We study and work at home: five useful products "on a distance"

To work and study remotely, you can not do without a comfortable computer chair. You can buy such an expensive one under the sign of the Aerocool brand. Meet the Aero Alpha 2 model.

The chair acts as a guarantee of a comfortable fit for users with a height of approximately 165 to 190 cm. The ceiling of the load capacity of the product is 150 kg. It uses a plastic base with support points in the face of five nylon rollers with a diameter of 65 mm. Also in the assets of the model there is a gas lift of the 4th class with a cartridge stroke up to 10 cm, which allows you to adjust the gamer's landing to the height of the table.

In the best traditions of gaming solutions, the breathable fabric upholstery of the chair is made "under carbon fibre". The ergonomically shaped backrest supports the user's back and lower back. Some reviews of the model note an excessive deviation of the upper segment of the backrest back. In addition, the chair is equipped with curved soft armrests without height adjustment and a butterfly swing mechanism with an amplitude of up to 18 °.

In the "below average" price category, the Aerocool Aero 2 Alpha is one of the most delicious options to buy. In general, the features of the correct landing in front of the computer are described in the framework of a separate material "Gaming or orthopedic chair — what is the difference?".

A compact laptop is good because you can retire with it anywhere in the apartment. In the light of the mass transition to distance learning (both at work and at school) this is becoming particularly relevant. In addition, a small laptop, such as the Lenovo ThinkPad E14, is convenient to take with you.

The model in the E14 20RA002QRT modification received a tenth-generation Intel Core i3 processor paired with 8 GB of DDR4 RAM. If desired, the user has the right to double the volume of "RAM". The graphics are integrated here, and an SSD M drive is also installed "under the hood" of the laptop.2 for 256 GB. You can't really play games on such hardware, but for stable work, study and contemplation of multimedia, the strength of the internal hardware is more than enough.

Personal data protection on board the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 is provided by a fingerprint scanner in the power button. Maximum privacy is guaranteed by the built-in dTPM 2.0 module. What else? The laptop has Harman/Kardon stereo speakers in 2 x 2 W format, a protective curtain on the webcam for true paranoids and the option of accelerated battery charging — up to 80% in just 1 hour.

The ThinkPad E14 is manufactured according to the military standard MIL-STD-810G — the laptop case withstands mild bumps and falls, and it also received water protection. Accidentally spilled juice on the keyboard will not particularly harm the device. The laptop does not pretend to high performance of the "flight" of running applications, but in everyday life the model certainly will not disappoint.

In order not to disturb your family, while you are sitting at the computer playing games or listening to online lectures in distance learning mode, you need a high-quality headset. Adherents of atmospheric and clean sound will like the A4 Tech Bloody G600i over-ear headphones.

The model is positioned as universal for games, movies and communication. Its gamer predestination is given out by characteristic features in its appearance, in particular, oval bowls with bright red edging along the contour. Ear pads for headphones made of eco-leather, paired with a headband, they have a memory effect. The microphone of the headset is implemented in the form of a removable flexible leg.

The A4 Tech Bloody G600i connection is implemented via a 1.3-metre-long wire. Another plus 1 metre adds an extension cord after the USB sound card, which gives a virtual sound 7.1. Headphones give out a clear and rich sound, and also transmit voice without the slightest distortion. The model will make friends both with a PC or laptop (via a sound card), and with a smartphone, tablet or gamepad for a game console directly.

Headphones fully meet the current needs of gamers and fans of watching movies. Frustrating in them is that the creaky adjustment of the coverage of the head. For the rest of the items of the A4 Tech Bloody G600i programme, it leaves entirely positive impressions after a close acquaintance, which allows you to recommend the model for purchase to a wide range of users.

In a house where there are schoolchildren or students, a compact MFP will be especially useful. With it, you can print out homework or essays, copy and scan all kinds of documents. The HP Smart Tank 515 3-in-1 model is perfect for the role of such a station wagon.

The MFP prints in colour and dispenses with the usual cartridges. Instead, the device was equipped with a factory continuous ink supply system (CISS). At one filling of an enlarged tank with black paint, the model is able to print up to 18K monochrome prints, and the contents in three colour ink tanks are enough to produce about 8K pages in colour. The ink for the printer is supplied in non-spillable jars with a check valve.

The model supports both a traditional wired connection to a computer with a USB cord (it is not included) and a newfangled wireless printing technology. You can control the MFP directly from your smartphone through the HP Smart functional mobile application. From it, documents and photos are sent to the print queue, scans of papers are made, and there is also a simple photo editor in the programme. Among other things, the device works side-by-side with popular cloud printing services Google Cloud Print, Mopria, HP ePrint.

According to the printing parameters, HP Smart Tank 515 is characterized by the speed of issuing monochrome prints at the level of 11 pages/min., colour prints — 5 pages/min. Scans of papers are made on it in quality up to 1200dpi at a speed of 3 and 5 pages/min. in colour and monochrome modes, respectively. The feeding tray of the device holds 100 sheets of paper, up to 30 pages can accumulate in the area of their issuance. In general, for a leisurely home rhythm of use or work in a small office, the model will definitely fit.

With a tablet, it is not necessary to sit at the table all day: it successfully solves some work issues and helps to study without getting up from the couch. In addition, the device in the manner of Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite 10.4 2020 goes to face the role of a reader and a means of consuming multimedia content.

The S6 Lite model was released in the role of a slightly simplified version of the usual "six". It installed a screen based on a 10.4-inch diagonal dimension with a resolution of 2000x1200 pixels and a quite ordinary set of "iron" components (homegrown Exynos 9611 chipset paired with 4/64 GB of memory). In synthetic tests, the tablet's hardware shows average results (about 180K points in AnTuTu). However, in fact, the gadget handles with everyday tasks, and with voracious games like Pubg Mobile (even if not at the maximum graphics).

Out of the box, an S Pen is attached to the tablet. The stylus is useful for taking notes, drawing, working in photo and video editors. It will be wasteful to use them, since there are no spare pen tips in the standard configuration of the device. An additional trump card in the sleeve of the model is the AKG stereo speakers in the amount of 2 pcs. (against four for the base S6 tablet).

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is running Android 10 with OneUI 2.0 interface. The cameras on board are designed exclusively for video communication. Well, the owner of the tablet gets an LTE module as a nice bonus. The cherry on the cake is an accelerated procedure for charging a battery with a capacity of 7040 mAh. "Refueling" to a full tank is enough for about 10 hours of screen activity in video player mode.