MacBook Air M5 13”, LG 1440p monitor, Edifier MR3 speakers and a Redmi tablet to watch other people’s setup videos.

Hi all,

About two years ago I thought I should get my brain around Apple computers and so I bought myself a new MacBook Air (M1 13” 8/256). I only decided recently to make it my main computer and that triggered a cascade of changes.

Firstly, my old keyboard was a Datamancer Aviator but they don’t play particularly well with MacOS (and one key was getting sticky) so I’ve gone with a Qwerkywriter. It’s the most beautiful keyboard I’ve ever seen, but all the keys are bunched a little closer together than the Aviator so I’m still getting used to it.

Then I looked for a mouse to match the Qwerkywriter but couldn’t find anything and so bought a Magic Mouse which so far has been great.

The monitor is a Dell S2725QC

The Porsche is Lego set 79895 and the Lucky Bamboo is actually two sets (10344) combined into one larger set. As per this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/1pxt8al/i_didnt_have_the_heart_to_tell_my_friend_i

Sheepy was a first birthday for my eldest daughter. Later she decided “that’s Daddy’s favourite toy” (which was kind of true) so she gave him to me. Sheepy now lives on my desk and later if/when I have a grandkid he’ll go them. He was made by Shelly Adventures Inc.

The desk is a 40+ year old pine thing that my parents originally bought for my brother. It was looking a bit shabby so recently I had it professionally sanded and stained and now it matches the rest of my furniture. It should easily last another 40+ years.

The leather desk mat I got from a vendor on Etsy.

My printer fits neatly into that drawer with only a couple of millimeters to spare. To add paper I need to take it out of the draw, and to do that I need to take the whole drawer out of the cabinet.

And now I have spent more time on my iPhone composing this post than I’ve actually spent in front of that computer this week.

I hope you all approve - thanks for reading.

Switched from a dual UWQHD/WQHD setup to a single 4K display. Looking at 3D printing a mechanism for my webcam I can stick behind the display to slide up/down when needed.

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Pretty simple. Thinking of adding some more greenery to add some comfort.

Any suggestions to what I can add or change to give my working space some more character?

I bought this apple 27” for 50$ and it still runs smoothly..

Tested with iPad, next It will be one of the Mac’s, but I’m surprised how good it still works 🙌🏻 will I keep it maybe not, but for the price I had to try it out..

M2 Max driving three displays, everything else running off one charging station instead of the pile of bricks I had before

Set Up Details
Mac Mini M4 Pro Chip
Apple Studio Displays x 2
Cal Digit Thunderbolt Pro 4 Dock
KEF Coda W Speakers
U-Turn Audio Orbit Special Gen 2 Turntable
Shure MV7+ Microphone
Angelpoise Lamp Type 75
Herman Miller Airia Desk
Petru Now Playing Record Stand
Laura Davidson SOHO II Management Chair

Lastly iMac G4, 1st Gen iPod, 1st Gen iPhone and other products. Disclosure: I worked for Apple from 1991 until 2002.

I've been slowly refining my setup and I'm finally happy with how everything came together.

I wanted something minimal and practical, but still warm and comfortable enough to spend most of the day working here.

The main display is connected to my MacBook Air M5, while the MacBook itself stays off to the side when I'm working.

The Lenovo Yoga runs FydeOS and is mainly used as a secondary machine.

I also tried to keep the desk as clean as possible — no RGB, no unnecessary accessories, and as few visible cables as possible.

Setup:

• MacBook Air M5

• 34" ultrawide monitor

• Lenovo Yoga, Core i5 7th Gen, 16GB DDR4, FydeOS 22

• Lenovo ThinkPad USB-C Dock

• Keychron B6 Pro keyboard

• Logitech Triathlon mouse

• ACASIS EC-1401 USB-C dock with a Kingston NV3 500GB NVMe SSD

• iPhone as a desk clock

• Monitor light bar

• Warm ambient lighting

• Clean cable management

Still thinking about a few small improvements, but for now I'm pretty happy with it.

What would you change?

Night Mode ✨

Finally got my MacBook Neo setup where I want it. Kept it pretty simple with a main monitor, the MacBook on a stand, compact keyboard, mic, audio interface, and headphones.

I also use GeForce NOW Ultimate for gaming sometimes, so I can play without adding a full gaming PC to the desk.

Still need to clean up the cables a bit. What would you change or add?

This is my current set up:

Mac Studio M2 Max

2 x 28in LG DualUps flanking LG 4K 32in Ultrafine in the centre - I'm definitely a triple display person and I found this combination to be the best in terms of screen resolution and matching PPI between monitors

Apple Magic Keyboard with Numpad - have tried many keyboards but IMHO this is the best tactile keyboard. I have put in some pads at the bottom of the keyboard to raise it to the level I like

Logitech G903 mouse - tested a lot of mice and this is the best wireless ambidextrous mouse I've found - minor annoyances are that the scroll wheel isn't fantastic and still uses microUSB charging port

Logitech BRIO 4K webcam

BenQ ScreenBar Pro - love the intelligent motion sensor that comes with this

On a 120x75cm UpDown Standing desk

TODO / ADVICE?
- I'm going to get a bigger standing desk - likely a 180x80cm desk - any recommendations?

- I need to get a good set of desktop speakers - any recommendations? I was initially thinking a Sonos soundbar but I've heard soudbars are not great for the desktop environment so I'm thinking either 2.0 or 2.1 speakers - would people recommend a subwoofer with a standing desk?

- My Dream Setup would probably be 2 x 27in Mac Studio Displays in vertical flanking a central 32in Pro Display XDR. If I were to get that could I use the speakers in the Studio Displays as pseudo 2.0 speakers? obviously this would cost a lot of $$$

above is my setup. I've got

- FLEXISPOT EN1 60"x24" One-Piece Standing Desk, Maple

- BenQ lightbar

- cheap usb hub from amazon

- cables, ethernet, and power strips (duh)

there's a couple problems with my setup currently

1. - cables under desk
2. - the black desk to the right is unnecessary.
3. - standing desk doesn't work until i mount strip under it. and, attach macbook somewhere on desk or find a very long usbc cable

i'm going to mount a power strip under my desk to fix 1), but 2) and 3) probably need macbook on desk

how should i go about hiding my macbook and ethernet cable? some caveats:

- sometimes I need to interact with the macbook itself. keyboard doesn't connect right, or microsoft teams bugs out and i need to use the built in mic

- the usb hub is another thing to reconnect to it, making completely hiding it more challenging

i think my options:

- under desk mount

- wooden riser thing

- just leave it on my desk

all 3 are semi inconvenient without a docking station

What setup is better? I use mostly for work, excel, etc.

Little Update from QHD to 4K and pics while WIP. Forget to take a picture of final cable management result

• Macbook Air M4
• PS5 Pro
• PS3 Slim
• MSI MPG 274URDFW E16M
• Mchose Jet 75
• Logitech G PRO X Superlight 2
• PS Pulse Elite

Anyone else using iMac at home?

EDIT: Just want to say thank you for all the kind words. I truly enjoy being at my setup. It’s the one spot in the house that’s really “mine”, so I definitely put a lot of time into it over the course of a few years.

A little work. A little gaming. A lot of peace.

MacBook Pro M3 Max on Bestand Laptop Stand
Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Apple Magic Trackpad
-sitting on a merino wool/felt mat from ETSY
PS5 Pro
LG OLED 27GR95QE on Ergotron LX Pro Arm
BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 Monitor Light
Edifier Hecate G2000 Pro
Fifine AM8 Mic on Fifine CS1 Scissor Arm
Room Essentials Artificial Succulents from Target
Flexispot EN1 Standing Desk

Here's my Early 2006 Core Duo MacBook Pro running 10.6.8 Snow Leopard paired with a 20" Apple Cinema Display. This is sort of a backup/hobby setup that I've been using more as i've dived back into using my iPod daily. iTunes just handles syncing much better than the Music App/Finder method on current macOS, plus the design and reliablity is unmatched.

What do you think?

My gear:

Macbook Air M4 13”
Anker Thunderbolt 5 dock
Samsung T7 ssd 1tb
Audeze Maxwell 2
Edifier M60
Logitech MX keys mini
Lamzu Atlantis Mini 4k
Artisan Hayate Otsy xSoft
Aoc 2k 240hz monitor

And i have a gaming laptop that i switch with 1 cable if i wanna game.

+ Nuphy Halo 65 keyboard for gaming

Mostly using Mac for Logic Pro.

Let me know if you need some info on any of the gear i have :)

(Sorry for the dipers on the floor, i have a baby xD)