Getting great new gear for your computer setup has more than just the obvious benefit of awesomeness. Sometimes it’s the perfect reason to improve your setup in ways most people put off, like the dreaded cleaning up of cable clutter.

That’s what happened with today’s featured dual-display-and-M1 Max MacBook Pro setup. The user finally got his new Studio Display, and good things followed in the terms of taming the cable monster.

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MacBook Pro and Studio Display setup sees major cable cleanup

Photographer and Redditor dominicmannphoto showcased the formidable setup in a post entitled, “Added a Studio display to my work setup and decided to reorganise my wiring a little. Should now be a little easier to add/remove equipment in future.”

“That cable management is … er wipes sweat from brow pretty neat,” said an admiring commenter.

We featured a previous version of Mann’s setup back when he was planning for the new Studio Display’s arrival and asked which one his monitors he should replace with it. The Dell Full HD display lost. The LG 5K display won.

You can read more about elements of Mann’s setup, like the Wacom drawing tablet, the Logitech Craft keyboard and other gear in the list below in the previous post.

New Studio Display added

So the Studio Display joined a 27-inch LG UltraFine 5K IPS display with 5120 x 2880 pixel resolution, 99% color gamut, 500 nits of brightness, three USB-C ports and 94 watts of PD charging for his 16-inch M1 MacBook Pro, seen at left on a mount. A second MacBook sits on a Jarlink Vertical Laptop Stand behind the LG display.

Anker hub bristles with 13 ports

The formidable laptop hooks up to the two impressive display via an Anker Thunderbolt 3 dock with 13 ports.

Here’s how Mann described using the dock, which he very much appreciates:

For me, it’s been the best addition to my setup. I have a lot of peripherals, so it’s been great for that, but I mostly wanted the ability to switch between two MBPs (personal and work) and not have the hassle of disconnecting/reconnecting everything each time. Not to mention, I didn’t have enough ports in the MBP alone. Now, I have two cables running from the laptop to a bunch of equipment/both monitors and can switch it out in seconds.

It’s set up so that one cable goes to the hub which includes the main monitor, power to the laptop, and all the equipment I need for work. The other cable goes to the second monitor (which also powers some non-essential things like my kindle charging cable, earbud charger).

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Computers, stand and hub:

• 16-inch M1 Max MacBook Pro
• Jarlink Vertical Laptop Stand
• Wacom Intuos Pro S drawing tablet
• Anker 577 13-in-1 Thunderbolt 3 Dock for laptops

Input devices:

• Logitech Craft Wireless Keyboard
• Logitech MX Master 3 wireless mouse
• Aelfox keyboard and mouse wrist rests

Audio, furniture and more:

• Ultimate Ears UE Fits earbuds
• Dawntrees Large Felt Desk Pad
• 63-inch Cubiker Desk
• Moleskin Classic Soft Cover Notebook XL

If you would like to see your setup featured on Cult of Mac, send some high-res pictures to info+setups@cultofmac.com. Please provide a detailed list of your equipment. Tell us what you like or dislike about your setup, and fill us in on any special touches or challenges.