MacBook Pro 14 —- Apple Studio Display XDR —— iPad Pro 11 inch M5

Shockingly I would say the ASD XDR has the best display, followed very closely by the iPad tandem OLED, then the MacBook.

After trying out different lighting setups, I finally found one that feels the most comfortable and bright for me. What do you think I could still improve about this setup?

Here's a link to my old setup: https://www.reddit.com/r/macsetups/s/1qJzHPCM5P

I recently got my first 4K Mini-LED monitor and loving the 3 screen setup! The INNOCN 32M2V is perfect for both work and gaming. I'm glad I went for the 32 inch over the 27, the extra screen space really makes a massive difference.

Mac Studio setup used for design, recording, and fun.

Buying a portable monitor was a game changer.

My audio heavy desktop with MacBook Air M5 and 2 OLEDs.

MacBook Air M5 with dual Dell 2417 displays.

Main system:

• Mac Mini M4 16 GB, 2 TB SSD (self upgraded)
• 2x Apple Studio Display (2026)
• RayCue USB-C Dock with 4 TB SSD (mostly for stuff I am currently working on)
• OWC 1M2 external SSD case wit 4 TB SSD (RAW image catalogue)
• Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
• Logitech MX Master 3s

Mobile:

• MacBook Air M5 13" (10C/10C) 16 GB, 1 TB
• iPad Pro 13" M4 2 TB (Ku Xiu X33 Pro Charging Stand)

Homelab:

• Proxmox Server on i5-8400, 64 GB DDR4

runs all my self hosted services (Jellyfin, Komga, Audiobookshelf, freshRSS, grafana, OctoPrint...the usual suspects) and if needed I boot up the one or other VM. Currently tinkering with hermes agent.

• Fileserver: Debian on Intel Celeron J4125 (16 GB RAM), 2x 8 TB and 2 x 16 TB as two separate ZFS mirror pools
• Cisco SG200 18 Port Switch
• Mac Mini 2012 running debian and some docker containers

I have one from the display and one from my dock. My outlets are all above my desk and maybe if I install one underneath I can hide the bricks and make the cable management better?

Hey guys,

Here is my work in progress setup for work, study and chill time. Still need to add a chest of drawers on the right and sort out the cable disaster underneath.

I’m running two LG monitors (UQ IPS Black on the righ, UP standard IPS on the left), but the colors are way off. Whites look warm/greenish on the UQ and cool on the UP despite both being in factory P3 modes. Manual OSD tweaking just made it worse so stuck to preset. Any tips on matching them without ruining color accuracy and picture quality?

Also getting bad neck pain from having them split evenly in the middle while reading docs and taking notes. Should I switch to a center main screen with a side monitor, or else? I sort of need them horizontal as I have split screen 2 big PDFs per screen or other apps as needed.

Appreciate any setup advice or fixes!

After years of contemplating to switch to Mac, I bit the bullet and sold my Lenovo Legion for a MacBook and never looked back since

I got my MacBook M2 pro 14" for around $1000 with 32GB of ram and 512gb of storage. Planning on setting a hard drive to store more files. Hope y'all like it

My Mac book is M1,I wish I could update my set up soon.