A new year a new desk setup.
And this year I thought I’d refresh an old favorite, my clean modern wood design desk
setup with some new tweaks, upgraded tech and change of style with this refresh.
But as always, my setups are about the basics, clean open space to keep my thoughts uncluttered,
ergonomic touches to keep it comfortable and flexible, and technology that keeps it all
working.
Hi I’m David and here is my updated clean and modern wood dream desk setup for 2019.
So the big standout change with my desk setup, is the new desk.
Or more specifically the wood tabletop.
I decided to go with a rawer, more natural color, Acacia kitchen countertop that I bought
from Homedepot.
The color pattern gives the desk a vibrant feel and has a really nice stark contrast
to items on the table.
It also has a single wood piece for the live edge that gives the table a really unique
natural feel.
And I also added a layer of acrylic on top to give it a nice glossy sheen and also protect
it from stains and water.
For the legs I’m still using the Jarvis standing desk legs.
It has smooth and quiet dual motors, really good height range to adjust for standing and
even sitting heights.
And with an IKEA Signum cable rack installed underneath it’s easy to keep wires tidy
and out the way for a clean overall desk design.
Next is most expensive part of my desk setup, the giant monitor.
But for me a good monitor is worth the investment and has the biggest impact for me on improving
productivity and my overall experience.
This 49 inch Dell ultrawide with its 5120x1440 resolution is essentially two 27” display
stuck together.
Sure it’s more expensive but the added flexibility and aesthetics of a single ultrawide is worth
it for me.
Adding to the aesthetics and saving space on the desk, I’m always a fan of a monitor
arm.
I’m using the Amazon basic monitor arm here.
Another good investment I feel, since you can always re-use with future monitor upgrades.
While pricey at about $100, it’s still significantly cheaper than alternatives of this build quality
and strength needed to carry such a large display.
I also added a second cheap monitor arm with a laptop stand to keep that off the desk as
well.
If you’ve watched my other videos you know that I connect to both a laptop and desktop
with my desk setup.
This upgrade to a simple docking station combined with the built in KVM feature on my display
allows me to seamlessly connect and power my laptop through a single USB-C cable and
quickly switch between systems depending on what I’m working on.
So whether I want to use my notebook or desktop on the floor, I can have the same great experience
using the same display, mouse and keyboard on either system.
For my keyboard I’ve switched to the Havit 86-key mechanical keyboard.
I really like the low profile design and shorter key travel, that makes typing on it more comfortable
without the need for a palm rest.
The mechanical clicking action is very satisfying.
And the 10 keyless layout is perfect for what I need without sacrificing the usability of
the function or arrows keys.
My only complaints are related to aesthetic, its wired, only has blue LEDs if you care
about that, and has this gamer logo, which I could really do without.
But otherwise I feel it’s a fantastic keyboard for what I need.
The mouse I continue to use is the older G602 logitech mouse that continues to serve me
well for my comfort and needed buttons.
I also now use a mouse pad to help protect the desk and add some extra comfort when I
rest my palms.
I specifically got a custom designed and custom sized mouse pad for my setup.
I really like customizing my mouse pads to avoid unnecessary branding and to get the
right size for my keyboard and mouse so it doesn’t take up unnecessary space on the
desk.
Audio is the last thing I was looking to fix with this updated setup.
I picked up these PreSonus Eris for my speakers.
I like them because they aren’t too big, they’re simple looking, sound decent and
not too expensive.
I do find them a little harsh in the high end out of the box, so I tune them down a
bit with the equalizer built on the speaker.
They can’t connect via USB so keep that in mind if you’re looking for USB PC speakers.
But I was specially looking for a powered RCA cable driven speaker to connect to a mixer.
I wanted to have both my chromecast audio and PC audio feeding into these speakers at
the same time.
Using this external mixer, now I can hear audio from both sources without needing to
toggle inputs like with most speakers, and can also adjust the volume levels of each
of the sources independently.
A pricey upgrade but well worth it for someone like me, who listens to a lot of music throughout
my condo with all my chromecast devices.
So that my revised clean and modern wood desk setup for 2019.
I’m really happy with how it looks and functions based on my needs and look forward to getting
work done with this new productivity setup.
But hope guy enjoyed this one.
You know what to do.
And I’ll see you in the next video.