Love the organized setup. I'm currently researching ways to declutter my space, so this had some perfect timing with release. Thank you for the great info!

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

Super nice setup - and very down-to-earth yet professional videos. Certainly enjoying your channel. Keep up the great work! 👏

Thanks man, I've been thinking about doing something like this for my macbook air home setup. You really pointed me in the right direction. Great video!

First off, yet another great video bro! Keep it going, second prefect layout of everything giving me ideas for my own setup I’m working on. Thanks!

Nice video and great setup! You did a great job putting everything together. Thanks for sharing. I got a few different ideas for my own setup!

I really like your clean, uncluttered desk setup. I don't have the same gear (budget constraints) but I do use a couple of the same brands (Orico, LG) and they've been reliable products.

The lighting and everything is just perfect in this setup man! I absolutely love the orange tones 🔥

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I’m sure I’ll keep tinkering lol

I really enjoy your videos. Very informative, thank you.

Love your videos, and your setup is...yes...your setup is insanely great!!!

a lot of reviewers actually praise the MX master 3 for no reason. I find it's scroll wheel to be really unpredictable and the tracking was also really laggy. Great to see someone sharing the truth with us. You my man, deserve a sub for your honesty.

@jayman8001

Жыл бұрын

gotta love that confirmation bias 😂

@p4ulodi4s

Жыл бұрын

I had one and stopped work out of nowhere. I am using a Razer now

@michaltaraldset

Жыл бұрын

Omg first time I ever seen someone agreeing with me, it fkin sucks

@rodrigorcs

Жыл бұрын

I have a MX Mechanical mini + MX Master 3S and I absolutely love it, I would buy again

@wingi91

Жыл бұрын

had similar experience while not using the dongle. related?

One of the best and minimalist set up! ❤

this is a great workflow !!! A ton of great ideas I will definitely utilize, thanks for sharing.

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

Glad I can be of help!

Incredible Quality and Lighting with this Video bro🔥🔥

Thanks for the inspiration, Kyle. 🤩

I use a plate stand for mine lol. You know, the stands for decorative plates 😂

Great looking setup.

Great video. Excellent quality and I learned something new. I wrote down the company for that desk mat. Looks like something grovemade would make. I went to their site and found some everyday non desktop products I would like like the AirTag stuff Good luck moving forward with the channel. I need to start creating videos again. Been a bunch of months since my last one

Great video, thanks. Where are your speakers connected in this setup? Dock, monitor, or other?

Nice desk setup!

hey kyle! found your channel after i got a macbook really appreciate your help, also, so happy to see someone using one of my wallpapers! (i designed the hexagonal wallpaper in the intro)

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

oh no way! that's awesome haha.

@killbillg

7 ай бұрын

where can download your wallpaper?, its awesome!

Thanks for the video. Would help me out if you could advise on how your monitor speakers are connected? Do you think bluetooth is worthwhile? Also, the light you have on the monitor is cool, know where I can find one similar? Cheers man

..just the info i need to set up a year old M1 mac air...thank you!!!!

Awesome setup! I went with the human centric vertical stand you showed in the video. I think it works well and looks great with my midnight M2 Air. I'm with you on having the laptop vertical and out of the way while I work on one monitor. I do have to take the laptop on the go 2-3 times a week. With one USB-C cable plugged in to a hub mounted behind my desk, it makes it so easy to grab and go when I need to.

Great looking office.

Good video, man. I'm so torn between a Studio and a Macbook Pro. I currently have a very outdated Imac from 2014 that can't handle what I need to do these days, and I need to upgrade asap. I love the portability of the Macbook, but also really appreciate how the Studio has all of the ports already there which reduces some clutter. I sometimes imagine editing my videos at the coffee shop, a friends place, or on trips, but I'm honestly not sure how realistic that really is... Just can't seem to make a decision. You given some good arguments for the laptop option.

What is really great is that if you use a DisplayLink dock, like I do, you can run 2 monitors. I have 2 4K monitors running it my MacBook Air setup - one native and one through DisplayLink.

Great video! Can you use this docking station also with laptops?

Great video dude! Keep doing your thing. Nothing personal but wanna give you an advice that I think will help your channel grow faster - try to talk without reading pre-written text. I understand that it is all about personal preferences and comfort but you definitely need to try it. Would help to get much better viewer experience. Good luck!

I agree w/ you about the MX Master 3 mouse. I threw it away (literally) because of its scroll wheel and now use an Apple Magic Mouse with a case on top of it to make it more ergonomic.

This set up is way aesthetic 🔥🔥🔥 In my suggestion I would still prefer to use the MX Master 3

Can I ask you... What cables do you use? How does that configuration look? Is your laptop powered through the docking station? Thanks. This is a great setup and I'm going to take a lot of your tips and products

Love the setup! I also have the same 27 inch leg monitor & I absolutely love it! Curious to know, what monitor stand are you using to hang it in the air? Planning on getting one for my desk setup😊 Thanks so much!

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

It's a Vivo monitor arm - I believe there is a link in the description if you need one. Thanks for watching!

awesome video! my 4k is on the way, hope I can be more productive, my prev monitor is 24" 1080p

I've ordered the M2 Air over the weekend. I'm currently using an i5 Macbook with 8GB RAM/256GB Storage. Hoping it's going to be a life changing upgrade and I'll feel like I've been caught up with the future.

VERY well done. Did you edit this video on the M2 MacBook Air?

Thanks for the thorough review. You don't experience any lag while editing? I've seen another video where the person was testing to see if it's a capable laptop for editing and the part where he edited in LR on the monitor didn't seem good. I have a 4k BenQ and edit only photos. They are 61 megapixel though. But I need a laptop too to replace my Mac Mini

Air Candy 😍

Great video as I have return home after two year to find my 2013 iMac no longer support current adobe apps. So now with Apple raising the prices on the few iMacs they have available i'm looking to use my Apple air M2 laptop as a desk top.

Nice setup. Any idea how to turn on macbook in clamshell mode without having to lift up the lid and pressing the power key?

How do you turn on your MacBook with the lid closed? Do you have to open the lid and turn on the MacBook or do you keep it in sleep mode all time when you don’t use it?

Do you have a solution if I want to connect the MacBook to a dual monitor setup - do you need a 2 in 1 hdmi or something like that? Great video btw :)

Love the video! I'm using mine for coding and main work in general, just wondering how did you manage the overheating problem when connecting to an external monitor? Or did you have this issue at all? I'm looking into adding a monitor to my setup but haven't done so because of the heat issue 🙃

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

no issues with overheating at all. The warmest the machine gets is during heavy edits in Final Cut Pro or 3D using Blender

Hi, nice setup! do bt speakers work on clamshell mode? I use with my M2 a bt magic keyboard + bt magic trackpad + bt edifier speakers, and I was wondering if all of theses would still work in that mode or if I will have to use an audio jack. Thanks!

What is the best monitor I can connect to smoothly with the base model of the MacBook air m2 chip

Love the setup very clean and looks great. Gave me some good ideas for myself as i do really love the new midnight version of the M2 air which has made things hard on picking a color. But I know me and I’m very anal about keeping my devices clean and looking new so fingerprints and nicks on the body would drive me nuts, so I’ve been leaning towards the starlight as well. I’ve actually come to really love that color lately and think i might get an ipad mini in the same color and possibly a new Apple Watch and maybe iPhone in the future. But right now I’m too in love with the blue on my iPhone 12. I usually lean towards the space gray and darker colors so we’ll see. I have a space gray Apple Watch and iPad 9, along with my blue iPhone with blue case and AirPods Pro with a matching blue case and matching blue silicone case on my watch as well….anyways great video. Can’t wait for the next one!

Hello Kyle, I was thinking about doing what you did to replace my old iMac desktop. After watching your video I went the same route as you did. I basically have the exact setup as you except I went with a Benq monitor. I do have a question for you. When I sleep my Macbook I occasionally hear a popping sound from the attached speakers. Do you experience the same issue? I have tried several different things to stop the popping noise but can’t find a solution.

This is awesome thank you! One question though. You did not mention webcams. I have a Logitech webcam with an internal mic. Will external speakers not generate an echo through the webcam's mic? Do you have any recommendations? Thanks again!

Nice setup. I swapped my intel based MacBook Pro for the M2 Air. Very happy with it

@davidtydeman1434

Жыл бұрын

I have just made the same upgrade

@michael_dugan

Жыл бұрын

@@davidtydeman1434 it’s a good machine. It’s held up well

Coming from a windows PC, how do you connect the studio monitors to your setup? Thanks!

idk, the Magic Mouse just seems to work perfectly 😅

Which M2 Air model are you using for development? (how much RAM & how much internal storage?)

Great video, Kyle! May I ask which MacBook Air M2 you decided to go for? Cheers!

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

I got the 512gb ssd with 16gm ram. Anything lower I wouldn’t consider due to performance reasons

Where did you get the minutos stand and what model is it, can you please share that information. Thanks

Did you use the Ethernet port on the Orico Thunderbolt Dock? Does it work well? It works very slowly for me. I have a line at 100 Mb/s, but the port only allows me to navigate at 9 Mb/s. What about you? Thank you

Hi Kyle, how do you mount the Grid Studio frame onto the Ikea Skadis pegboard?

Love the setup man. And thanks for bringing that ORICO dock to my attention, saves me a tonne compared to the CalDigit. That is assuming it pushes enough power for an M1 Pro.

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

CalDigit is pretty sick tbh, not gonna find between than their hubs. Their Element hub is fantastic if you wanna save some cash, making a premium USB hub video that drops next week

@ZacHarvey

Жыл бұрын

@@KyleErickson Thanks for the heads up. BTW just wondering, did you already have the dock? Or is there another reason you're not using the monitor instead?

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

@@ZacHarvey I use a thunderbolt 3 external SSD that I need it for to get those speeds

@ZacHarvey

Жыл бұрын

@Kyle Erickson Gotcha. Thanks for replying so quick. Just trying to make my way through my Black Friday shopping list 😀

Great video, Kyle. Quick question about the Razer Pro Click: I was under the understanding that the Pro Click has limited functionality with Macs (since the Razer mouse software is apparently only available on Windows). Did you find there was anything about the Pro Click that you had to compromise on as a Mac user?

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

Not really, but I'm not much into customization or anything. I just want something that works.

Thanks for video. Pro Tip: for guys like me who always wanted to do this setup but didn’t know the practicalities (connections, sleep settings, power settings, mouse blue tooth vs wired connections, mouse and connector compatibility etc) You would have gotten 3x views if you had quickly spliced in how to make the actual connections and settings. Until recently I was under the impression that once you closed a MacBook, it went to sleep, or blacked out all monitors etc etc. after watching this video, I can INFER some things, but it would have been better if this was a practical guide step by step video. 👍

@andre1987eph

Жыл бұрын

Technology Connections has 1.2M views in such a video. that about $12,000 in yt revenue

@jayman8001

Жыл бұрын

Do you own research like everyone else 😂 or make your own 3x more views video. No brainer brotha.

2:27 if you ever heard of Daiso, a Japanese product store in the US, I bought a vertical stand there for $2, You can even open the lid if you want.

Beautiful! I have a very similar setup. But I use a dark MX Keys Mini and dark mouse. Because whites need to be cleaned often and mice turn yellow. But this Razer is only available in white :( So Logitech Anywhere 2S best mice for me :) I don't like MX Master - can't live without side clicks on the wheel.

Do you miss the touchpad and how do you feel about HDR monitors? Do you need one?

hi mate , what cable do you use for connect your monitor to mac? i have a xiaomi curve 34" and have problem for connecting to my mac

Since, it consumes power when connecting to the monitor, do you plug the charger in when connecting to the monitor?

Hi, following your look at the Mac mini I am wondering if I have made a mistake in my new setup. I am moving from iMac to an updated setup. I have purchased an Apple studio display and ordered a new MacBook Pro with m2 chip. I already have a 2020 MacBook Pro and intended to part exchange foe the new MacBook Pro. Already I am finding the lack of ports a nuisance and have just sort your advice on anew dongle. I am an amateur photographer and have Adobe subscription. So updating is a must. Sorry this is so long . Should I return MacBook Pro and purchase Mac mini and keep my older MacBook???

I prefer one monitor too. In my case, I use a LG 4K on a MacBook 💻 Pro.

Congratulations on the setup! Why not a MX Mechanical mini or Nuphy Air 75?

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

I reviewed the MX Mechanical, it's alright, but still prefer the MX keys. Just personal preference.

What’s the perfect resolution? I should set my Mac on the 4K LG monitor? Thanks it’s not perfectly looking right now. I tried a few different settings. And I still get a little blur I think.

If I may ask, does the MacBook stutter when doing a heavy duty work when connected to the 4K screen? Thanks

Amazing !!!! Wallpaper please ????

How did you customised the keys in razer pro click mouse. razer doesn't provide new synapse driver for mac

Hello Congratulations Cool 👍👏👏👏

Using a vertical stand to dock the laptop, will it harm the display in the long run? How is your experience with this? Really cool setup BTW!!! 😊

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

No, won’t hurt it at all

Are you Edifier speakers connected to your monitor or docking station in this setup?

Is it easy to use if you have want to connect both mach and the pc ?

anyone know how i can get the mac to be closed and still manage to use it from the monitor? anytime i close it the screen freezes on wherever the macbook was at, i can move the cursor around but can't do anything else until i open the laptop again

It is my table and setup i have given it to him on lease My bro- Aukat bui hae 🤣🤣

Gravity locking :)))))

What the overall price for this setup or an estimate of what it would cost

Hey, so I recently discovered your channel and you convinced me to buy the orico docking station for my apple macbook pro m1 Max. for the monitor, I bought the benq pd2725u display and after a couple of weeks, I started to notice flickering issues. I've contacted benq and have done possibly everything to attempt to resolve the flickering but it hasn't been fixed. So my question for you is, do you have similar issues with the monitor that you use? I'm considering on buying it since your setup is almost like mine and I'm assuming yours works perfectly fine with no flickering issues?

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

I didnt have any issues at all! I used the Orico dock for 6 months to power my Mac and used the DisplayPort on it for my ultrafine 4K with the provided cable that came with the monitor without any problems. If you’re running the display from your dock, I’d try using the same cable if possible to your Mac and seeing what happens. I know that’s not always the case, but definitely wanna see you resolve your issue properly!

i plan to buy a MacBook Pro M2 max ( but I'm waiting cos I have a Mac Studio and I cross my fingers that Apple will unveil an M2 max Mac Studio with update IO at WWDC in a week) and I have a serious question for those who have used MacBook Pro 24/7 on a desktop mode either in clamshell mode or not hooked up to an external display , I wonder if Mac OS handles the battery cycles well , should I unplug it once a month or more ? ( the issue I would have is that It will be the studio display that will power it , not sure I can bypass that with magsafe )... if some of you guys have advices , please let me know, Thx a lot for your review.

What brand is that wallpanel for your accessories?

Great advice - I'm a big fan of your reviews. Question though..... The LG monitor in this video, does it have a built in webcam for Teams calls? I can't seem to find out from the Amazon spec. Yours hopefully....

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

It does not!

@mattwalkerify

Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude!

@mattwalkerify

Жыл бұрын

Do you have a webcam recommendation to fit with this M2 desktop set up? PS get well soon fella

Do a performance test with the M2 air with your workflow and compare that to the m1 Mac mini. I'd be interested in the performance differences

Is the macbook constantly powered or only when the monitor is turned on?

How do I set the MacBook up so I can close it and only use my monitor as the only display?

hi! i’m thinking about doing a desktop desk setup soon and I don’t have a monitor, will a vizio tv do the job or what do you recommend? thank you in advance, God bless you! postdata: your setup looks great! ✨

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

The only time I would ever use a TV is if it was OLED, otherwise its not going to look good

@kiaray00

Жыл бұрын

@@KyleErickson Alright, thank you very much. Have a great day! ☺️

Not gonna lie I'm little bit surprised that you provide videos on really high level and u don't even got a 100k subs. That's unfair.

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! My channel hasn’t been around for long, takes time to grow!

🆒 😎 Setup..,. By the way where can I get that honeycomb wallpaper. 🙂

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

Not sure man, I found this on the information super highway somewhere! Been thinking about making a wallpaper set soon though for everyone

@Indiaanationtohonourforever

Жыл бұрын

@@ibrahimsafwat Thanks brother! 👍🙂

I would not fancy a stand like that pinching on the screen

Wow what a nice and cozy set-up. I building my Macbook AIR M2 set-up, I also want to use the Clamshell mode, but some people say that can be turn into a overheat issue, since there is no active cooling system. I work mostly with Photoshop and Illustrator, currently running a 32`inch 4k display. Do you think it will be a problem use it in clamshell mode? Thanks!

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

I can just speak from personal experience - I have used this machine in clamshell mode since right before I made this video, 8 hours a day, 0 issues.

@docfish7552

3 ай бұрын

My question exactly. Thanks for asking and thanks for answering. Great video!

I have a m2 mac mini but it wont recognize my speakers that are connected to the thunderbolt port!? Cant find a solution yet

My favorite thing about my m1 MacBook is the keyboard.. is that keyboard similar? If not what do you recommend? I’m in the process of getting rid of my gaming pc as I am now focusing more on my kids and fishing and want to go the docking route and beginning my IT transition from the army. Thanks man for the great video

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

it's similar in that it's a chiclet keyboard, and the keys are relatively the same size. The key travel is a touch more on the Logitech, but it's definitely my favourite keyboard for mac.

@dakotamurphy225

Жыл бұрын

@@KyleErickson thanks man.. love your set up to

What do you use to video calls? Webcam?

Is the mouse still white? I got a mx 3s and it is yellowing, just checking for a white mouse that stays white

Hey Kyle, Im testing an m2 for my new setup and run an external monitor. The font on the external monitor are way too small for my eyes and i can't enlarge them. Anyway around this, kind of a deal breaker at the moment and may have to go back to my PC.

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

you should be able to do it in your display settings

How I use the MacBook M2 in Vertical? In the settings does not show.

What’s that light standing beside

Hey Kyle a quick question, isnt it better to get a stand with cooler? im afraid to use that way and get my mac overheated

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure why it would overheat - it's designed to work with an external monitor, and it will throttle if it gets too hot. I've been using mine like this since new, no issues.

Having the mac always plugged in will not damage the battery?

I just changed rooms in my house for my office. I have been thinking of painting it. I like the gray color of your walls. Can you share the color and supplier?

@KyleErickson

Жыл бұрын

it's called Carbon Copy! Behr paint (lucky I had an old can in the room next to me)