Fountain Pens
Magna Carta Mag 600 SA Review: An Indian Flex Nib Pen With Real Character
A lightweight anodized aluminum pen from India with an unusual textured finish and a stainless steel fine flex nib that performs far above its station.
Independent reviews
Product Reviews and Buying Guides – 384 / 805
From everyday tech and home products to lifestyle and specialist gear, each review focuses on practical use, strengths, limitations, and who the product suits.
Fountain Pens
Magna Carta Mag 650 Review: Modern Flex at a Fair Price
A goldspot exclusive fountain pen with a 14k gold fine flex nib, layered resin body, and generous ink flow for flexible writing.
Fountain Pens
Magna Carta Trilly Review: A Fountain Pen You Wear Around Your Neck
This tiny Indian fountain pen doubles as a necklace and still manages a 14 karat gold nib. Here is what it is like to actually use one.
Fountain Pens
Magna Carta Urban Amberine Review: A Brush-Style Fountain Pen With Real Character
A resin fountain pen with an upturned fude nib, translucent amber resin, and an ebonite feed, built for expressive line variation and calligraphy.
Fountain Pens
Magna Carta Urban Review: A Fude Nib Fountain Pen with Personality
The Magna Carta Urban pairs a crushed-ice resin body with a specialty fude nib that writes like a brush, at a reasonable price.
Fountain Pens
Majohn V1 Review: A Charming Test-Tube Fountain Pen
A mostly-cap vacuum filler that looks unlike anything else, writes smoothly out of the box, and costs around $35 CAD shipped.
Fountain Pens
Majon P140 Review: A Big, Clear Piston Filler with Plenty of Potential
A transparent acrylic piston filler with an oversized number 8 nib, brass piston hardware, and a very attractive price. Here is what works, and what needs tuning.
Fountain Pens
Makar Knives and Tools Short Pocket Pen Review: A Bespoke Titanium Pocket Fountain Pen
A hand-crafted titanium pocket pen from Poland with anodized dimple work, a pleasant titanium nib, and a genuinely fun posted size.
Fountain Pens
Makar Torpedo 250 Review: A Handmade Mokume-Ti Fountain Pen
A one-of-a-kind artisan fountain pen in titanium Damascus, with a mother-of-pearl roll stop, ink window, and a number 6 titanium nib.
Running Gear
Manchester Half Race Test: The Shoes, Watches and Audio We Ran With
A race-day verdict on the Puma Deviate Nitro Elite 2, Apple Watch Ultra 2, Garmin Forerunner 965, Suunto Wing and a Core body temperature monitor, straight from a fast and flat half marathon.
Flashlights
Manker E05 II Review: A Compact EDC Flashlight That Punches Well Above Its Price
The second-generation Manker E05 II fixes the heat problems of the original and delivers up to 1,300 lumens in a pocket-friendly body, with copper, titanium, and aluminum versions to choose from.
Running Shoes
Marathon Super Shoes Compared: Adidas Adios Pro 3, Nike Alphafly, Saucony Endorphin Pro 4
Three marathon racing shoes tested over long runs, with clear guidance on which one fits your pace, foot strike, and budget.
Running Shoes
Marathon Supershoe Comparison: Alphafly 3 vs Metaspeed Sky Paris vs Cielo X1 vs Endorphin Pro 4
Four marathon racing shoes, fully tested: where the Alphafly 3 and Metaspeed Sky Paris shine, and why the Cielo X1 and Endorphin Pro 4 work better for most runners.
Art Supplies
Marco Chroma Color Pencils: How the 100-Set Compares to the Manga 24
Marco's Chroma line brings a soft, blendable core at a friendly price. We look at the full 100-pencil range and the 24-piece manga set to help you choose the right one.
Colored Pencils
Marco Refine Pro Review: A Soft, Colorful Budget Pencil That Struggles to Justify the 'Pro' Label
A closer look at the Marco Refine Pro 100 set: soft cores, rich color laydown, great layering, but no lightfastness data to back up the professional name.
Stationery
Maruman Mnemosyne Notebooks: Professional Notepads for Designers, Engineers, and Office Workers
A closer look at the Maruman Mnemosyne lineup, from the A4 Imagination Notebook to the pocket-sized A7 Memo Pad, and how each fits a different working style.
Stationery
Marvelous Wood Buddy Mechanical Pencil Review: A Wooden-Barrel Pen You Can Actually Afford
An affordable wooden-shaft mechanical pencil with careful design and a few compromises worth knowing about before you buy.
Travel Gear
Matador Glow Rider 35 Review: A Carefully Designed Travel Backpack
A well-organized 35L travel backpack with smart access, purpose-built packing cubes, and a genuinely comfortable carry system.
Travel Backpacks
Matador SEG28 Review: A Rethought Minimalist Travel Backpack
The updated SEG28 keeps its unique segmented packing style but finally adds a carry system worthy of the design.
Bags & Luggage
Matein Laptop Backpack Review: A $30 Personal Item Bag With 60,000+ Ratings
We spent time with the best-selling Matein laptop backpack to see whether a 60,000-plus rating average and a $30 price tag add up to a bag worth buying.
Fountain Pens
Matthew Martin OG2 Review: A Titanium Fountain Pen With Real Character
A handcrafted titanium fountain pen with one-of-a-kind flamed finishes and some of the most interesting section designs available today.
Fountain Pens
Maverick Marauder Stratified Review: A Bespoke Fountain Pen With A Genuinely Different Resin
A clipless cartridge-converter fountain pen from a young artisan workshop, built around a stratified resin that takes over a month to produce.
Running Shoes
Max Cushion Daily Trainers Compared: ASICS Glideride Max, Brooks Ghost Max and Hoka Skyflow
Three max cushion everyday trainers put on foot and on the road: comfort, ride character and where each one fits.
Running Shoes
Asics GlideRide 3 vs Hoka Bondi X: Max Cushion Cruisers Compared
Two plated, max-cushion daily trainers built for easy miles. We compare weight, ride, and price to help you pick the right one.
Running Shoes
Max Cushion Trainers Compared: New Balance More v4, Nike Invincible 2 and Hoka Bondi
Three heavy-hitting max cushion running shoes go head to head for easy miles, long runs and recovery days.
Running Shoes
Max Cushion Running Shoes Durability Comparison: Which Outsole Lasts Longest?
Four popular max cushion trainers compared on outsole wear and midsole durability after hundreds of miles of real use.
Everyday Carry
Max Level Everyday Carry 2024: Keys, Wallets, Tools, Knives, Lights and Watches
A full year of everyday carry distilled into one guide: the key organizer, wallets, multi-tools, fixed and folding knives, flashlights and watches that actually earned pocket time.
Trail Running Shoes
Max Stack Trail Shoes Compared: Norda 005, Nike ACG Zegama, and Salomon S Lab Ultra Glide 2
Three high-stack trail shoes built for rugged terrain: where they match, where they differ, and how to pick the right one for your trails and budget.
Fountain Pens
Maya Nota Luna Fountain Pen Review: Delta Heritage in a Modern Piston Filler
A large piston-filling fountain pen with clear Delta design heritage, a rose gold trim, and a steel nib that raises questions at its price.
Fountain Pens
Mayfair Noldor Fountain Pen Review: A Handmade Pen That Genuinely Improves Your Handwriting
A handmade fountain pen from a small Virginia workshop with a tapering grip that changed my handwriting, wrapped in a stunning Jade Mermaid resin.