Perhaps you’ve heard an expression often used in sports commentary — “so-and-so is running a clinic on this,” meaning showing anyone and everyone how it’s done.
Today’s featured computer setup comes from an Apple administrator who clearly knows how it’s done, if “it” is setting up a rock-solid and highly functional workstation.
This post contains affiliate links. Cult of Mac may earn a commission when you use our links to buy items.
M2 Pro MacBook Pro workstation shows the rest of us how it’s done
Jamf Apple administrator and Redditor moosetender showcased the striking M2 MacBook Pro setup in a post entitled, “the work from home setup.”
If he’s a moosetender, one wonders if home is northward, where moose live. And Jamf, by the way, is an Apple-forward device-management software company.
At the end of the gear list described below Moose added, [and] “lots and lots of cables,” and “a few more iPads and MacBooks. I’m a Jamf admin, need the extras to test stuff.” He added that he manages “thousands of Mac, iPad and iPhones” in response to a question about how he uses the iPad Pro shown in the photograph.
CalDigit TB4 dock, epic Samsung display, Stream Deck
Photo: [email protected]
Clearly, along the way he picked up on how to put together a good setup.
On a broad and stout Uplift standing desk, his new 16-inch M2 Pro MacBook Pro drives — via the well-regarded CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 dock — an epic 49-inch Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 ultra wide mini LED curved gaming monitor with the screen space of two 27-inch panels. Well-mounted on a flexible arm, it sports a 240Hz refresh rate an a 1ms response time.
For input devices, he’s got a highly customizable Keychron Q3 ten keyless (no num pad) mechanical keyboard with a control knob and the acclaimed Logitech MX Master 3S for Mac wireless mouse.
For good measure — and no doubt lots of shortcuts and other cool uses, especially for video-related tasks — he throws in an Elgato Stream Deck Mk.2.
Fabulous sound system, Philips Hue lighting
And it seems Moose knows how to set a mood in his setup, as well.
I say that because he employs one of the coolest desktop sound systems on record. It’s the Harmon Kardon SoundSticks 4 Bluetooth Speaker System with powered subwoofer for deep bass. It builds on the legacy of the original and its descendents, all of them sporting an industrial design seen nowhere else.
And good lighting helps, too. In addition to the lights in the room, Moose set up Philips Hue Lightstrips to backlight the desk and provide moody colors when desired, as shown in the photo below.
Shop these items now:
Photo: [email protected]
Computers and dock:
Display:
Input devices:
- Keychron Q3 custom wired mechanical keyboard
- Logitech MX Master 3S wireless mouse
- Elgato Stream Deck Mk.2
Audio and video:
Furniture and lighting:
If you would like to see your setup featured on Cult of Mac, send some high-res pictures to [email protected]. 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, challenges and plans for new additions.
Apple's top tablet features an M2 chip, Liquid Retina XDR Display, Wi-Fi 6E, 12MP front/12MP and 10MP back cameras, Face ID, all-day battery life and more.
David Snow, an expert on Apple hardware and software, writes on a variety of technological and cultural topics for Cult of Mac. They include Apple news, technology buying guides, and features about computer setups and Apple TV shows and movies.
With 30 years of experience covering technology and other subjects, he has written and edited for numerous print and online publications, including CMP Media, TechTV.com, CNET, Wired News, Red Herring magazine, Law.com, The National Law Journal and Law Technology News magazine. Among other roles, he served as executive editor of the Law.com network of websites and editorial director, technology, for ALM Media.
Snow graduated with a B.A. from Syracuse University with majors in magazine journalism and psychology. While there, he worked as a reporter for The Daily Orange newspaper and associate editor of Equal Time magazine.
Founder of the blog At the Waterline, he can be reached on X (formerly Twitter) via @atthewaterline and on Mastodon via @dsnow.
