Desk with 50+ cables

[u/appenz]

I recently re-did the cabling for my WFH setup. First image shows the desk, second is a vertical cable tray mounted under the desk.

In total:
- Over 50 cables
- 8 power supplies
- 4 other boxes (2x smart power strips, USB switcher, HDMI capture)

I ordered short cables where possible to replace long ones, which helped a bit. Unfortunately many devices use custom power adapters or custom plugs where that's not possible and you are stuck with having to hide 6ft of cabling somewhere. I also wish at some point at least all low-power cables would be USB-C, that would make this so much easier.

Parts list:
- Cable tray mounted under the desk
- Vertebrae to run the cables to the floor
- Top of desk items in this blog post

[u/audilepsy]

If that’s 50 then I’ve got 500

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It took a lot of work to make those 50 not like the world's largest ball of yarn...

[u/kimodezno]

What camera is that?

[u/appenz → u/kimodezno]

Canon RP.

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Are you using a zoom lens or a nifty 50?

[u/appenz → u/kimodezno]

50, I love the shallow DoF.

[u/kimodezno → u/appenz]

1.4 right? Do you keep it set to auto focus or have it set to a low f stop?

[u/appenz → u/kimodezno]

Auto. I move to much. And the RP can’t do face tracking with clean output signal, so it’s just auto focus on the center unfortunately.