My Minimal Productivity Mac Desk Setup (for students, office work, developers, and more!)

A minimal desk setup can be an extremely refreshing yet focusing element of your work routine. A simple screen and M1 MacBook Air paired with some basic accessories can be the perfect companion for students, developers, office work, web design, editors, and more. In this video I show you my very own minimalist, modern 2021 desk setup, including accessories from Dell, Logitech, Philips Hue, Anker, Apple, and Amazon.
Products in this video:
⮕ M1 MacBook Air: geni.us/m1air
⮕ Aluminum Laptop Stand: geni.us/vstand
⮕ Dell UltraSharp 4K Monitor: geni.us/4kdisplay
⮕ Apple Wireless Keyboard: geni.us/wirelesskeyboard
⮕ Logitech Wireless Mouse (for Mac): geni.us/mxmouse
⮕ Leather Desk Mat: geni.us/leatherdeskpad
⮕ Adjustable Monitor Mount: geni.us/screenstand
⮕ Philips Hue Lightstrip: geni.us/philipshuelightstrip
⮕ Cheap Amazon LED Lightstrip: geni.us/amazonlightstrip
⮕ Leather notebook: geni.us/papernotebook
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00:00 Introduction
01:20 The Desk
02:20 The Monitor
03:16 Lighting Behind The Monitor To Prevent Eye Strain
05:19 Keyboard and IKEA Plants
06:03 Logitech MX Master Wireless Mouse
06:41 Laptop Stand, Leather Desk Mat, Notebook, and Chair
07:41 Setup at Night Time
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Products mentioned in this video: ⮕ M1 MacBook Air: geni.us/m1air ⮕ Aluminum Laptop Stand: geni.us/vstand ⮕ Dell UltraSharp 4K Monitor: geni.us/4kdisplay ⮕ Apple Wireless Keyboard: geni.us/wirelesskeyboard ⮕ Logitech Wireless Mouse (for Mac): geni.us/mxmouse ⮕ Leather Desk Mat: geni.us/leatherdeskpad ⮕ Adjustable Monitor Mount: geni.us/screenstand ⮕ Philips Hue Lightstrip: geni.us/philipshuelightstrip ⮕ Cheap Amazon LED Lightstrip: geni.us/amazonlightstrip ⮕ Leather notebook: geni.us/papernotebook

[@PoseyYin]

yes, most importantly the Fxxking desk is gone missing !?!!!??!!?

[@saurabhsharma3024]

Hey buddy, love your work, Can I use a screenshot at 1:25 for a LinkedIn post ?

[@riscnx]

Desk?

[@nekael]

@@PoseyYin not sharing desk as wont get money off it probably lol

[@veoquenoesunproblema]

You have shown one of the best videos of office design, not a 3K chair, a 200 mouse pad with no reason, a simple a cheap laptop stand and not a aluminum ultra aerospace ultra special without reason, just simple stuff that most of the people can afford and it looks good. Cheers and thanks.

[@alejandroperez5368]

Nope. Very expensive monitor and very expensive laptop are still shown here. Edit: and that mouse is still very expensive.

[@pdebie1982]

@@alejandroperez5368 which are all replacable by more budget friendly options. 90% of monitors come with a VESA mount for placement on the monitor arm and the laptop and mouse are also replacable by cheaper versions.

[@Kjhjhgmhggu]

@@alejandroperez5368 the he has a base model you can get for 850$ and the Mac mini for 600$ most KZbinrs have a 4000$ MacBook

[@abrarf1]

Fax

[@ryanlopez3945]

Id kill for an Aeron tho 😭😭😭😭

[@sharpshooter33]

I had an Ikea desk I never stained an I think you just gave me the inspiration to sand it down and refinish it. That desk though omg. I love it

[@gamerneversleep4200]

Really inpressed with the desk setup.

[@diegocaro]

Glad I’m not the only me working at minimal productivity 🤣 (lovely setup, though)

[@preritraj]

You are a proper legend, mate! So hard to find good Aussie creators focussing on the Aussie audience.

[@jennifer5001]

im going into college soon and don’t even have a desk and have been working off my crazy old school chromebook. I needed to start getting some tech/desk setup stuff and this vid was soooo helpful in helping me start !! Thank u!!

[@sugeinkriissnan2603]

I really love your voice over. So comforting and soothing. Thanks bro!

[@natalita222]

Honestly really needed a video like this! Thanks for the great content 😊

[@azr6288]

what a good set up agreed i love hearing the rain sounds especially in melbourne unpredicatble weather . You made me motivated to declutter my wfh desk

[@maschan91]

Genius move to put your cat on the spansor spot... Can't skip it that way haha

[@darktech6497]

True 🤣

[@CreatedTech]

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[@Hamox]

Is this your first sponsor??

[@CreatedTech]

@@Hamox I've had a few so far on the channel. Need to save up for all the new iPads and M1X Macs being released soon! Going to be very expensive to buy them all...

[@rishabhneb]

@createdlabs would you pls share the process/ tool you use to transcode videos from iphone/sony camera into apple friendly codec. Pls share the process and steps you use so that the media becomes less resources hungry on the system when editing

[@ramensoup762]

Show us how you stained the desk please 🙏🏻

[@hadoukenocx4746]

sadly i cant make that nice stuff you make no youtube monay. i Need to do a real job :C but nice youtube monay apartment :> thats why your desk setup works. :D

[@tunyash]

My desk is real minimal productivity setup: it is littered with random shit: some food, papers, notebooks, and all other stuff. The productivity is minimal, I promise.

[@digitalleighton]

LOL Severely underrated comment!

[@Niphiz]

xD totally underrated as @Leighton Butler above said... Made me laugh my @ss off

[@Frederic_Liszt]

That is actually accurate. The desk setups on KZbin I believe, are mostly staged, in real life their desks are messy and filled with documents. (I think)

[@pablomonsalve3911]

My thoughts exactly

[@einarrsflower]

LMAO

[@CrazyTurtle1]

I love the look of your office and also your cute cat that is just wandering around you have a great setup it looks amazing ❤

[@vladkhigniy9701]

One of the best desk setups I have seen. All for the work ...

[@joshuaduca5527]

this is sleek and very minimalist im actually watching this wih my 8gen great review as well and im enjoying it to watch

[@aaronmiller7587]

I saw your desk setup post on reddit from months ago! Awesome to see your detailed video on this setup :)

[@ahmadhassani5817]

That is the best one for a home office. Really great products with no extra cash spent

[@mastermind5806]

Thanks for sharing i think what you showed fits most of people and there is no extravagance in it... 👍👍👍

[@ivankabonquisha9995]

We love a setup for minimal productivity

[@jamieyoung3343]

I thought the same… lol

[@robertschaaf8606]

@@jamieyoung3343 So did I!

[@TechWithShon]

Cleanest setup I’ve ever seen

[@ohwell1832]

This is the true definition of minimalism. I like it.

[@foxmouth9380]

This video is awesome man. Thanks for sharing this with us!

[@yogurt2497]

Clean and simple, just how I like it.

[@ananthu7179]

This is an absolutely beautiful video.. Loved it.

[@228ANDY]

I like your simple setting and this working environment.

[@blackpanda7612]

Jesus, that setup is beautiful and clean. LOVE IT ❤❤❤

[@lchanceiv]

I would love a complete desk setup video.

[@MySavageDynasty]

I am most definitely so happy that I found this video. I was stuck between trying to pay the price of over $800 for a monitor, my options were the LG super fine display and the EVE Dough monitor. Both are nice, however the Dell here has everything that I'm looking for at a reasonable cost. The stand mount is great. I'm a tall guy and my issue is that I'm always hunched over, this will help with posture and back fatigue.

[@satnamsaini2114]

Simple and straight to the point video 👍👍

[@eftiprwtopapadakis9310]

Great content! one of the best setups and very well explained!

[@ByronWrightJr]

Very nice video. It for sure gave me some great ideas about how I want to set up my desk.

[@Tech4YourNeeds]

Nice desk setup minimal and clean.

[@34skyline]

Like the table top, I might need two of them for my setup

[@dinesh8112]

Great video! Would you be able to make a video on how did you select, process, and finished your desk, please? I really like the desk size you selected from Ikea. Thank you. I really love how minimalistic your table looks and the ambience of it.

[@johncloutier298]

Might want to pay attention to your video title. The first thing I thought was, “I’m interested in maximal productivity, not minimal productivity!”

[@antoniodragonheart8965]

After you’ve spent so much time on a desk as he did, you’ll be minimally productive for sure

[@williamstephenson7942]

Perhaps ‘minimalist’ instead of ‘minimal’, or more preferable to me, my ‘simple’ productivity machine desk setup.

[@arbitrarycnx2095]

0:56 working in this environment is one of the best feelings ever 1:16 cute cat Really like your desk setup, super minimal, just my type

[@gokulkrishh]

Great setup!

[@johndenhamerstingfish]

Great video i like that your setup is clean and simple but very functional,It seem's like you have a love for animal's and nature keep up the good work.

[@shanepivac9028]

would love to see a quick run-through on that desk. Currently on the lookout for a desk or two for my workroom / business office

[@TheParaSIET]

I would also love to see a video about this, thanks :)

[@matheusbaia6868]

Your setup inspire me, my friend, thank you for the vídeo. Brazil here!

[@dascarma4516]

Beautiful setup!

[@HamzaGuzel690]

This was the video i was waiting for

[@prithviraj1080]

Thanks for this. I loved it. I want to set up something like this.

[@loganwebb5449]

I’d like to see the stain video

[@niklasm.2745]

Me too. I think your desk has a much darker and nicer color than the Kalbry countertop that many other KZbinrs use.

[@snuggles03]

Me too

[@emerson4885]

Please

[@bindinhotv]

So beautiful! ❤️

[@vzrczs]

production quality on this video is 🔥🔥

[@patrickblakely]

Cheers for this! Inspired me to finally get my work space organized. Supply chain isn't allowing monitor to come in until mid-June but can't wait to set it all up.

[@jamesmorgan2188]

This is beautiful

[@igorchichkin509]

WoW 🤩 i love the setup 💓💓💓💓Nice reuse of counter top

[@blancoschmidt1]

LOVED IT! You rock!

[@vivianarden9521]

Yes to candles! Baythos Candles are THE best!

[@trapbeatproducer]

i really tried not to click play on this, but the shot of your desk is too good 🤤 now watching 😂❤️

[@KnightBott]

Nice setup. I bought the MacBook stand. Just what I was looking for. I completely agree, less is more in a creative situation. I cannot stand a cluttered workspace.

[@user-pw5nr7vs2p]

This is prob my favourite Setup , everything is just perfect and clean smooth specially the cat ,its so cute and calm🗿👍👍

[@rohanpatil7444]

The setup looks great! It looks like the new house (seen in your other video) that you recently moved into.

[@rohanpatil7444]

I'm also super glad that you took my request on how to increase productivity 🙏 and I would like to think this video is just the beginning of it. Need more of the same please.

[@xiction]

Would love to be see a detailed video on the butcher block desktop with adjustable height... It's exactly what I want lol!!

[@atomotron]

"Minimal productivity", yeah. That should be my motto for the next few weeks!

[@bc5634]

0:57 AMEEENN. I never thought someone else would think the same thing as me

[@ashanolmohiddin6236]

That cat really is reallt crackin me up 😂 it's really a great video brow

[@jacuzzitech]

Very nice and clean space

[@DEESHOOM]

Awesome monitor

[@sharmilachakravorty]

Aww your cat is sooo cute!

[@vinzman888]

Hearing Ooyy in the background. 🔥🔥🔥

[@CompleteMacSolutions]

wonderful setup hopefully we will have same kind of setup one day :)

[@adinchandra1797]

I have seen like this on my Instagram And I really Impressed

[@neildymesich21]

Loved the video I will try to copy this setup

[@user-eu2yu7tw7m]

You desk is my inspiration

[@zerokool-2058]

All depends on what you use It for. I work on web-based things only, so is perfect for me. I dont need a bunch of stuff. Liked the video

[@CapsLock33]

i love dell monitors. good pick!

[@LeeStewart]

Great video 👍

[@paulnhbtx713]

great video! TOP G

[@jayaseto]

Thanks a lot man i'll get the leather pad and artificial plants as well as the Logitech mouse later on

[@skeLPCgamez]

As soon as I saw IKEA I was like, YES! 😆 Another fellow Brisbane-based KZbinr! 👋🏽 🙋🏽‍♂️

[@javierfraustoo]

Heeey, i want to see the video of the ikea table, i want the exact same for my setup! Great video man!

[@vibinm3964]

Excellent serup👌🏻

[@mainakdas9882]

Thanks it was helpful

[@wanyansu]

Wow I am from Brisbane, too. Good Video!

[@thelittlecarrotwhocould2569]

Love this.

[@OskarRapalski]

I love the feature you can charge and hdmi by one cable with this monitor, I did not know it can be achieved. Gonna change my iMac 27" and Macbook Air to just one device Macbook Pro and some monitor like that!

[@andyberry4346]

thanks for sharing. i bookmarked it so i can refer to it in the future. i have some clutter, which i've been fine with but i need to go in your direction.

[@snuggles03]

Now…that is THE video for the first part of 2021 for me, I love your setup …I’m going to copy it, if that’s ok with you

[@mohamed41189]

Man how i loved this channel and the content , the best thing i bought my first macbook and happy about it its M1 macbook pro and will buy all these products in the video my bad thing i bought apple magic mouse and didnt like will you give us more setups like this expensive and cheap ones

[@andynguyen3382]

My buddy and I are in optometry school and we both coincidentally screenshotted your desk as inspiration.

[@technicallovers555]

Best one 🤟🤟❤️♥️

[@aymansiam515]

Please make a vid about sanding and what you did do table top

[@Sport6000]

Goodness that desk is gorgeous

[@tharundhanabal9872]

Thanks for the video, this has given me more idea for my own setup!

[@carljuztine3328]

dream student setup

[@samit4me]

Great video and set-up, I recognise that IKEA 😂 Would love to see another video on the countertop, what is the size (length X width)?

[@Niekert]

Watched this video for about 50 seconds and ordered a monitor arm already.

[@CreatedTech]

You won't regret it - it's a great upgrade

[@Exploratorium360]

Wow very impressive 👍

[@RichObiQuan]

The setup looks orgasmic, just got my nice setup not long ago

[@King12Daniel]

This video is just great and gives me a lot of inspiration! Thank you so much! I'd be interested in a video about the table top! Could you tell me the exact name of it? :)

[@AT-dj3dc]

Great video! Please do share the video for the making of your desk! Thanks!

[@fayyazb]

Scented candles from the significant other, you say....hmm... nice one! Check! Thanks! Love the Dell and the mount! BTW you mentioned the leather mat to be Amazon Mat but the link is directed to another page.

[@deniroswife]

awesome!

[@amadovalencia4261]

Love it! I want something like this, but l I’ll be using a Mac mini instead.

[@wat146]

I too have a minimal productivity setup. With all my consoles and snacks hooked up to a monitor.

[@josephbenjamin2934]

Great video, have a sub 👍