can do it on this thing I would like to see maybe the option to 00:03:48.420 --> 00:03:54.180 have like three saved modes especially if they're pitching this as like a business device you might have multiple 00:03:52.680 --> 00:03:57.959 people that use the desk and only being able to save one position seems a bit 00:03:56.220 --> 00:04:02.400 short-sighted speaking of the seat there are a few things we can talk about there 00:03:59.340 --> 00:04:04.019 the headrest is adjustable manually as 00:04:02.400 --> 00:04:08.700 well as the lumbar support down here which goes again up and down in terms of 00:04:06.780 --> 00:04:11.280 the rest of the seat the back moves forward and back with the fancy little 00:04:10.019 --> 00:04:14.000 remote here try that 00:04:14.159 --> 00:04:20.720 oh there we go these seat slides forward and back 00:04:20.880 --> 00:04:26.400 there we go pressing the wrong buttons don't mind me 00:04:24.139 --> 00:04:29.520 they did mention to me on this one they think the foot rest is a little bit 00:04:27.540 --> 00:04:33.120 short especially for tall people I would concur but they already are aware of 00:04:31.680 --> 00:04:38.040 that and are thinking about fixing it and in terms of comfort honestly aside 00:04:36.060 --> 00:04:41.400 from the footrest being a bit short it's a pretty comfy chair it's very firmly 00:04:39.780 --> 00:04:45.120 padded but that's actually a good thing because people are going to be sitting in something like this for a long time 00:04:43.800 --> 00:04:48.900 and you don't want to be sitting in a chair and after an hour you start to 00:04:46.979 --> 00:04:51.780 feel the plywood under I don't think that's going to be a problem in this 00:04:50.100 --> 00:04:56.520 thing I would maybe like to see adjustable armrests but it's hard to say 00:04:54.360 --> 00:05:01.139 how they would do that when you have a big desk that slides back and forth 00:04:58.580 --> 00:05:04.020 might kind of get in the way but realistically you're using this as a 00:05:02.759 --> 00:05:09.240 desk your arms are going to be up here anyways our sponsor for CES 2023 00:05:06.600 --> 00:05:13.979 actually dropped out but dbrand footed the bill the only catches they want me 00:05:11.340 --> 00:05:20.639 to come out onto the streets and offer Tech tips to random people for free it's 00:05:17.639 --> 00:05:21.840 I I'm not optimistic for how this is 00:05:20.639 --> 00:05:27.360 gonna go is that an iPhone it is it's an old one 00:05:24.840 --> 00:05:31.440 it's an old one yeah that's okay do you want a tech tip Giver have you ever 00:05:29.460 --> 00:05:34.800 heard the that when you get a new electronic product you should let it 00:05:33.000 --> 00:05:38.699 drain completely before recharging it yeah I've heard that well it's wrong 00:05:36.720 --> 00:05:41.940 yeah I figured like plug them right in like gimbal that I have I plugged that 00:05:40.560 --> 00:05:46.080 right in when I got it new it was about half charged oh nice said not to do that 00:05:44.039 --> 00:05:50.000 and it's been working ever since so okay can you do one more thing for me what do 00:05:48.240 --> 00:05:53.520 you need go to www.shortlineus.com short Linus you 00:05:52.560 --> 00:05:57.900 don't have to do it right now but whatever I'll give her yeah don't worry nice awesome we're just talking about 00:05:56.639 --> 00:06:02.160 the cup holder unfortunately a water bottle like this doesn't work just yet 00:05:59.699 --> 00:06:08.039 but with a cup in there look at that fits like a glove speaking of desk let's 00:06:05.160 --> 00:06:11.639 talk about it now right off the bat it's a great size there's tons of room for 00:06:09.960 --> 00:06:14.820 peripherals and plenty of mousing real estate even enough that you can slide 00:06:13.560 --> 00:06:19.500 your keyboard all the way out of the way and kind of read a book or write 00:06:17.280 --> 00:06:23.819 something on paper it's covered by a nice custom mouse pad that feels pretty 00:06:21.360 --> 00:06:26.639 good but it is a specific size so if you wanted to replace it a couple years down 00:06:25.139 --> 00:06:29.520 the road you would need to Source it from Cooler Master directly they said 00:06:28.259 --> 00:06:33.000 they they will have replacement parts available but your mileage may vary you 00:06:31.919 --> 00:06:38.100 never know how long companies support things like this it even has a wireless charger for your phone which when we're 00:06:36.419 --> 00:06:42.180 talking about trying to build an integrated device like this is the 00:06:40.139 --> 00:06:46.380 perfect thing to include everybody has their phone on their desk why can't you 00:06:43.800 --> 00:06:50.940 just charge it in the desk now there is one little caveat I thought because the 00:06:48.720 --> 00:06:53.699 entire desk is on an adjustable ARM that rests in a few different spots you can 00:06:52.500 --> 00:07:00.180 see there's like a little ball bearing here now I thought initially that 00:06:58.199 --> 00:07:04.139 this movement was going to be a problem but actually when you're using it the 00:07:02.699 --> 00:07:08.340 pressure of your arms holds it in place and it does a pretty 00:07:06.360 --> 00:07:11.460 good job of that so much so that I think honestly after using it for about 20 00:07:10.020 --> 00:07:15.900 minutes I kind of forgot that the desk moved so I guess it's doing its job I 00:07:13.860 --> 00:07:20.220 would say that part of me still wants some sort of locking mechanism I don't 00:07:18.419 --> 00:07:24.120 know how they would do it maybe I'm not an engineer but I feel like there's got 00:07:22.440 --> 00:07:27.539 to be a way on the other side of the desk there is a few other things that 00:07:25.440 --> 00:07:31.199 are cool most notably a reading light which actually makes perfect sense if 00:07:29.580 --> 00:07:34.440 you're using your desk for you gotta sign a document or whatever works 00:07:33.060 --> 00:07:38.940 perfect for that there's also an integrated USB hub one of the ports even 00:07:36.599 --> 00:07:42.000 does 60 watt USB power delivery which is actually plenty enough to charge a 00:07:40.319 --> 00:07:45.419 laptop which is what I imagine most people would use it for and there's a 00:07:43.740 --> 00:07:50.580 headphone mic combo Port so if you want to wear headphones instead of using the speakers you can totally do that like I 00:07:48.840 --> 00:07:53.819 was you might be wondering where's the bloody computer it's not sitting right 00:07:52.319 --> 00:07:59.400 here it's not behind it but it's actually stored inside the orb X aha 00:07:57.120 --> 00:08:03.900 here it is look at that the lights they got a little contacts on there that's so 00:08:00.900 --> 00:08:06.120 cool now despite the price tag I mean it 00:08:03.900 --> 00:08:09.180 is an expensive thing think of it it's kind of like luxury Furniture it doesn't 00:08:07.800 --> 00:08:12.479 come with a computer you do have to provide your own or you can actually ask 00:08:10.979 --> 00:08:17.819 Cooler Master and they'll provide you a quote with one this is their q300l case 00:08:14.940 --> 00:08:22.259 fits in there pretty nicely it's not the smallest compartment ever but it also 00:08:19.860 --> 00:08:26.280 isn't going to fit a big case so you kind of have to keep that in mind the 00:08:23.879 --> 00:08:29.460 cables for the display are pre-run that would be part of the delivery service 00:08:27.780 --> 00:08:34.140 and there is as you'd guess from Cooler Master 00:08:31.620 --> 00:08:39.419 there's coolant there's three it looks like 120 mil fans on the bottom here and 00:08:36.300 --> 00:08:41.339 they blow a lot of air I actually I 00:08:39.419 --> 00:08:46.800 didn't notice it when I was in the front I didn't feel like that's this loud fan 00:08:44.219 --> 00:08:50.580 behind me I didn't hear the computer but there's lots of cooling down here there 00:08:48.839 --> 00:08:54.839 is also a vent at the top so some heat will come out of the top but most of it 00:08:52.860 --> 00:08:58.800 kind of is sucked out the bottom here so you shouldn't really feel any heat this 00:08:56.760 --> 00:09:02.220 system is equipped with a 4080 and a 13 700k and I didn't feel any heat in the 00:09:00.779 --> 00:09:06.600 front so I think that works pretty well this is a great way to do this a lot of 00:09:04.440 --> 00:09:10.080 solutions like this they think oh you just throw the computer behind the thing 00:09:08.100 --> 00:09:14.339 that's great it's supposed to be an integrated solution this is an 00:09:12.060 --> 00:09:18.060 integrated solution now there are some power restrictions because the power 00:09:15.959 --> 00:09:21.839 plugs in directly to the system down here along with the Ethernet you're only 00:09:20.339 --> 00:09:25.740 going to be able to run 1200 watts on the computer and 750 watts on the 00:09:24.060 --> 00:09:30.000 monitor those are the two limitations that I saw on the website I imagine 00:09:27.779 --> 00:09:33.000 there's probably some power use used by the machine so that's kind of the 00:09:31.080 --> 00:09:36.480 limitation you're at there but other than that 1200 watts for computers 00:09:34.920 --> 00:09:41.279 I'm gonna be honest when I first saw this thing and some of the other similar 00:09:38.399 --> 00:09:46.740 style computer immersion things I've always thought who would buy that thing 00:09:43.200 --> 00:09:48.720 it's so huge it's so much money but now 00:09:46.740 --> 00:09:54.480 I kind of want one like I want this in my house this is like everything I want 00:09:51.779 --> 00:09:58.019 in a computer desk and I didn't know I wanted it until I tried it which is 00:09:55.980 --> 00:10:02.519 pretty cool all of this might leave you with the question of why Cooler Master a 00:10:00.000 --> 00:10:06.720 company known for PC Hardware cases keyboards and mice is venturing into a 00:10:04.680 --> 00:10:11.279 fairly Boutique Market of luxury Furniture slash office equipment I guess 00:10:09.120 --> 00:10:15.240 well it's part of a bigger move to turn Cooler Master into more of a tech 00:10:13.200 --> 00:10:19.260 lifestyle company and less of a PC Hardware vendor and it does also have me 00:10:17.459 --> 00:10:22.680 wondering who would shell out for something like this you know I want it 00:10:21.180 --> 00:10:27.600 doesn't mean I would pay fifteen thousand dollars for something like this well I could definitely see employers 00:10:26.160 --> 00:10:33.360 who are trying to entice you know long-term work from home people back into the office or maybe it's just for a 00:10:31.500 --> 00:10:37.860 trust fund baby's gaming room but regardless I still want one can we have 00:10:36.000 --> 00:10:40.380 one all right if you like this video you 00:10:39.120 --> 00:10:45.060 might also like the time we looked at a similar concept from Acer back at CES 00:10:42.300 --> 00:10:48.380 2019 that was four years ago and also the last time I was at CES