Jabra JABRA 7599-838-199 JABRA 7599-838-199

I'm a software developer and I work remotely from a home office. I spend several hours a day in calls and video meetings. This is an amazing headset. I've owned it and used it daily for over 18 months and it's still going strong. The PROS: - Great noise cancellation on both the audio input and output. When my kids get home from school and practice the piano, my coworkers don't hear the piano. - Wireless. I can get up from my desk to stand at the whiteboard or get a drink of water w/o getting tangled in cords. The range is good enough for me to leave my desk and walk to the kitchen sink. It gets a little roboty when I'm that far away (~20feet and 2 walls), but I can still hear and be heard. - Hardware mute. I love that I can flip the boom up to mute the microphone. Such a game changer when you don't have to fumble windows looking for the mute button. - Battery and charging: The battery will last all day (and sometimes into the night). It doesn't last 2 days for me anymore, but it still lasts 12-14 hours. I never have battery issues unless I forget to put it in the cradle when I'm done with work. I listen to music often. When the battery runs out, I plop it in the charger and it'll charge up fast. I.e. if I forgot to leave it on the cradle overnight, I can do my morning meetings and then plop it in the charger over lunch and it's fully charged. The battery is built in and it charges via micro-USB. You don't need to worry about keeping AAA batteries and a charger around. Just put the cradle on your desk and plug it into your computer and you're good to go. Before purchasing, the battery life was what worried me the most. I was worried that I'd spend a few hundred bucks on a headset and in 2 years, the battery wouldn't hold a charge. I haven't found that to be the case. 18 months in, the battery still gets me through the day easily. - Fit and finish. It's definitely a premium product. Well constructed. Carrying case is great for when I travel. - I regularly use Linux desktop, Mac and Windows 10. It works flawlessly across each w/o needing to install drivers. It's using the USB audio profile, so it works out of the box. The MEHS: - I wasn't used to _on_ ear headphones. My prior headphones were wired Bose QuietComfort. Those are super comfortable. The Jabra headphones sit on the ear. It took a while for me to get used to that. At first, I couldn't wear them the whole day w/o feeling like my ears were in a vice. Now I'm used to it. The other features make it worth it. - When I'm in a meeting on my computer, and someone calls my phone, it mutes the computer audio. I get around this by trying to remember to turn bluetooth off on my phone. The CONS: - The price. It's expensive. But TBH for me it is totally worth it. If it fits in your budget (or your company is paying for it) I think it's a great headset.