Lytyear
Reviewer
Lytyear tests laptops for the work, not the spec sheet — writing, video calls, builds, and the occasional export. If the trackpad is awful or the fan spins up under a Zoom call, that’s the review.
10 reviews published
Latest from Lytyear
TechBuy9.1/ 10MacBook Air M4 Review: The Laptop That Makes Every Other Ultrabook Look Lazy
The M4 Air is the laptop most people should buy, full stop. It does the work without the fan, the battery lasts a flight, and the only real complaint is the notch and the port count.
9 min
GamingBuy9.2/ 10Steam Deck OLED Review: The Handheld That Made Me Put Down My Switch
The OLED screen is the upgrade that matters. Battery is better, blacks are true, and the Steam library just works. It’s still heavy, and it still won’t run everything at 60.
10 min
MobileBuy8.8/ 10Pixel 9 Pro Review: The Camera Phone That Finally Feels Fast
Google fixed the one thing that kept the Pixel from being the default recommendation. The 9 Pro is fast, the camera is relentless, and the battery survives a real day.
9 min
GamingTry8.6/ 10Elden Ring DLC Review: Brutal, Beautiful, and Built for the Obsessed
The Shadow of the Erdtree expansion is enormous, gorgeous, and unapologetically punishing. If you bounced off Elden Ring, this won’t bring you back. If you loved it, it’s essential.
8 min
MobileWait7.2/ 10iPad Air M3 Review: The Tablet That Doesn’t Know What It Wants to Be
The hardware is excellent. The software still treats it like a big iPhone. If you want a media slab, save your money. If you want a laptop, buy a laptop.
7 min
TechBuy8.9/ 10Sony WH-1000XM6 Review: The Noise-Cancelling King, Refunded
The XM6 is a small but meaningful update: better ANC, a foldable hinge again, and a sound profile that’s less muddy out of the box. The price went up. So did the gap to everything else.
7 min
MobileBuy9.0/ 10Anker Prime 100W GaN Charger Review: One Brick, Three Devices, Done
100W across four ports in something smaller than a soap. It charges a laptop and two phones at once without complaint. The only thing it’s missing is a longer cable in the box.
5 min
TechTry8.7/ 10DaVinci Resolve Review: The Free Video Editor That’s Better Than the Paid Ones
Resolve does what Premiere does, does color better than anything short of a dedicated suite, and costs nothing for the cut most people need. The learning curve is real. The value is absurd.
8 min
GamingBuy8.4/ 108BitDo Ultimate 2C Review: The $40 Controller That Embarrasses the First-Party Pads
For less than half the price of a first-party controller, 8BitDo gives you drift-free sticks, back paddles, and a solid d-pad. The build isn’t premium, but the value is unreal.
6 min
TechBuy8.5/ 10Logic Pro Review: The DAW That Got Cheaper and More Powerful at Once
Logic Pro on Mac is a complete studio — recording, mixing, mastering, and a sound library that rivals paid packs. For the price of two months of a subscription competitor, you own it forever.
7 min