r/macsetups • u/throwusaway_ • 15h ago

Silver & White Dining Room Setup

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Anybody else crazy and do this when they want to work in their dining room? Working from here hits different :)

Computer - 16in M4 Max Macbook Pro

Tablet - 12.9in M1 iPad Pro

Laptop Stand- Roost V3

Keyboard - Nuphy Halo96 V2

Trackpad - Apple Magic Trackpad USB-C

Headphones - AirPods Max

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u/kinglucent 13h ago

Love this idea for a dual-screen MacBook! What's your workflow like?

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u/throwusaway_ 13h ago

Thanks man! Honestly, most of the time I am editing photos in Lightroom or playing around with local LLMs

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u/kinglucent 11h ago

I mean specifically how do you make use of the dual displays?

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u/throwusaway_ 10h ago

Typically, I am using it for a few finder windows for photo/file management and Spotify. I like to work with a lot of apps at once, so I have two or more desktops on the iPad screen, and swipe between them

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u/Silverhawk1991 12h ago

A small USB C cable to power the iPad and provide SideCar-over-USB would be *chef's-kiss* here!

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u/throwusaway_ 12h ago

I thought about it, and I have one. It just wasn’t as clean for the photo. I do use it, though!

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u/[deleted] 10h ago

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u/throwusaway_ 9h ago

It doesn’t, but I feel like it should

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u/Live_Ad8778 14h ago

Excellent choice on keyboard, use it myself

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u/throwusaway_ 14h ago

Thank you! I've had it since launch, I love it!

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u/Live_Ad8778 14h ago

Easy to swap switches and cap, and has enough heft to bean someone in the head with it and then get back to work.

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u/throwusaway_ 13h ago

Precisely

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u/Live_Ad8778 13h ago

Haven't had a keyboard with that much weight since I used an IBM PS/2 Model M.

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u/FortyoneNinetyone 14h ago

Very intuitive

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u/throwusaway_ 13h ago

I appreciate it! Sometimes it's a nice change of scenery, even if only a few feet away

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u/atomicpowerrobot 13h ago

I'm totally putting my iPad like that now. Just need to offset so I can get to the fingerprint reader.

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u/throwusaway_ 12h ago

I definitely do that! Use Touch ID so often on MacOs!

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u/throwusaway_ 8h ago

I meant to ask if you also have the roost laptop stand

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u/d1withdforce 14h ago

Who puts command as the left most key?

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u/PeachManDrake954 14h ago

Windows users. I think it's fine if your goal is to match muscle memory between different platforms

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u/throwusaway_ 13h ago

Yeah, before switching Mac, I was a longtime Windows user. The muscle memory was impossible to overcome.

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u/throwusaway_ 14h ago

I prefer it there, feels more natural for my clumsy left hand ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/AWDJYT268 8h ago

I love this!

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u/lovely_trequartista 1h ago

Pretty much my exact travel set up. Roost v3 laptop stand and all.

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u/StanbyME_MOD 6m ago

Tucking the tablet under the stand is a smart use of the space. A portable screen like a StanbyME sits alongside for video here and still rolls to the living room or bedroom.