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Rapoo H3070 Wireless Headphone Review

Lakshmi Rajan — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 21:33:24 +0000

Wireless headphones are quiet convenient to carry around as well as to keep the desk wire-free. Leading the wireless headphone categories are Bluetooth enabled wireless headsets. While the Bluetooth headsets are popular, they are also other wireless headsets that work on other modes. Rapoo H3070 works on 2.4GHz radio frequency and it can work on audio devices that does not support bluetooth and also can be hooked on your regular gadgets like laptops, mobile and tablets. Rapoo’s forte is wireless gadgets and their wireless keyboards and mouse are well made stuffs. Can they recreate the same wireless magic in the headset category? We have an answer here with Rapoo H3070. As usual like most Rapoo products, the packaging is clean and neat. The product is well displayed through the see-through sheet and it comes in a sleek packaging. The head band is thin like a wire with a transparent plastic piping. It sits light on the head. It is also easy to wipe clean. The band length is adjustable by sliding in and out. I am usually picky when it comes to on-ear headsets. (I prefer over-the-ears larger cans or in-ear models) Rapoo H3070’s has a pair of on-ear or supra-aural type of ear-pads that press lightly against the ears. The 2-inch diameter cans looks rather small and it just manages to completely cover the ears. The left can has the controls and ports that include a volume rocker, a mini-USB port and a microphone which allows the handset to make voice chats. The volume rocker also doubles as a power button when pressed. You can recharge the internal lithium battery using the micro-USB port as well as to use the headset as a wired headset when connected to the USB port. The cushions are covered by soft grey colored polymer fabric. It looks very flimsy and at times I fear my nails would tear it off by mistake. Inside the earpads is nested a 30mm drivers. The design of H3070 is anything but ordinary. It does not blow you away at first sight. On a scale of design and build quality, Rapoo H3070 does not score high but on a practical usage, the headset is quit comfortable on ears as well as long hours of use. The transmitter is bit over-sized to hook on to a mobile devices. It has a 3 mm jack, microphone, USB port and a power on/off button. The USB port is used to recharge the transmitter. Hook the 3mm audio jack to your mobile, laptop or other audio sources and the transmitter is ready to pass on the radio frequency to transmit the audio once you power it on. The transmitter gives a faint green LED light when it is powered on.

Performance

Pairing Rapoo H3070 is a breeze. Unlike bluetooth headsets you don’t have to go through the list of connected devices and pair them. Just plug the transmitter to the audio jack and power it on, the set up is complete. The headset delivers an average audio reproduction. Sound reproduction of lower notes is significantly skewed toward the muddier end of the spectrum while the bass disappoints. At the price range that H3070 is positioned, I expect a better audio reproduction. The listening quality is quiet good even when the volume is cranked up high without much discomfiture to ears. In wireless mode, the company claims a 8 meter range but the headset suffers from interference if you walk around walls. The interference are noticeably less within 4 meters. We mentioned that the headset has a built-in microphone but to record your voice you need to connect the transmitter to the USB port. Once connected it shows an additional red light. Now you can record via microphone. The recorded voice quality was very feeble. Finally Rapoo H3070 can be used as a headphone to answer or place phone calls hands-free. The call quality was slightly muffed but decent enough if not great. The person at the other end said they could hear me fairly well, although a keen listener can detect that the call is supplied through a headset.

What is good

Light weight
comfortable to use
Can pair with any audio source with 3.5 mm jack input

What is bad

Too pricey for the quality it offers
Average audio reproduction
Noticeable signal interference
Wi-Fi transmitter is too bulky for smartphones

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Rapoo T120P Touch wheel mouse launched in India, available in 5 colors

Lakshmi Rajan — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 06:02:59 +0000

Key features of Rapoo T120P touch mouse:

5GHz Super anti-interference wireless connection
10meter of working range
4 direction touch scroll wheel with vibration response sense
Specially designed for Windows8
Left/Right Tilt
Exquisite and Fashionable
1000DPI high-precision invisible optical tracing engine
Supports MAC/XP/Vista/Win7/Win8 system
Plug-and-play nano receiver
Available in black, white, red, yellow, green

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Rapoo 9020 wireless keyboard and mouse combo – review

Lakshmi Rajan — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:33:54 +0000

Back to back we are having a Rapoo wireless peripherals review. In our previous review we covered Rapoo 7800p wireless mouse that works on 5GHz frequency and we had good words to talk about the wireless rodent. In this review, we have Rapoo 9020 combo, a generic wireless combination of keyboard and mouse that works on 2.4GHz wireless connection. The 9020 combo comes in a sleek packaging and the box includes:

The keyboard
mouse
2.4 GHz nano USB receiver
a documentation
2 AAA alkaline batteries
2 AA alkaline batteries

Lets talk about the keyboard first. Rapoo 9020 keyboard strikes a familiar chord and the design DNA is very similar to the Rapoo E6500 keyboard we reviewed sometimes back. Featuring a very sleek and ultra thin profile, the small and compact 9020 keyboard has a 288mm x 110mm x 5.8mm dimension. The keyboard uses a scissor key structure. Due to the structural design, you have the keys closely placed and also requires less force to tap.The rear features a steel base plate which not just adds to the premium value but also adds the desired weight to the keyboard and keeps it sturdy. The battery compartment and logic board is fused to the steel plate giving it a wedge shape which also give the slight elevation for ease of typing. The rear packs a two AAA alkaline batteries to power up the wireless device. There is also a power on/off button to increase the battery life when not in use. The function keys makes the 9020 keyboard media friendly by giving quick access to Home, Play/Pause, Fast Forward, Mute, Decrease Volume, Increase Volume etc. The other standard keys one expect in a keyboard finds their respective places too. Pairing the combo is straightforward and is a plug and play affair. Plug the nano receive to the USB port and the keyboard and the mouse comes alive. [gallery link="file" ids="5585,5583,5584"] There is nothing much to talk about the included mouse in the 9020 combo. Not a full blown sized mouse, its compact and measures 62mm x 98mm. I am not a big fan of compact mouses, so I found the 7800p mouse which we previously reviewed better. But the 9020 mouse goes with the small nature of the keyboard. So it compliments well the included keyboard. You have to open the top compartment of the mouse to fit in the two AA batteries. The mouse has an invisible tracking engine and has a 1000 DPI which gives a good balance of accuracy and movement. [gallery link="file" ids="5589,5588,5587"]

What I liked

Compact and sturdy keyboard with a base steel plate
One USB nano receiver for both the keyboard and mouse, it frees an additional USB port for other uses
10 meter working range
Portable

What I did not like

lack of Bluetooth connectivity

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