Stereo UC USB-C
Not as wow as the price…
22/11/2022 15:27
Working in a pre-sales role and mainly remotely, I spend about 80% of my week in GMeet/Zoom/Teams calls, so a decent headset is an absolute must for my job! When I saw this campaign come up on the Insiders, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to upgrade my headset game and Jabra is an instantly recognisable brand.
The packaging is good - no bigger than it needs to be. The headset is stored inside a soft felt type zip back with a little pocket for the USB-C dongle, which is a nice touch. However, given the nature of the headset's intended purpose, I do question just how protective the case will be once its chucked inside your work bag and jostled around alongside all the other stuff in there!
The headset is super light and comfortable to wear - I could easily leave it on all day without much bother. The pads around the ears are nice and soft and the band offers plenty of adjustability.
So what's it like to actually use? The audio quality is pretty decent and nobody has complained that I sound muffled etc. However, I really miss the noise cancelling of the in-ear bluetooth buds I was using before. The Engage 55 lets in a lot of outside noise and I found it really easy to get distracted. Working from home with kids running around after school turned into a real chore, whereas with my buds I was totally oblivious to my kids fighting 10 feet away from me.
The mute button on the boom mic is certainly useful - I had to download a Google Chrome extension to get it to control all the functions in GMeet. Zoom and Teams functionality is supposed to be ready out-of-the-box and where Zoom was seamless to use, Teams was a bit hit-and-miss.
The battery life is rather shocking - I've had to charge it once a day since I started using it. For something so expensive, I expected it to last at least 2 or 3 days on a single charge! I was also disappointed to find that you have to charge it using a USB-C to Micro-USB cable and that is simply not good enough. We're in an age where connections are supposed to be going more and more uniform and this just feels like a step back - I want to carry less cables in my bag, not more! My bluetooth earbuds have a case with a battery built-in, so in between calls they're being charged without me even thinking about it. The Engage 55 doesn't have that flexibility.
Would I recommend the Engage 55 Stereo UC USB-C headset? For the money this costs, no. It's a decent headset but it just doesn't feel like its worth the RRP.
mcaf123
Prestwich , Spojené království
Age: 34
Gender: Female