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

[@CreatedTech]

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

[@me23xfhg]

no speakers ?? how do you connect if needed ??

[@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.

[@storiesgreattimes]

@@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 😭😭😭😭

[@ivankabonquisha9995]

We love a setup for minimal productivity

[@jamieyoung3343]

I thought the same… lol

[@robertschaaf8606]

@@jamieyoung3343 So did I!

[@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

[@Dominion-1]

(3:31) I believe "illuminated area" is two words and not one. I love this video. Keep up the great work. 👍🏽

[@maschan91]

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

[@darktech6497]

True 🤣

[@diegocaro]

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

[@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

[@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!!

[@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

[@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

[@FajrulFx]

The inverted apple logo bothers me a lot 😂 Anyways, great video!

[@amt439]

Was thinking the same, flip it to the left Side of the desk, have the cable running from the bottom of the MacBook close to the desk.

[@Sg1of1]

@@amt439 he has it like that for the air flow

[@nathan12581]

@@Sg1of1 there’s no fan in it anyways lol

[@rowelle]

@@nathan12581 LMAO 😂 Right?!

[@coreyw5981]

He was 🤏🏻 this close to the perfect clean aesthetic

[@ohwell1832]

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

[@sugeinkriissnan2603]

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

[@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

[@preritraj]

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

[@t.breeze8659]

Clean setup for sure but in my experience, working with a separate keyboard and mouse/trackpad results in at least a 50% slowdown. Whether typing, programming, photo editing or simply entering data into onscreen PDF form or web-based form, pace is faster with the MBP’s built in keyboard and trackpad. Your hands remain in typing position as you manipulate the MBP’s trackpad. Having to move one hand between the external mouse/trackpad and back to typing position on the keyboard is significant’y slower

[@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.

[@kkabc1886]

the true minimal setup, love it.

[@vzrczs]

production quality on this video is 🔥🔥

[@gamerneversleep4200]

Really inpressed with the desk setup.

[@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 :)

[@happySteamy]

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

[@vladkhigniy9701]

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

[@iFixied]

great for a clean look. but there is one thing that is not good, the closed macbook charging mode to display the screen, one day the battery will be damaged in about 6 months. The battery has been recommended for service. it's better for the laptop not to be closed and in charging. better in lit and external display mode

[@wat146]

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

[@Syy]

A bit late for this, but you might wanna change the title to something like, "My **Minimalist** Productivity Setup". As is, it sounds more like, "Finally, I can minimize my productivity!".

[@neildymesich21]

😂😂😂😂 didn’t notice till I read this then started laughing.

[@bc5634]

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

[@RajGheevarghese]

You may have gotten a cat for more views…. But the cat is well looked after. He/she looks happy and confident in your home/company. So good for you, you deserve every additional view that you get.or maybe you just love cats.

[@panagiotispagonis6856]

Friendly advice, if you are a righty and care about natural lighting, you should consider turning around your desk. That way the light will be coming from your left hitting your paper and not your writing hand. In most schools that’s why windows are on the left of students desks. I know that some things are not possible due to how a space can be arranged to look nice and be useful but if your space can take it please consider that.

[@lchanceiv]

I would love a complete desk setup video.

[@V0o1d-o]

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 ❤

[@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

[@ilyavolkov2556]

oh btw. using the m1 mac plugged in does not damage the battery. Apple made some changes to the device but you need to make some changes ins system preferences

[@trapbeatproducer]

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

[@matheusbaia6868]

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

[@mrkbrn3s]

thanks for focusing and showcasing the desk setup unlike other vloggers shoving their faces on the screen the whole time 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@joshuaduca5527]

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

[@ahmadhassani5817]

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

[@jayaseto]

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

[@atomsk9000]

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

[@aymansiam515]

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

[@andynguyen3382]

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

[@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.

[@MrGroganmeister]

Har har

[@andyqu9908]

footage of rain + Mac setup = like

[@uwaisalqadri6703]

the usb c monitor was the best thing, connect monitor and charge the MacBook at the same time, so basically u can closed your MacBook and use it as same as mac mini

[@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!

[@pandawaapex6469]

That cat just earned a like for this video

[@aaronmiller7587]

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

[@sueskiing]

Would love to see how you placed your lighting strips on the back of your monitor?

[@aziaone]

He said he hung it on the monitor stand

[@Sport6000]

Goodness that desk is gorgeous

[@skeLPCgamez]

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

[@mastermind5806]

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

[@ashanolmohiddin6236]

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

[@RichObiQuan]

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

[@reviews.de.aparelhos]

I like it , but I am just wondering where are the speakers ?

[@carljuztine3328]

dream student setup

[@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.

[@variamente6855]

I desperately need a tutorial on how to stain

[@ssshukla26]

This guy use mouse with right hand and writes with left hand. That is surely a productive setup.

[@TechWithShon]

Cleanest setup I’ve ever seen

[@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.

[@Bit2bi]

Do you use the MacBook as your main computer? Or do you have a windows pc aswell? I'm thinking about selling my pc and getting the MacBook Air M1. Love the clean setup!

[@HamzaGuzel690]

This was the video i was waiting for

[@mariopinedapedraza]

Can you tell us where you bought your chair? I am looking for a good one for my posture please!

[@PisuPichu]

he said he got it from his previous workplace

[@stevenp6761]

Get a kneeling chair! I use it together with an office chair, i keep swapping them.

[@chrislopez1391]

he "acquired" it, which means he stole it, so i'm not sure he can answer that question lmao

[@natalita222]

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

[@xiction]

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

[@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.

[@blackpanda7612]

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

[@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.

[@RVRSABLE]

What mic are you using? The sound quality of your narration is excellent.

[@la_chak]

Aww your cat is sooo cute!

[@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

[@HamiltonRogers]

Whats the link to the monitor stand? The one I use through you is for 2. Im looking for one. Great video as always, thanks

[@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.

[@magno5157]

It would look super clean and minimalistic without a desk mat at all, especially one as big as yours.

[@garyh.2113]

Good vid! Great vibe. Like the kitty in the beginning! Keep it up! BTW, can you share the dimension of your desk?

[@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

[@aporiac1960]

I ran basically the same arrangement for years on my old 2012 2.9GHz dual core i7 (3520M) 13" MacBook Pro laptop. The cost advantage, neatness and simplicity of having a dual desktop/laptop setup far outweighed the disadvantages of a relatively performance-compromised system. There certainly wasn't a compelling case to 'improve/'modernise' until quite recently - far too many additional bucks for not enough additional bang.

[@obiromaniankenobi1136]

06:36 did you get those diamond plates on the wall also from IKEA?

[@vivianarden9521]

Yes to candles! Baythos Candles are THE best!

[@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.

[@namflickz172]

the excitement when you recognise the Ikea

[@foxmouth9380]

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

[@igorchichkin509]

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

[@ByronWrightJr]

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

[@MLJenkins]

Out of curiosity, why a mouse instead of a track pad? My daughter bought me the Apple keyboard (one with the number keys) and trackpad for Christmas. I bought a Samsung ultra wide with thunderbolt and love the setup. I close my MacBook now and put it to the side. I’m likely going to buy the stand you have because that’s a good price for something that serves a simple purpose and it looks nice they way you have it setup. Great video as usual.

[@CreatedTech]

Mouse is essential for editing, trackpad makes it quite difficult. In the future I may also add a wireless trackpad to this setup but the mouse is fine for me currently!

[@MLJenkins]

@@CreatedTech Thanks that is what I somewhat figured. I don't do hardly any video editing, mostly writing and coding. I thought I would hate the trackpad, but it uses much less real estate on my desk and I can move it around as I work on paperwork and drawing. It is a bit clumsy when editing photos in lightroom and such, but I've gotten accustom to it for now. I thought about getting a magic mouse, but wasn't sure if they were really worth the money over a logitech. Also is a huge turnoff that Apple keyboard/mice can't be paired with multiple devices (easily).

[@yogurt2497]

Clean and simple, just how I like it.

[@BenjaminDenverstone]

I run a tech-help website and so I have set aside a corner of my living room for both of my small desks and computers. My main computer is a 2021 M1 iMac and my second computer is my 2017 Intel MacBook Air. I also have a 2021 M1 12.9" iPad Pro. I write web code and I'm looking for the best setup for my needs.

[@ramkishorekannan]

Great Setup. Would be good to know about cable management. Why waste the laptop screen when it can act as a secondary monitor?

[@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

[@adinchandra1797]

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

[@likevideo00]

great, thanks. What is about with chair? Ergonomic? Can you share the link maybe?

[@Tech4YourNeeds]

Nice desk setup minimal and clean.

[@xe6h]

why is that window so beautiful though

[@neildymesich21]

Loved the video I will try to copy this setup

[@ulfleisner232]

Creat video! But one of the most important information seems missing: which electric table are you using?

[@namour87220]

Real minimaliste setup

[@justin94431]

Help me make one like that

[@blancoschmidt1]

LOVED IT! You rock!