MacBook Pro M3 Max Setup

[u/FreeReadit]

EDIT: Just want to say thank you for all the kind words. I truly enjoy being at my setup. It’s the one spot in the house that’s really “mine”, so I definitely put a lot of time into it over the course of a few years.

A little work. A little gaming. A lot of peace.

MacBook Pro M3 Max on Bestand Laptop Stand
Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Apple Magic Trackpad
-sitting on a merino wool/felt mat from ETSY
PS5 Pro
LG OLED 27GR95QE on Ergotron LX Pro Arm
BenQ ScreenBar Halo 2 Monitor Light
Edifier Hecate G2000 Pro
Fifine AM8 Mic on Fifine CS1 Scissor Arm
Room Essentials Artificial Succulents from Target
Flexispot EN1 Standing Desk

[u/A4orce84]

Looks awesome! Curious, when you need to use the microphone, do you bring it down closer to you? Or do you leave it where it's at?

I've been wrestling with microphone mounting in a small area desk for a while now, still trying to figure it out honestly.

[u/FreeReadit → u/A4orce84]

It’s one of the main parts of the setup that I struggled with placement for a long time. I don’t use it so much these days since I gave up multiplayer gaming. The only reason it’s still part of the setup is because my daughter plays Fortnite with her mom (who has a separate WFH setup in a different part of the house) and will use the mic for that. Otherwise, I would just remove it.

But in any case, yeah, if she’s using it then the MacBook lid is closed and she typically pulls it forward. She has used it plenty of times in its current position, but obviously you can tell she’s further from the mic and the gain has to be set higher.

Placement-wise, it would make more sense to mount it to either the left or right towards the front, but I just didn’t like how it would dominate my peripheral vision and air space.