It is clear that the arrival of the Apple Studio Display to the Mac world brought a new member to the desktop of some lucky users. It is expensive, but aesthetically and visually it is prodigious. And now that we’ve had the monitor on the market for a while, Reddit users have already started to hang your setups maqueros with the Apple Studio Display. Some have even found this Studio Display to be the ideal complement to a brand new Playstation 5.
In the following article we have compiled some of the most sophisticated and spectacular configurations. With only one rule: that there be an Apple Studio Display in them. Of course, there are alternatives. You just need to keep an eye on the home office that this Reddit user has set up with a 32-inch LG monitor and an M2 Pro.
Few dual Apple Displays, some waiting for their Mac Studio
Although, either due to its price or its poor longevity, many users have not yet They have this popular high-end monitor, the truth is that anyone who has one can brag. Then there are desktops like in the case of this user, which are to die for:
We see here one Studio Display on and one off, since its owner is waiting for the arrival of a Mac Studio to be able to connect and use both. Others are still figuring out how to connect their new displays, which are split between the Mac Studio and a MacBook Pro.
Two connected Apple screens to both devices, where one is on and the other is not (along with its corresponding screen). And here we see another user who does show us both screens in all their splendor, with a matching background on his extended desktop.
In the latter we see, plus Apple Studio Display, the LG 34-inch 5K Ultrawide monitor, which we found on Amazon for 1,549 euros. They accompany the 14-inch MacBook Pro, along with an iPad Pro 2021, an iPad mini 2021, AirPods Max, two Sonos speakers and the always grateful Stream Deck. Several thousand euros worth of electronics gathered on a single table.
A replacement for the 27-inch iMac, minimalist setups and many more
Perhaps the maquero setup that has caught my attention the most is this one, where its author reveals that his intention was more or less replace a 27-inch iMac.
And the truth is that he achieves it with an Apple Studio Display perched on top of a Mac mini (we don’t know if M1). Placed this way, it is melting both devices as much as possible, although the wiring is still there. He is not the only one, as another user also reveals his desktop and intention to hit the road with his 27-inch iMac:
Here are more examples of portable equipment placed vertically. They are quite common although sometimes the Mac does not look good:
There are many users who choose to connect a MacBook Pro to this display. And they do it this way, placing the laptop on a stand that leaves it vertical. The photo is a little dark, let’s hope this room has more lighting when working.
Another important sector when it comes to showing maqueros desks are those that they bet on the minimum. Less is more, Steve Jobs already said it. Like these two examples:
Be careful at the level of this setup where a dual configuration of two Apple Studio Displays are powered by a 16-inch MacBook Pro Max M2 with and they also do not forget an ergonomic chair and a Magic Mouse of rigor:
On these desks we see practically the minimum. The peripherals, the screen, a Mac laptop or desktop connected and that’s it. Some loose device to give more sense of space they complete the scene.
In this other example we also see how a smaller table is not an impediment to having the Studio Display powered by several devices on it.
An interesting technique for these cases is hang two Studio Displays on the wall above a small table in case there isn’t much space, like what you can see just above. You have to rely on VESA mounts, but Apple screens are prepared for that standard.
That the table has to be even smaller? No problem: the Studio Display can be adapted. And the touch with the LED lights on the back edge of the table gives some particularity to the corner.
On this desk we find the newest, which is the Apple Studio Display, with an original Macintosh in the back. It is also accompanied by an original iPhone in its display case. The user indicates that he is satisfied with the display speakers, but that prefers your Logi 4K Pro as a video conferencing camera (a similar one costs 162.99 euros on Amazon).
Three extreme desks: the definitive Apple setup includes a PlayStation 5
Among all these setups, we have found two very opposite layout desks (so much so that almost a decade separates them between them) and a last setup with a PlayStation 5 that can surely become the goal of many fans.
Here we have several products that we could classify almost as vintage. The Apple Cinema Display is from 2011. Next to it, we see an iPad 3 characterized by its wide frames. And we also see the Lightning dock, which its owner uses with an iPhone 12 mini.
And here we have just the opposite. Three Pro Display XDRs placed side by side, with a dark Magic Mouse and a custom keyboard. All of this connected to a Mac Pro 2019 and seasoned with AirPods Max and the Belkin Boost Charge Pro charging base. More than 20,000 euros in equipment that its owner uses to program.
And finally here we can see the setup million dollars with no less than two XDR Pro Displays, one of them connected to a PlayStation 5 through an Elgato video capture device. And the HDR functions of the PS5 are elevated with this professional monitor. The AirPods Max and the Magic Mouse in black also stand out. A functional luxury.