Computer Headsets
Every computer headset here connects one of three ways
A computer headset reaches your machine by cable, by a USB dongle, or through a DECT base station, and which one you want comes down to how far you move during a call. Corded plugs in and never needs charging. A dongle pairs the headset to its own USB adapter rather than to your laptop's Bluetooth radio. DECT gives up the desk in exchange for the run of the building.
Poly Savi 7310 Ultra-Secure DECT Wireless Mono Headset (EHS Options)
Poly Voyager Focus 2 Wireless Stereo Headset - 3-Level ANC
Poly Savi 8445 DECT Wireless Convertible Headset
Poly Savi 8410 DECT Wireless Mono Bluetooth Headset
Poly Savi 8420 DECT Wireless Stereo Headset with ANC (EHS Remote Answer Options)
Poly Voyager Focus 2 Office Wireless Stereo Headset (EHS Remote Answer Options)
Poly Voyager Legend 50 Mono Bluetooth Headset - NoiseBlockAI
Jabra Evolve3 75 – Boomless Wireless On-Ear Headset (Charging Pad Optional)
Jabra Evolve 65 TE – Wireless Bluetooth Office Headset (Mono or Stereo)
Yealink BH70 Bluetooth Headset - Teams Certified
Poly Voyager 4310 Wireless Bluetooth Headset - Mono, 164 ft Range
Poly Voyager 5200 Office Wireless Headset - 2-Way Base, Microsoft Teams Certified
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Choosing a computer headset by how far you walk
Pick the connection before anything else, because it is the one thing about a computer headset you cannot change after it arrives.
| Connection | How far you can walk | Charging | Pick it when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corded USB or 3.5mm | The length of the cable | Never | You work at one machine all day |
| Bluetooth with a USB dongle | Your own desk and nearby | Between shifts | You step away but stay in earshot |
| DECT with a base station | Across the office | Between shifts | You take calls away from the desk |
If you are after the best wired headset for PC work, it is the top row. A wired computer headset has no battery to fail and nothing to pair.
The half of a computer headset you never hear
A headset with microphone for computer calls fixes the end you cannot check yourself. A boom arm sits an inch from your mouth; a laptop's built-in mic sits behind the keyboard you are typing on. Every computer headset with microphone here uses a boom, and most reject sound directionally, so a computer headset with mic sends your voice and not the room.
Computer headphones with a mic and a computer headset are the same product, and the boom arm is the only thing dividing computer headphones from a headset. A headset for a laptop needs one extra check: a USB-A model wants an adapter on a machine carrying only the oval ports.
Some headsets for computers also list an RJ9 connector, which looks wrong here and is not. They reach the computer through their own USB base, so one headset covers a desk phone and a softphone.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Wired computer headsets suit anyone who stays at one machine: there is no battery and no pairing, and the audio is identical every day. Wireless computer headsets are worth it when you take calls away from the desk, and they split into Bluetooth models with a USB dongle for short range and DECT models with a base station for moving around the building.
Yes. Computer headsets on this page register as their own audio device on Windows, macOS and ChromeOS, with no drivers to install. Pick the headset in your system sound settings and in your calling app separately, because most softphones keep their own device setting.
Those computer headsets connect to a desk phone as well as a computer. They reach the computer through a USB base station rather than the RJ9 lead, so a single headset covers both without being swapped over. If you only ever use a computer, the corded USB and dongle wireless models are the simpler buy.
Only in the plug. A headset for a laptop and one for a desktop use the same audio, but laptops increasingly carry USB-C ports only, so a USB-A model needs an adapter. Desktops usually still have USB-A, and often two separate 3.5mm sockets rather than the single combined jack a laptop uses.