ShortCircuit — the Linus Tech Tips channel with 2.55 million subscribers — published a full review of the EasySMX Dune 8K on September 22. Fifteen minutes of it: the magnetic dock, the grip design, the on-board screen, the settings menu, gameplay, weight, battery, and a verdict.
$99.99 · native 8000Hz polling, wired and wireless · TMR joysticks · built-in display
What ShortCircuit said about the Dune 8K
From the video description, written by the channel itself:
“If you want a gaming controller that looks funky this is the one to get. Plus, you can tweak all the settings with the little screen on the controller…for better or for worse.”
— ShortCircuit, video description
That “for better or for worse” is the part we appreciate most. It’s an honest verdict from someone who spent real time with the hardware — not a script read.
What the 15 minutes cover
Section by section, if you want to jump straight to one:
- The charging dock — how the magnetic dock and dongle work in a real desktop setup
- Ergonomics and grip design — how a controller that looks this unusual feels in hand
- On-board features and screen setup — configuring it with no software at all
- On-screen settings and customization — what you can and can’t change on the device
- Gameplay tests — how it performs in play, not on a spec sheet
- Weight, battery and final verdict — the summary, if that’s all you want
Why this Dune 8K review carries weight
- 2.55 million subscribers. ShortCircuit sits alongside Linus Tech Tips, one of the longest-running tech channels anywhere — and its audience is exactly who this controller was built for.
- We didn’t sponsor it. EasySMX paid nothing for this review and had no say in what was said. ShortCircuit picked the Dune 8K up and covered it on their own.
The one-paragraph version
The EasySMX Dune 8K is our flagship wireless PC controller at $99.99: native 8000Hz polling in both wired and 2.4GHz wireless modes, TMR joysticks, dual trigger modes, four programmable back buttons, RGB grips, and a built-in display that replaces the companion app entirely. It ships with a magnetic RGB charging dock and a spare matte-black faceplate.
That’s the summary. The full breakdown — every spec, the gallery, what’s in the box — is on the product page. You can also read the original Dune 8K launch announcement.
Full specs, gallery, and what’s in the box
Not the only ones who tested it
Independent labs have been measuring the Dune 8K since launch. In open-source latency testing, it came out as the third-fastest controller tested — about 1 ms behind the NACON Revolution X Unlimited and Asus Raikiri II — and it stays fast in both wired and wireless operation.
Review quotes belong to their respective creators and are credited above. Video details (channel, title, duration, publish date, description) were taken from the public YouTube page on September 23, 2026. Specifications and pricing are as published by EasySMX.
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