real question: what's your desk setup for design work?

macbook/laptop only? 
macbook + monitor + mouse?
imac?

i keep hearing that designers need a full setup (macbook + monitor + mouse) for better work, but i've only had a macbook since 2018 and maybe i need an upgrade?????

Desktop + monitor + 865870 cups I've collected over the day.

To be honest, since I have a panoramic 4k monitor at home...its a gamechanger. Figma on one side, Figjam with workshop notes on the other, and post-workshop notes/guidelines on laptop. 

Beside that when it comes to mouse/tablets etc...depends on what youre more used to :)

3 screens: two monitors and my 16in MBP, wireless keyboard and touchpad

monitor only (lappy closed) + mouse + trackpad

can relate to the intimate part at work

i like your setup and the way you use space for different tools!

At work I have 2 monitors setting but usually use only one. It seems very intimate that everybody can look at my emails, designs in progress of working or how I arrange reaserch notes etc.

disclaimer: i was using different macbooks, usually up-to-date, but it was still a single macbook with just a touchpad, not even a mouse

Yeah maybe, I might feel like that hahaha. I do love that setup for myself 🤍 I like to be able to have two screens, but even when I keep my laptop shut and just work off my ultra wide monitor it’s really nice 😍

also just a macbook! really want to try how it feels to work with monitor and a mouse. but first need to decide where i will live 😅

interesting point! monitor = settling down ✍️

With the right peripherals, I bet it wouldn’t be to far from a smaller laptop.

I use iMac + mouse + keyboard, I also use macbook without mouse, only touchpad. Now I want to buy an iPad with Pencil.

MacBook + LG 5K monitor + Logitech MX Master mouse + Logitech Ergo keyboard

do you think it'd be comfortable to design on an iPad? 🤔

i have a monitor but i only play videos on it while i work on my macbook hahahaahhsahah

i like designing on my macbook but i keep to-do lists/research/references/video calls on my monitor. seeing everything at once helps me be more productive (and somehow more distracted too lol) and having a mouse helps w wrist strain

MacBook + monitor + mouse for me, I personally really like it and I’m not used to doing design work without anymore…but I also don’t think it’s necessary! A ton of people can do great work with just a laptop imho 🤍

I personally would love an 13" iPad Pro (whatever new design they come up with) + Magic Keyboard that I can open Figma on. That would be all I need as far as a mobile machine. Having a Desktop Mac + MacBook combo feels redundant for my needs. I don't go that often.

Of course no setup is a mandatory one but the stark difference in simple enjoyment of usage does go up for me if I have a nice high refresh rate monitor and a quality mouse along with a fast SSD. I started my design journey early enough where I never got used to a mac though.

i like the idea of separating different tasks to different screens!

i've also heard that once you try macbook + monitor + mouse there's no going back lol

wow, 3 screens sounds like a pro setup :o

I have a full setup: MBP, monitor and keyboard/mouse for the days when I work at my studio. On the other hand, MBP is totally fine on its own when working at some cafe or something. 

You need whatever you’re comfortable with, nothing more or less than that.

Current: Studio Display + Mac Studio with Keyboard + Mouse. Honestly. Probably my favorite setup I've ever had. I obviously splurged a bit. Not necessary at all imo, but I did. ha.

I do not have a mobile machine... which I sort of miss. But I am more settled down, so this works.

Full time. Idk. Probably not. 😅

But pair that with 3rd Gen Apple Vision Pro? You might have something. 😁

Purely speculating lol

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