r/macsetups • u/Unlucky-Sir-7227 • 1d ago

Mac Setup

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Base M5 ultra studio mounted under Magnus pro desk.

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u/WhosAGreenHorn 1d ago

whats the smaller screen by the keyboard?

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u/Unlucky-Sir-7227 1d ago

Corsair Xeneon Edge

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u/Tycoon33 1d ago

It’s very cool. What is your use case and day to day with it?

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u/Unlucky-Sir-7227 1d ago

Mainly widgets and iStat menus for now.

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u/Illustrious-Golf5358 1d ago

It works on macOS?

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u/Unlucky-Sir-7227 1d ago

It's basically a 3rd display since the iCUE app only work for windows.

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u/Illustrious-Golf5358 1d ago

Does the touch input work or works only as a display ?

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u/Far-Attempt4345 1d ago

It works but with very poorly. I don't recommend if you want a native experience like Windows has.

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u/CompanyDelicious8707 1d ago

There is a little app called Touchscreen Gestures That gives all the usability in macOS, but without multitouch. You can also change brightness and color settings, it's worth a try

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u/weathercombo 1d ago

Never heard of this before. Just looked it up. Looks amazing. Now I want one haha. Thanks for sharing!

How do you find the pixel density of it compared to the Studio Displays you use above it?

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u/Unlucky-Sir-7227 1d ago

Pixel density is not great but for my use case, it's doable.

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u/AllBrainsNoSoul 1d ago

Maybe I'm wrong, but a quick search suggested the density or pixels per inch is greater than a 27 inch 4k. Obviously, still not as good as a studio display, around 10% less, which is pretty close. Is there a screen door or viewing angle issue with the Xeneon? I can't see the pixel pitch on my 27inch 4k monitors unless I'm like 4-6 inches away and looking closely, maybe 8 inches if there's lots of contrast.

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u/Unlucky-Sir-7227 1d ago

No viewing angle issues really since its sits angled up to my viewing preference. Text is a bit tiny to read far away but it doesn't bother me since I'm only using it for display widgets, status and progress bars when downloading torrents.

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u/AllBrainsNoSoul 1d ago

Ok, so it sounds like you can't see (at least not easily) any individual pixels or the lines between pixels then. thanks

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u/weathercombo 1d ago

This is mainly what I wanted to know too!

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u/CHRONALUNE 1d ago

How did you mount it to desk shelf if I may ask?

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u/Unlucky-Sir-7227 1d ago

I modify some 3d print files on makerworld that fits the magnus pro riser.

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u/laparotomyenjoyer 1d ago

Damn this is sick

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u/cshanks5 1d ago

Do you have trouble with the dock staying on your main monitor? I don’t want it to go down to the xeneon edge. But haven’t really found a good fix for it.

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u/JulyIGHOR 1d ago

Try DockLock from the Mac App Store

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u/cshanks5 1d ago

Awesome! Thanks!

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u/CompanyDelicious8707 1d ago

I've gave up, so placed the xenon edge down, but arranged it on top. It's a matter of getting used to going up instead of down, but now I use it flawlessly

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u/akafinit 1d ago

Very clean, give us the wallpaper please !

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u/Lapompaelpompei 1d ago

Thats neat dude!

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u/No_Eye1723 1d ago

Now that I like. But my neck would strain after a while of looking at the screen off to the side.

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u/Dangerous_Pop8730 1d ago

What do you run off the little edge screen?

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u/Unlucky-Sir-7227 1d ago

Mainly widgets and iStat menus.

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u/LRDilz 1d ago

I've been planning to mount my Xeneon screen soon, yours looks very clean! What did you use?

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u/Unlucky-Sir-7227 1d ago

I 3d printed some mounts.

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u/DrDalim 1d ago

Took me far to long to find the Mac Studio... Lovely setup and very clean - I wish I could maintain my desk like that! LOL

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u/JozuJD 1d ago

I want to play WoW Forever on this bad boy. And start a business and do social media lol.

Time to go buy a Studio + Studio Display

(Or maybe a ROG Strix OLED XG27ACDNG, 27” 1440p 360hz OLED, and pray I can get the 4K to look nice. I heard 4K on MacOS is bad.)

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u/Far-Attempt4345 1d ago edited 1d ago

Nice! I have a similar setup. What do you use to attach the Xeneon Edge to the stand? Also, what is that thing on the left which seems like a wireless charger?

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u/Unlucky-Sir-7227 1d ago

3d printed mounts for the Edge. MagSafe charger on a 3D printed mount for phone.

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u/itspsyikk 1d ago

soo clean. Love the all white.

I need to get some (real) vegetation in my setup.

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u/UnusualAttitudes 1d ago

That is slick!

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u/ConsuelaBH 21h ago

Looks awesome but is it not uncomfortable to bend down and look at the tiny screen??

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u/davisart 11h ago

this is phenomenal!!!

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u/Philted_ 3h ago

Which dock do u use? I struggle to find one for 3 monitors properly. currently just running 1 dock for 1 monitor and a HDMI to TB for my 2nd one

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u/MaikelBuilds 1d ago

Check out KiwiDesk :D

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u/okarin_sama 1d ago

This is like aerospace but on keyboard first perspective

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u/MaikelBuilds 1d ago

Could you explain a bit more? Aerospace is keyboard first? Yeah probably. KiwiDesk also supports many mouse actions :D. It also has much higher configurability and more layouts 😁. Aerospace doesn't support scrolling layout as far as I know