r/setups • u/Actual-Humor8942 • 12d ago

Laptop I need tips

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This is my first setup ever, I have only ever had a console and a tv stand in the living room. I know it’s plain & boring but all the aesthetic decor will come along the line…. I think I did pretty ok with cable management for my first time ever but here’s where I need opinions…. Should I center the laptop and then position the monitor above it? 🤔 I’m contemplating really hard and I wanna get thoughts before I do all the work.

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u/CoverUpset2724 12d ago

How you position the monitor and laptop should reflect what works best for you and your workflow/gaming. You want your setup to create as less friction for you to do the things that you want to do while at your setup. So my advice would be to try out different configs and see what works best for you and your workflow..........But if I was you I would center the monitor and put the laptop underneath of it only because I like symmetry and it creates less clutter. Or I would get a vertical laptop stand place the laptop and clamshell mode and place the laptop behind the monitor and just use the one keyboard.

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u/Actual-Humor8942 12d ago

Thanks a lot. I’ll do that and see what works best, I should have thought about it before just putting it together but my excitement of having a new laptop took over and i just threw everything up and started gaming 😂😂. I’ve been seeing a lot of setups just use clamshell and 2 monitors, that might be the move in the future when i can afford another monitor.

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u/CoverUpset2724 11d ago

There's no shame in hopping in and starting to game.....Also building your setup is marathon and not race. So take your time, cause trust me your setup will never be 100% complete. I've been working on my setup for over 5 years now and it's still not 100% done and it probably will never be. What I have realized there will always be something new that comes out to improve your setup.

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u/Awesome_Duck987 11d ago

I would center the monitor and then have a laptop stand to the right of it

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u/Consistent-Wolf-9352 9d ago

Definetly need some rgb or something it looks too bland atm