My Minimal & Affordable Student Mac Desk Setup!

This minimal yet budget Mac desk setup is great for students - featuring the M1 MacBook Pro, a standing desk, Keychron mechanical keyboard, lightbar, and more!

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:43 Standing Desk
02:48 Leather Desk Mat
03:07 M1 MacBook Air
03:36 Laptop Stand
04:12 Sponsor
05:33 4K Monitor
07:10 Lightbar
08:01 Monitor Stand
08:27 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard
09:59 Wireless Mouse
10:27 USB-C Hub

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[vidafora]

Coming from a fucked up third world country the only thing I can afford for now is a street cat but, well, this set up is really inspiring. Congrats!

[yellowwren]

I think this is a great setup for a moderate budget. Like you mentioned, it's not a setup that you can easily purchase in one day, people will need to save up for some items. I saved up for the Keychron K2 keyboard and MX Master 3 mouse over a few months and I love them both so much. It has made my workflow so much more productive.

[zoovy]

As a student only thing that i can afford is that desk, lmao

[joshuakang]

Love the video, I really agree that the M1 Macbook Air can be considered a budget laptop because it's actually worth every penny. However, I think a $400 4K monitor is not considered a budget monitor unless you're a pro editor who really needs a 4K monitor. But if you're the average consumer that does not need a 4K monitor for editing, that monitor would be a complete overkill.

[isiahfriedlander]

0:28 thanks for making me feel included!

[ios_venom]

“ Saves your neck and back “ okay I’m in

[alexibarra]

Where is that chair from, looks nice and comfortable

[sajadmosavi]

Appreciate your country because in my country these facilities are very expensive. I am a student and after working hard I was able to buy a 2015 MacBook. I wish I could have a good life like you :)

[karanrajpurohit]

0:20 thank you for including most important tool man! idk how people forget this.

[orlandolucero]

As a student from Mexico, this is a little expensive for us haha but since the last year I was start to save money and buy some things month by month and now I'm near to finally can get my dream desk setup! I'm focused to obtain a standing desk because my back really starts to hurt a little, I think the vivo seems like a good choice, for the price haha

[david-dqlh]

A great budget option for the MX Master mouse is the M720 Triathlon! It also has Bluetooth and can switch between 3 devices and has an infinite scroll, it just doesn’t charge via usb c it need a battery but overall an amazing mouse

Edit: it also doesn’t have a separate side scroll but that’s not always necessary for most people

[Ghost]

I’m about to get me a MacBook Air so this is great for me. Great content tho

[schola]

Thank you for this video. I'm a college student and I was looking for student set up. And I just ordered M1 MacBook Air after seeing your videos.

[anthonysetiadi]

For anyone getting into a proper desk setup, i definitely agree this is a great selection of items Liam. These kit will definitely last a long while!

[FaiazZaman]

the best thing about 27 inch 4k monitors are that they are at around 163 ppi meaning this is as close as it will get to match the display quality of a macbook pro or imac, currently it is not possible to have the same 200 plus ppi like the mac on a monitor without going into 8k territory and a premium price tag

[kossiapostolou]

As a budget alternative for a student setup I can recommend the HP E24D G4 Monitor. It's a dock-monitor which means that you can plug your laptop in with a USB-C cable. Mouse, keyboard, microphone, headset and all the stuff you can connect to the monitor directly. It also has a built-in camera and microphone and costs under 200$.

[thaohanhtv]

How about your chair ? Would love to know more info on that

[snuggles]

I just love that minimalist set up, with all the Covid working from home that some of us have to deal with at the moment I’m definitely going to use this video as inspiration so that I can set up my own home office. Thanks for another great video Liam.

[halfalligator]

I'm a professional dev of 15 years and i basically use this same gear. The M1 flies.
The lower-end chips are so quick now that the biggest bottleneck is usually the brain or distractions.

[armen]

Gotta have a cat in the office set up! 😸