The Perfect Minimal Laptop Desk Setup

The Perfect Minimal Laptop Desk Setup for 2018!

My take on a minimal laptop desk that keeps things streamlined and lets me use my laptop at my desk or on the go – no muss, no fuss. It has just three main components: the laptop, the desk, and the monitor. The centerpiece is, of course, the LG gram 2018. It's portable, super light and incredibly powerful – with a high-performance 8th Gen. Intel® Core™ i7 processor, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD and up to 17 hours of battery life. It also has tons of ports, including a USB Type-C™ port – which is what makes it possible to connect the gram to a monitor for a minimal desk setup.

Products!

Starting from the ground up, the desk is from IKEA, and has some seriously solid wood and contrasting legs. On top of the desk is the LG 27UK850-W – a 4K UHD IPS display that can be used horizontally or vertically. It also has a USB Type-C™ port that connects the monitor to the gram and makes all the magic happen. The mouse and keyboard are from Microsoft and connect to the back of the monitor, so you can leave them at the desk, where they'll be ready whenever you are.

[Izeezus]

0:25 you're really tryna kill me with that flip

[SethFowler]

Bought the desk because of this video... I obviously have no self control.

[dom]

Last time I was this early, I couldn't think of anything clever to say either.

[Analyst]

I‘m addicted to these kind of videos. Very nice 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[LZentertainments]

FINALLY a USB-C setup. I don't wanna see anything else! It's so cool you can do all that through one cable.

[KaganTech]

The camera movements took me out! This is why you are my favorite tech YouTuber!

[MarkSpurrell]

Sponsored or not, I always watch your videos; they're always just *so damn beautiful* . Nice work on this man, you've got my minimalist desk video beat for sure.

[devanshpatel]

It's so nice of you to include the wallpaper in the video description.

[nic_ccc]

You are the king of the aesthetic. That Ikea table top is 💥

[nifek]

How do you only have 2.4 million subscribers. You are just as good as Marquees

[TheObserver..]

Thanks for the wallpaper, that was the only worthy thing in this video.

[BrotherMaverick]

See this is exactly what I would want to do when my wife's office is complete... Thanks Johnathan!!

[abdullahal-shimri]

I tried portrait mode on my 27” monitor and I’m hooked. It’s like using a huge phone with minimal scrolling.

[psivewri]

I love that you also linked the salt lamp :)

[shayruby]

Dammit! Jonathan my birthday is on the 17th and I've already told my family what I wanted. And you upload this. I love the video though.

[azeld]

Nice cinematic shots Jonathan! Slo-mo’s & speed ramps

[JonJaded]

Not sure if it's a thunderbolt C cable, but I would use discrete graphics in an external enclosure, and use HDMI.

[Chris.Batchelor]

I saw the thumbnail and that vertical monitor made me want to bail, but then I saw the video and it's such a nice set up.

[josephbrennan-davison]

Amazing video and love the cinematic shots!

[kaic]

Liked just for reppin that IKEA desk. Quality, durable, easy to assemble - and dirt cheap. Good choice and great vid, love it!