How often should you expect to replace your headset, keyboard, or mouse — buying tips for picking longer-lasting gear

A couple of weeks ago, my colleague Matt Safford showed up to our morning meeting wearing half a headset. “Guess what,” he announced. “My headset — the one that I only use for these meetings — just snapped in half. While I was wearing it.”

I asked if he’d been putting it on, or fiddling with the adjustments, and he confirmed that he wasn’t touching it — it was on his head and it suddenly felt loose, and when he reached up to see what was going on, he discovered it was in two pieces. RIP, Razer…