MacBook Accessories You Probably Haven't Heard Of In 2024

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I've been creating videos for this channel for about 2 years, which means I've been able to test and use a huge range of products. After all this time though, which ones do I continue to use on a daily basis, and why? You might be surprised...
Products featured in this video (in order of appearance):
⮕ Extended Thunderbolt 4 Cable: geni.us/longtb4cable
⮕ CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 Dock: geni.us/caldigitTS4
⮕ CalDigit TS3 Plus Thunderbolt 3 Dock: geni.us/caldigit-ts3-dock
⮕ OWC Thunderbolt Dock: geni.us/owcthunderboltdock
⮕ LG 27UN850-W 27" 4K Monitor: geni.us/27UN850
⮕ Dell U2723QE 27" 4K Monitor: geni.us/2723QE
⮕ LG Ultrawide 40WP95C-W: geni.us/ultrawide40
⮕ BenQ Screenbar Halo: geni.us/screenbarhalo
⮕ Quntis Monitor Lamp: geni.us/quntismonitorlamp
⮕ Xiaomi Lightbar: geni.us/xiaomilightbar
⮕ Apple World Travel Adapter Kit: geni.us/appletraveladapter
⮕ Super Short Thunderbolt Cable: geni.us/short-tb-cable
⮕ Samsung T5 External SSD: geni.us/t5drive
⮕ XTRM-Q Super Fast External SSD: geni.us/sabrentrocket
⮕ Apple Magic Keyboard: geni.us/magickeyboardmini
⮕ Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard: geni.us/mxmechminimac
⮕ Keychron K3 Pro Mechanical Keyboard: geni.us/keychronK3pro
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00:00 Introduction
00:19 My Current MacBook
00:45 Extended Thunderbolt 4 Cable
02:30 Dock
03:47 Monitor
06:43 Sponsor
07:51 Light Bar
09:24 Charger
11:44 External SSD
12:00 Low Profile Keyboard
#mac #macbook #createdtech
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[@CreatedTech]

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[@johnallentech]

Did this guy really just explain why it’s better to have a long cable for like 2 mins… wtf am I watching

[@brianbeers7303]

Must have used an AI chatbot to write the script lol

[@khairulhazmi4268]

He’s a really lazy youtuber

[@Bill-Piano]

Thank you

[@pressrepeat2000]

Super lazy KZbinr. I used to like this channel before but now it sucks. He takes to as much time as possible to say simple things and just loves hearing himself talk.

[@jiteshpujari1]

Frankly I feel he always gives a very unbiased practical view on things to buy.

[@Bill-Piano]

I have never heard of a long cable, dude you changed my life

[@kassettmakk]

Yeah, never heard of a Thunderbolt cable, a dock, a monitor, a charger, a light bar, an SSD or about a keyboard. They are really "MacBook accessories that I've probably never heard of".

[@nikolapetrov4198]

Comparing the 3 low-profile keyboards would be GREAT for me, as I am currently still looking for a keyboard to pair up with my macbook and can't decide between exactly these 3. It would be really helpful video for me and I believe for a lot of other people considering the fact that those are probably 3 of the most popular mac keyboards on the market.

[@Hugh_Jaynus_00]

Wait. Are you telling me if I get a longer cable, I can place my device farther away from the port? What if I need to put it closer, what will I do then? I think I need a shorter cable also.

[@jclarkelister]

Loved the review! I can definitely relate to your minimal yet effective approach 💪🔋

[@bryans8656]

I too prefer low profile keyboards since they're easier on my wrists, and I do a lot of typing. I'm currently using a Magic Keyboard, last gen without the touch ID because it saved me money.

[@CreatedTech]

I'm a recent low-profile fanboy. Will stick with it for a few more months and see how it goes long-term.

[@albyx]

I've got an Air75 V1 and Air75 V2. They are great keyboards for a desktop solution, regardless of whether you use a MacBook or a Mac Mini.

[@absentmindedjwc]

I've been using the Dell U4924DW 49" ultrawide for the last couple months. It's been absolutely fantastic.. It is amazing to me how little the thing moves given how incredibly heavy it is.

[@dayjeremy]

How is that amazing? The weight is why it doesn’t move.

[@MarineX]

Totally agree with the thunderbolt cable. I religiously try to purchase only thunderbolt cables. My biggest compliant with USB-C cables is the lack of labeling. You have no clue the power delivery strength. I have a right angle, six foot thunderbolt 4 cable and I love it.

[@CreatedTech]

I haven't tried a right angle thunderbolt cable, but now I will have to!

[@hodlwise2470]

​@@CreatedTechat 6:29 what is that window management on the left? Is that built into MacOS? If so I'm unfamiliar with that. Must be an app?

[@CreatedTech]

@@hodlwise2470 Probably the Magnet app

[@hodlwise2470]

@@CreatedTech I did a little digging, it's actually Stage Manager which was a feature added to MacOS Ventura. I just got a new MacBook Pro and haven't used MacOS in a while. Didn't know about this feature lol. I found it by searching for Magnet in Google Images and found an image that looked like the timestamp I inquired about in your video and discovered Stage Manager. Magnet only does window snapping, apparently. Thanks for the response 🙏

[@Errcyco]

I’ve been kinda amazed with the WiFi on this thing.. I’ve not needed to plug anything in but the type-c cable to charge. But I just stream stuff mainly even this base is probably overkill. I liked the low TDP sipping wall power and being balls fast though so I spent the extra and got this when I needed a new laptop.

[@ceementality]

I like that my macbook doesn't make my room hot like my other pcs

[@ItsMe-od1js]

I was using low profile keyboards: logitech mx keys, apple magic keyboard, but for some reason they felt uncomfortable after some time, I recently moved to mechanical keyboards, now I'm using keychron q1. I suggest buying a wrist rest from keychron, that eliminates the problem that is not a low profile keyboard. I work as a software developer and I'm typing all day, so far the most comfortable experience I've had with a keyboard.

[@MatttN]

Thank you for your advice! -from a computer science major

[@MrGheller]

Also interested in the video about keyboards comparison for MacBook laptos and best mouse as well. When are those videos coming out?

[@betspath]

I’m getting my first MacBook soon. Should I get Apple mouse or off brand?

[@chennyye28]

Just curious about this question for a long time, if you are doing some power work on your M1 Pro 14 inch MacBook Pro, will the 35w charger keep your Mac in full power? or it will slowly drain some power from your battery?

[@brianjaviercarreon3275]

Using low wattage charger can damage the battery of your Mac. I have experienced it with my previous Macbook Pro and had my battery bloated change earlier than usual

[@chennyye28]

@@brianjaviercarreon3275 What I had experienced is with 2015 MacBook Pro 15 inch, I used the regular battery with no issue, but apple called back the battery and replace it, then after around half year, I faced the bloated issue, only with official 87w charger. Just want to carry lightweight, but perhaps I will keep it safe...

[@georgi.georgiev]

Certainly interested in the keyboards comparison.

[@CreatedTech]

Will have to add it to the list! I'm certainly interested to see how they stack up against each other.

[@Ins4n3g]

@CreatedTech What chair are you rocking at 4:38?

[@jakesplace90]

What is the lightbar behind you throughout your video?

[@GodFearNman]

I don’t have it but I’m still living 😂😂

[@AngelGagaMonster]

I guess the 35W plug won't suit for my MBP Max 16" right?

[@CreatedTech]

It will work fine, but it will take longer for your MacBook to charge. If you use your MacBook all day everyday while traveling, I'd probably go with a larger charger. But for everything else, 35W is fine.

[@FardinHaque]

As you know, the new Edge browser is chromium based now, but some weird reason the old technique to stop background caching is not working on this version. Are there any other or new methods to stop disk caching in Microsoft Edge ?!!

[@KhaledMoAdel]

def interested in the keyboards, only reason im interested in the magic keyboard is the touch ID

[@jasdeepsingh6568]

I would add a good microfibre cloth to clean the inevitable screen fingerprints.

[@thebizzle413]

I like a 43" 16x9 monitor and next to it I have a 28" monitor in portrait.

[@bvidyadharjoshi4063]

The benq screen bar is absolute crap for the money you spend on it. There are screen bars that are available at 20% of what benq costs.

[@asianboss6355]

When you screen record using that LG monitor does the clip turn out to be 6k in resolution?

[@CreatedTech]

It's a 4K monitor so it will only record in maximum 4K resolution. If you're referring to the ultrawide, yes - it will record the full 21:9 aspect ratio of the screen.

[@asianboss6355]

@@CreatedTech yes referring to the ultra wide that screen recording clip will turn out to be 6k coz my same setup the setup aspect ratio for the clip is 2.40:1 and dimensions is 6390x 2660 the real question is when you import that clip to editing software and add some effects does ur mac or pc lagg and sometimes hang with a beach ball?

[@alexisbendelamousseauchocolat]

Keyboards! Puleez!

[@joffrey6831]

4K displays scale perfectly with macOS if you select the "Larger Text" option (looking like 1080p) They're even better than 5K displays because looking like 1440p is too small IMO Also, if you watch videos (mostly 1080p and 4K), they will scale perfectly on a 4K display unlike those trans ass 5K resolution

[@SoeYanPaing]

I like Air75 form factor. I just don't like their keycaps colors. I wish it has all white (including the frame) or all black version of that Keyboard.

[@mohammadarslan519]

Sir my mac book gets charged 3 or 4 percent automatically without connecting it to a charger should i worry about this if no please inform sir please please please 😢

[@lucys4312]

What about a power bank when travelling? Do you have a fav?

[@CreatedTech]

I’ve found over the years of travelling my laptop battery is my best “power bank”. I like to keep my stuff light weight and usually travel with carry-on luggage only.

[@lucys4312]

@@CreatedTech What about a power bank for your phone when you don't have your laptop with you? I will be traveling abroad later this year and will be using my phone for day trips (google maps tends to drain the battery fast), so it would be wise to have a portable charger with me.

[@CreatedTech]

@@lucys4312 Depends on your usage. I used Google maps all day when travelling and never ran out of battery. I just made sure my phone was charged to 100% before leaving the hotel. If you're worried about battery you can always take a lightweight portable battery with you. Maybe a 5000mah Anker one.

[@lucys4312]

Thank you, I will get that; it is inexpensive. Since I will be traveling in non-English speaking countries, I plan to use also google translate (more battery usage). I am curious to find out if I can have a nice trip and be able to communicate with the locals using these tools.

[@CreatedTech]

@@lucys4312 I think that setup would work well. Don't forget when traveling, unless you're visiting a very remote area, you can buy almost any kind of cable, battery, or charger you need within about 5 minutes (airport, convenience store, grocery etc). Takes a lot of the stress out of traveling! Especially if you forget something or it stops working. I did 4 weeks in Japan this year so used a lot of Google translate and maps. I would recommend either making sure your phone plan has a data roaming option (might be expensive), or get a local SIM.

[@HelloWorlds__JTS]

Correction: I have the same LG 40-inch curved monitor, and it's 5K not 4K. Otherwise great video! Would love to see a review on those keyboards, if you haven't already done it by now.

[@CreatedTech]

It's a 5K horizontal resolution, but only 4K vertical. So the overall resolution is still technically "4K". It can be confusing because a lot of monitor companies don't advertise it correctly, so people think it's a true 5K display. I will be doing a full comparison video between all those keyboards soon!

[@HelloWorlds__JTS]

@@CreatedTech Ah, I see what you're smoke'n. It seems you're making up your own classification for resolution, or at least one that I am not aware of in my infinite knowledge of the subject (sarcasm); the only resolution numbers I've ever seen are given by the approx max number of pixels along one axis, which is the horizontal axis in most cases. And anyway, the monitor in question has 2K vertical. But I see what you mean, and don't deny that it makes sense in some universe.

[@CreatedTech]

@@HelloWorlds__JTS LG markets the 40WP95C-W as "5K2K (which is 5120 pixels x 2160 pixels)". However, a traditional 16:9 aspect ratio 4K monitor is 3840p x 2160p. So LG's marketing is even more confusing, because although this monitor is technically "2K" pixels vertical, that pixel count (2160) is still equivalent to a 4K resolution. I guess the best way to think about the resolution of this monitor is "Wide 4K".

[@andyQ87]

What’s the wireless mouse you’re using? Is it Logitech?

[@kevinsmithfox4614]

How can i get your safari wallpaper 😭😭😭😭 i like it!

[@shylady8711]

Hi. I accidentally overcharged my m1 macbook air for more than an hour. Will that cause the battery health to decrease right away?

[@D37fit]

No

[@alexkwan3]

I have a base M1 MBA, got a cheap Sabrent USB C hub for $15 ($11 USD), a 27in 1440p 60Hz Fujitsu monitor for $180 ($133 USD) and use my MBA below the monitor as a secondary display.

[@CreatedTech]

Sabrent is a good brand, I'm using their XTRM-Q external SSD and their short thunderbolt cable 👌

[@Jake57418]

Been over 5 months... Still waiting on that Logitech Pro X Superlight video. I have one that I primarily use for my gaming PC and I have gotten some software to make it function a bit like the Magic Mouse, but I always go back to the Magic Mouse when on my Mac.

[@IageF]

Good recommedations, but why the Samsung T5 over the T7? They're so close in price now and from the clip it seems like you recommend the T5 at a $139 price, and I just don't understand why you think it's worth that much. I've bought T7s for less

[@CreatedTech]

Not a whole lot of difference between them tbh. If you can find a T7 for a really good price, get that over the T5. One reason why I avoided T7s in the past is that they had issues with overheating when reading or writing a lot of data. They would thermal throttle and give you the same speed as a T5.

[@IageF]

Ah, wasn't aware of that. Noted. Also, I've been rewatching most of the monitor reviews on your channel recently as I'm looking into buy one, and must say I appreciate how thoroughly you review them. Great work!

[@CreatedTech]

@@IageF Thanks for watching them! I appreciate it

[@kriztofur]

MacBook Air is TB3 :(

[@stepahinigor]

Any other resolution other than 5120x2160 / 2 looks like blurry shit on LG 40WP95C-W. Even if you're not a designer, just reading blurry text on the screen is disgusting. So actually if you're used to retina clarity, on the LG 40WP95C-W you only have the 2560 x 1080 option where everything is perfectly sharp. Yes the UI will be large, but where you have text or some sort of editor, you can usually control the zoom regardless of the interface. I own an LG 40WP95C-W I will soon buy a second one like this to put stacked on top. But once again, using stretched pixels is absolute nonsense. Windows doesn't have this problem, but macOS can only output the interface clearly 1x or 2x resolution. When it's a huge dpi like >220 on macbooks then the stretched resolution is noticeably less, but when it's 140 dpi 40 inch ultrawide then you're literally looking at blurry shit. Still don't understand why Apple are such dicks and can't make a normal interface scaling, not stretching the already rendered screen. Shame on them. Like, we don't give a shit that there are any other monitors besides 200-230 dpi, let's pretend they don't exist.

[@hrugvedpatil5917]

🎉

[@velkymuftu]

Talk about a clickbait title. Only missing was a magic keyboard and a logitec mx3s mouse and we’d have a carbon copy of every other yt video about office productivity accessories. Also go figure…you need a charger to charge your stuff when on the go…

[@michaelklein23]

8:19 or eat

[@JDavisGuitar]

Those monitors aren’t really that great get an apple studio display. You won’t regret it :-)

[@Kawwyke]

bro can you make a script thats not 94% just the brands talkingpoints

[@CreatedTech]

0% of this video is "brand talking points". It's all my own opinion.

[@samueletummino1676]

Try ugreen chargers

[@DimaOgay]

Where is the video about the mouth?/

[@RIFADOR001]

🐈

[@jaishith3638]

Did u just steal the vid from bog?

[@CreatedTech]

What vid?

[@user-ws3zg6yv5b]

$65 cable scam. and this youtuber wants to scam as too 😒

[@ArduousPun]

Moon rat.

[@liamavia]

First lollllllllll

[@CreatedTech]

Seconddddd

[@OccupiedMuffins]

These videos are wierd, bro spends 1k on a monitor, nearly 200 on a light for that monitor, and a ton of other money on other things but spends 20 on a mediocre charger and doesnt want anything more because its expensive.

[@CreatedTech]

I have a dock on my desk for charging, and the Apple charger is for traveling because it's so portable. Did you actually listen to anything I said?

[@JohnLobert]

Is there a reason you pronounce “connectivity” KAWNectivity? Sounds weird not to pronounce it correctly, but you be you.

[@CreatedTech]

There's this crazy thing called an accent. It means that people in different parts of the world pronounce words in a different way.

[@Bamby290]

most useless video lol

[@seanki]

lol what the heck, that 40” LG monitor costs 4 times more in Europe 🥲