There’s just something about a nice clean black and white setup that I really enjoy.
Combine some of the thinnest bezel monitors in a dual screen setup.
And a little bit of cable management to hide most of the clutter.
And you’ve got yourself a great baseline to make your own dream desk setup.
Hi I’m David and this is the ultimate dual screen desk setup
While I’m a big fan ultrawide monitors, for pure productivity purposes I find dual
monitor setups just a little more convenient to use with the additional screen real estate
and easier to manage window organization.
For the best possible dual monitor setup I chose the Dell U2717D monitors.
For pure productive and aesthetics, these monitors in a dual configuration are my top
picks.
Covering the basic specs of this monitor, it’s a 27 inch, 2560x1440 resolution 60
Hz IPS-type (Samsung PLS) monitor.
But what makes these monitors ideal for my setup is the physical design.
The borders measure just under 8mm on the top and sides, and is only a tad thicker on
the bottom edge.
Branding is kept to a minimum with the small Dell logo on the front , so there’s not
much to distract you whether watching a video or browsing the web.
And while the monitor stands that come with these Dells are nice, I prefer to use their
VESA mounting capabilities with a monitor arm.
I chose to use the VIVO Dual Monitor Arms (Stand-V002M) and I find it looks and works
great for putting together a dual monitor setup.
Some caveats that I noticed when assembling it though.
The quick release plates are really thin and don’t work well with the recessed VESA mounts
these Dell monitors (VIVO does include spacers and extended screws, but the screws were too
long and even if I found proper screws I didn’t like how it looked) so instead I just installed
the quick release plate on the arm, bent it upwards and then place the monitor on top
while screwing it into place.
Also looking at the arm from the top you can see that in my configuration the arms need
to protrude slightly to the back if I want to keep my monitors close to the edge, this
means I need pull my desk out a bit from the wall to keep this setup from hitting it.
The clips are a little flimsy so be careful to not snap them and there’s also this VIVO
branding on the tube of the arm that isn’t the nicest looking but you can rotate it to
the side by 120 degrees so you barely notice it from the front.
But overall it holds both of the monitors nicely in place.
Having two 27 inch monitors is really wide in my case it spans just over 120cm wide and
my desk is only 160cm wide, so it barely gives me enough space to fit a pair of speakers.
I’m using the Edifier R2000DB speakers here for this setup.
I’m not audiophile but these speakers sound really good to me with their 5 inch woofers
and 1 inch tweeters.
But I think they might be a little too big for this design, or maybe I just need a longer
desk.
But for now I’m pretty happy with this setup.
Cable management is also a must.
Hiding all your cables underneath in an IKEA signum rack is a quick and effective way to
store your spiderweb of cables.
I also just hide my computer underneath here because I don’t like it taking up space
on my desk.
(Yes it is on carpet) And finally on top the basic peripherals.
While not everyone might agree with my choice of keyboard and mouse.
A large mouse pad is definitely handy for this dual monitor setup.
Sometimes it’s just more convenient to shift my attention to a single monitor.
And then Slide the mat to the left, or to the right depending on the monitor I’m working
on.
Or out of the way completely if I need space on the desk for other tasks.
While the Satechi mat that I’m using here is a nice option just be aware it does have
an issue with the edges curling up over time, so you’ll might need to curl them back once
in a while to make it look straight again.
So that’s my dream setup for the ultimate dual monitor computer desk.
While a little barebones and basic.
It gives me a lot of desk space and screen real estate to do whatever work I need to
do.
And this can easily be customized in the future to my personality with some extra artwork.
But hope you guys enjoyed this one.
You know what to do.
And I’ll see you in the next video.