The Perfect M1 Max MacBook Pro 16 Desk Setup!
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The brand new M1 Max MacBook Pro 16 is a legit monster of power. But to get the most out of it setting it up at a desk is probably the best answer. Good news that it works so well when combined with other devices.
So what makes up the perfect M1 Max MacBook Pro setup?
Lets find out!
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They weren't part of the video, but I've gotten a ton of questions about the camera and microphone.
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Also there were a ton of questions on how to get the MacBook to work in clamshell mode. All I did was plug it into my external monitor and it worked, nothing fancy needed.
I think you should rotate the macbook pro so that the screen's air vents are facing up, it makes more sense to me because of the airflow
@@pmasequeira yes
I have some problems with vertical lines + some flickering sometimes when connected to an external display with my macbook 16 m1 pro. Did you experience something similar? (in 11:45 it looks a little bit like it)
@@TheEverydayDad the macbook also has to be plugged in to its power source. great video
Haha… the thumbnail, a monitor with a notch? Cracked me up lol
I got scared lol.
@@Tential1 lol, me too. I was like who make a monitor with a notch? Man, we don’t need notch on monitor
So good lol
I just now noticed that
I had the same reaction! It made me click right away! Great job lol.
Notes on paper ALWAYS. Thanks for the chair recommendation. I needed to replace mine so the Series 1 is on it's way (and the desk mat...because leather).
nice!
There's one thing I'd add to that setup ... a Corning Optical ThunderBolt 3 cable. They come in lengths of up to 164 feet long, with 40Bb/s throughput. Like you, I enjoy the difference a dead-quiet office can make, so any hard drives are in a different room. It'd mean getting a separate dock for the local connectivity options ... but believe me, having a totally silent office is worth it!
I have been using the MX Master and MX Keys pair for 2 years now, and it is absolutely wonderful. Glad you found the MX Keys recently!!
I just got my 13 inch MacBook for school and to run my TH-cam channel and its all the power I would ever need. Thanks for all the great videos on the 13 inch MacBook
Ive been waiting on a video like this I literally got rid of my iMac in favor of a maxed out 14 inch and needed some ideas on a new desk setup
I enjoyed seeing your setup. Thanks for sharing. Blessings on your day.
You know that the Logitech Mx Master 3 can switch between 3 different computers. It works great. I use it at work because I have different shared work stations that I work from day to day and it great to use a more premium set up at work. Also it great to use my own keyboard and mouse 🐭 that I done have to sanitize every day. Great video content is on point and it keep me coming back for more.
Just moving out, and this is a perfect guide for what to buy! Thanks a lot 🤙
I do the exact same thing with notes. For me, typing something into a computer note-taking app can be like throwing it out the window. Something about writing it down that helps me to focus. I can remember better if I write it down and concentrate on what I am working on or where my current train of thought is going. If I get interrupted, then I can return to my written notes. I do love note-taking apps such as Notes and One Note as well for other IT things such as documenting testing.
Great video and setup!!
Wristrests create a lot of pressure on the nerves in your wrists and can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome. If you're realising you're not invulnerable and taking care of your body, ideally start by getting your desk (it's ok to adjust your chari and get a footrest (your knees should be at roughly right angle as well) instead if you can't do anything about your desk) at the correct height so that your wrists are straight and your elbows are at 90 degree angle while you type and so you can maintain that position without any support. If you can't do that for any reason (and unlearning years of bad posture being hard is a valid reason) and need some support, make sure not to rest your wrists but your palms instead. Start thinking of it as a palmrest rather than a wristrest and paradoxially use a firmer one rather than those super soft or gel ones. Also do periodic stretches.
Love the videos man! I found the KVM switch to be really interesting. I've never heard of one before you mentioning it and I feel like that thing would come in clutch when having a gaming/productivity workstation.
Just favorited this for later, you're the man!
Awesome review! Thanks.
I’ve got the LG Ergo 32 inch and it’s honestly amazing. I like to look close at my screen and it gives me that flexibility with such an amazing range of motion
Excellent setup. Very nice and clean and I love that you have 3 computers that every hooks into
Notes for the monitor. Everyone wants to hook it up with one cable but I actually think you get a lot more flexibility if you used 2, and put the monitor in side by side mode. What are the benefits?
- easier to drive with older laptops like the Mac mini that don’t have the latest and greatest thunderbolt/dp/hdmi. There are plenty of machines that can drive this many pixels, just not through one cable (that Mac mini included)
- can use an app in full screen mode and still have half the monitor to use. I rarely if ever want a full screen app to take up my entire window
Since there is no bezel in the middle you can still place apps randomly between the two “monitors”
Cons
-two menu bars since there’s one on each half of the monitor
This was the first video of your I have ever watched. I died when you impersonated a younger viewer saying "ahh look at the old man!" in relation to the keyboard wrist bump... I then thought... "wow I love how much this dude is looking out for people like me... he is like a fun and confident Dad." It was THEN that I saw your channel name is "The Everyday Dad". So kudos mate... I'm a subscribed fan now! 😂
Thank you so much for sharing! Each item looks attractive to buy.
Wow! This looks so cool!!!
love this style of video hope youll do more in the future
Great review 😎
I have a very similar setup to include keyboard, mouse, desk and Odyssey G9 49” Monitor. It works very well with my new 16” MBP.
I like the leather mat and totally agree with you. You have a awesome setup and I've learned quite a bit from this video so thanks for that. I personally have gone to a leather store and just bought a big roll of leather (color and feel to my liking) and cut it to the exact size I want so that I have a nice smooth writing surface as well as a mouse pad. Looking forward to watching other videos you post!
I love your rear camera and how you insert it. Awesome.
This was an awesome looking setup.
This video has such a good vibe😁✌🏼
I love that MacBook book arc! I use the Satechi one and have my MacBook fans up, which has the logo upside down. I figured this was the best way to help keep it cool so that the heat escapes up. It’s interesting seeing how people use it.
Perfect timing. I was just thinking about getting a switch so i could dock my m1 pro MBP to my monitors and wasn't sure which switch to get. Not that I don't love the screen, i just want the option to use it in desktop mode for work.
love love loveee. Side note, the vibe of this video is A1
I have used the same paper notebooks for years. A month ago I switched to an iPad Pro 11” with Apple Pencil 2. Tried all the note taking apps and Nebo is by far the best. Give it a try. From an ex-paper/pen guy
My favorite mouse ever is the Logitech MX Ergo. I first used it with my gaming laptop but it works so incredibly well in MacOS. I’ve been used to using trackballs for years. I also have the Magic Trackpad and a few magic keyboards too and tons of mechanical keyboards in the closet and an HHKB I haven’t used in a long while.
I find with the adjustable arms on the steelcase charge I can put the arms a few mm above the height of the table, rest my arms on them, and then I can hover hands above the keys, no wrist rear required! That chair has been a game changer.
Thanks for sharing
This is the most ideal and cleanest setup I’ve seen! I need to copy this
I'm guessing you didn't look below his desk....lol
I am loving the MX Master 3 and Keys!!!
11:36 I'm intrigued, can you do a video on this subject, showing what scaling options show up in the system setting in macOS on M1 Max MacBook Pro 16? And which one are you using for your display? Your monitor has fewer pixels than max 4k bandwidth so there's something else going on there (if your claims about much better quality are true obv).
Ha. I like watching your videos. I literally use the cheapest monitors, desk, chair, and my hardware is at least 4 years old (my MBP is from 2015). I work from home all the time but I can’t really afford anything new. I think I’m probably the only person I know who can’t wait to get back to the office where I’m not locked in the corner of a windowless room. You have a cool setup. Thanks for making your videos.
+1 for the Logitech MX3 and Keys. My God, that mouse and keyboard transformed my desktop experience entirely. The Keys is truly the most comfortable keyboard I've ever typed on and the MX3 is basically a Swiss Army knife of customizability. Couldn't imagine having a desktop setup without them.
I use the presonus speakers and connected the Schiit Hel as a preamp/dac and WOW it seriously improved the sound of the speakers! And the Schiit Hel also has a mic and headphone amp so it works great for meetings too
I am completely with you on the analog notes! And -showing my age- using a fountain pen.
Nice desk setup - only thing I would add: a dedicated (headphone) DAC & Amp.
Oh yes I love this!
Thanks for your advice regarding peripherals for Mac Pro. Much appreciated. What advice do you have regarding external hard disk (between 1 to 2 T).
Great video and very entertaining. Cheers.
Haha love how you added a apple notch to that monitor in the thumbnail iconic
Nice & Thanks :)
Great video! I've used my setup on the 2013 MBPR. The ultrawide makes a big difference. I'm still using my LG um95c for many years now. I use a Kinesis Split Gaming keyboard. For pointing devices, I switch between a contour unimouse and wacom intuos pro tablet. I rest my palms on the wrist rest which make it more comfortable to type! I also use the wacom cintiq to write and draw on a screen.
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I feel like a crime against humanity has just been committed when I see that the brand-spanking new MacBook Pro's Liquid Retina XDR display with 120hz refresh rate, 1,600 nits peak brightness, 1,000,000 to 1 contrast ratio and a billion colours is folded up in a stand never to be seen again.
Thank you! Was going to say the same, any setup where that display isn’t utilized is a stupid waste. It craps on everything excluding maybe the LG OLED Series of TV
@@Nookie94 Yea man, I would be interested to see people compares it to Apple's own Pro Display XDR but I suspect that even if it doesn't beat that, it might come close to it.
I want to be editing color critical stuff on the best possible screen, and if you want to get anything on par with the new xdr pro motion display the only option seems to be the ASUS ProArt PA32UCG-K which is 5000 dollars
Laptops are great for editing on the go, this one is powerful enough to also do more studio type editing when sometimes you need more monitor real estate. Being able to quickly go from studio work to on the go work is why this setup is so good.
@@CompoundProjects typically in the past the screens from laptops have been less than or equal to the capabilities of desktop monitors when it comes to color reproduction, but lesser when it comes to brightness, so this is a new "problem" where you want to be working on the better screen and the laptop screen outperforms most monitors
Muito legal! Conheci seu canal hoje, buscando vídeos sobre o M1 Max (pois adquiri um recentemente), e gostei bastante de conhecer seu setup desk e seu fluxo de trabalho. Parabéns pelo canal, irmão! Sucesso sempre! Um abraço direto do Brasil!
Does it not feel like a waste of the MacBook’s XDR display to keep it closed? 😅
That’s actually the main deciding factor in me NOT getting one of these. I prefer a desktop setup and if I’m going to run in clamshell mode, it seems like a waste since the built in screen is far better than anything I’d hook it up to. I’ll wait patiently for an iMac Pro :)
I guarantee you that’s why they didn’t bring out M1 Max Mac Mini’s first. To get people to use the screen as part of the reason to spend an extra $1k. For portable use these are still worth it though.
I use my laptop as a third screen even with two wide screen monitors. Just ordered the m1 pro and will continue to do that.
@@v3zMedia Yeah- I saw another TH-camr make that suggestion and I think it makes sense. I was hoping they were going to announce the new Mac Mini last week... (which might still happen before the end of the year)... but now that I've got a MacBook Pro on order I'm starting to get excited about the ability to have a desktop capable machine that I can also unplug and take with me. Still, if the Mac Mini IS announced before my 14 day return window (which should be in about 7 weeks) that'll be the toughest choice for me (as I don't currently have a working laptop).
@@danielashleybaker I also have the CRG9 that he has (and have ordered the 16" MBP) and I'd like to look at maybe using the MBP as a second screen as well- do you have a stand that's adjustable to get the "correct" / desired height that you'd recommend?
ooh, have you tried the Logitech "ergo k860" ? I love ergonomic split keyboards, and it is the best. It also supports multiple receivers, like the "mx keys" does, so you can jump between three different systems.
Great videos. Please can you do a video on the additional screens connected to show how it works. Thank you
I have those speakers. They're amazing. Good bass.
This looks JUST LIKE my set up! Good to see when I get my bad boy it’s going to be AMAZING!
Dude, hands down, favorite desk accessory is my thunderbay flex 8 as well. Which I owe my awareness of to you lol. Bought it after you tweeted about yours and I've been so pumped with it. Being somebody who shoots video to CFExpress cards on both my C300 mark iii and my 1dx mark iii having the card reader right there accessible is so clutch. 8TB editing SSD in the top 4 bays and then 64TB of backup HDD space in the bottom 4 was game changing to have editing, backup, and redundant archive all in the same enclosure.
Also, my Yamaha HS5 and HS8s studio monitors and sub setup probably ring in as a close second favorite accessory on my desk setup.
Greatest setup of all time!
Aways great videos. Would like to see how you organize your videos landfills on your Mac.
That monitor is ridiculous, what! 😮 When I think back to my Quake gaming days 😉 I had to make do with those smaller cathode monitors. 😂 I used to pay approx £90 per month for dial up ISDN lines, so 2x 64Kb lines, bonded for 128Kb and in Quake that was the best connection for ping and when you had the Quad and Lightning, invincible! Epic stuff. I’m glad I experienced the growth of cable internet. Some truly great times as the speeds increased.
Thank you for sharing!! Nice monitor! My only concern would be the possibility of burn-in for video editing. I have a question; Is a gaming monitor better for true color correction and refresh rate when it comes to editing for example, in FCPX, Motion, etc.? Thanks again. 👍😊
Got me with the notched desktop on the thumbnail. That's hilarious
Did you say Galloway leather? I MUST BUY IT
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For the external display, which thunderbolt 6 to DP cable do you recommend? Thanks!
So good ❤️🔥🔥
Love your videos... Bought an MacBook Air M1 from watching your videos... Greetings from Lima, Peru.
Loved the setup! I too have a crg90 with me 2019 16”, but the colours on it have been a nightmare to get right! Did you run into this problem too?
I also have this mx logitech set and I also love the quality of typing and the vertical scrolling because I work with a lot of excel , power bi data and make my work waaayyy much easy. and because of the travel I also buy the mx keys mini and and the mx anyware 3 (also vertical scrolling) and fit in my bag check them very good quality
nice video, greetings from Germany
I have that KVM, it's good - I just need to find a way to hide it away, but still see the channel LEDs
hi Sir, a little FYI if you get a 3d printer alot of the stands you can print for a pretty fair cost and it won't be 20 and up for like the stands. printed a arch stand and really love it. the cooling on my mac is insanely high but once i got the stand printed and place my mac in it the temps went from 175 to 165.
I've just got to say this, when you said you're turning 40 in the next couple years, I was genuinely shocked. You look incredible for your age, man! Kudos
I'm loving the video so far, I just had to go down here and write a quick comment haha 😄
Thanks once for your video!! I just received my Steelcase Series 1 chair (just like the one in your video) which seems to be great so far with one exception. Is the seat suppose to be somewhat loose in the adjustment mechanism? The forward / backward movement/play is about 1". Thanks again. Also, MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and yours and have an awesome NEW YEAR!!! 👍😊
Thanks for sharing your equipment, Gary! But there is one thing you didn’t cover that I hoped you would mention… what kind of mic do you use to capture that sweet, sweet voice of yours?
One of the many reasons I enjoy your content. You’re an actual consumer, who has spent his own money on products. Respect. Let’s get this guy to 1 Million.
Not to mention you recommend items that aren’t ridiculously overpriced. Who needs to spend over $100 for a desk mat?
Great video, I'm at uni right now abd I know too many people still using pen/paper so don't feel guilty about it :D
Nice work mate. Thanks. I’m learning plenty from your info. Can you put up a link for the arc you got from Amazon? 👍🏼
Any idea why the display resoution is better using Thunderbolt vice HDMI? Do you think the resolution would have been better on the M1 mini had you used a Thunderbolt 3 connection?
I'm glad someone is happy to talk about actually sitting at a desk. I got an office job so that I *don't* have to stand all day.
The next move I'm thinking of doing is raising my ultrawide monitor so instead of docking closed I can dock open and still have access to the mini LED screen. Other than that my setup is eerily similar.
If i can figure it out, YOU can figure it out... I love hearing this in the morning :)
I had the MX master keys for about a week, hated it.
Went for a Keychron K1 - never looked back. Awesome bit of kit. It doesn't have all the gee-whiz features of the MX master keys, but the typing experience ... assuming you type a LOT and like mechanical keyboards - is streets ahead. No comparison.
Ya got me with that notch on the display in the thumbnail I was like what is going on here lmao
Gary, you have an impecable desk setup. I’m an analogue guy myself and keep a notebook for notes. Thank you for taking the time to share all this amazing tech!!
I just got the MX Master 3S mouse and wow, yep I love it! Its so quiet and smooth. I agree with you I love that horizontal scroll wheel. I haven't bought the Keyboard.....yet lol. I did just buy a sit stand desk. Might have to buy another for talking head videos/B-Roll table. I am looking at a 34" ultrawide monitor.....I want a raid in the future as well. Great video!
Can you also share your workflows / tips how you work with your Mac? I mean software tools (non video editing please), shortcuts, what you automate and how. Stuff like that.
Monitor's arms are a really nice plus for a desk setup, especially if you have multiple monitors.
Can you please give a link to the thunderbolt cable from MBP to monitor? Your display looks amazing!
Hello, nice desk setup!, where did you get your MacBook wallpaper from, it’s really nice!
Couple years from being 40. I blew past that 3 years ago, but boy is that relatable. Comfy chairs become better than other adult activities.
Great video. I also have the same monitor and with the 16-M1 MacBook.
Hi Everyday Dad! nice video, like a ton of yours. I have a question. I just only conect a usb-c to displayport cable from the Mac to the monitor and thats it?
So will this monitor set up with with my 13” M1 MBP? I love it!
Great channel!!! While you're not an audiophile, do you use a mixer of some sort to route audio around? I'm a production director/editor and am thinking about sound out of the mac through a volume/left right channel controller to either 1/4' or XLR speaker inputs. Maybe also a mic input through a volume controller to the mac. Do you have any devices to consider? Thanks, Jim
Do you have your macbook pro connected directly to your monitor? or your monitor is connected to a dock in which your macbook pro is connected to? i'm trying to find a TB dock that charges my laptops and also outputs video
Hi the everyday dad,
I see your using the BookArc-standaard voor MacBook how is does the 2021 macbook fit? Good, loose or tight?
Appreciate your time answering.
Thanks 🙏🏼
How do you like the resolution on the non 4K QHD monitor? Do you think a 5K2K ultra wide would be better for the new MacBook Pro?
Hey Dad, how long do you keep it plugged in for? I have a 2020 M1 but I want to use it on a external mode on clamp shell mode
@The Everyday Dad just purchased this monitor for productivity as well. I am using a MacBook Pro 2020 to drive this monitor and only using 1 USB-C to HDMI cable . But I was wondering how you got your screen tp scale correctly.I have been playing with the features and can not get it to work. I also bought this because it said out of the box easy screen division,, but I can not get that to work as well.I am just looking for some help., Thank you in advance.
My set up is designed around the 14" and it is doing me well so far. Still need to set up a hub, but haven't narrowed down which one I want to buy. But, overall the new Macbooks are going to change the game for desktop solutions. To be able to go portable and stationary with these machines is just the best!
I am getting the 14” myself and I’m curious, what did you purchase for you setup??
@@bellamclaury9021 I picked up a 32' LG Ultra and a 24" LG Ultra screen, still have my magic keyboard and mouse, and I use an Anker docking station. I haven't finished getting everything I want, but that is what I started with.
@@bellamclaury9021 Just picked up the docking station this morning, btw. So I don't know if it will meet my needs just yet. Just had good reviews.
@@cryptodelta8963 very nice! If you remember, you’ll have to let me know how the Anker docking station works for you. Still got a couple weeks until my macbook comes in so I’m still weighing options.