The Perfect 2016 MacBook Pro Setup #Helpful Post

 

 

 

 

The Perfect 2016 MacBook Pro Setup #Helpful Post

yo guys johnathan here if you just

picked up a 2016 MacBook Pro this might

be the perfect setup

 

so without a doubt the centerpiece of

this setup aside from the MacBook Pros

LG's 27 inch 4k USBC monitor now it's

special about this is a USB see

functionality essentially turns a

monitor into a giant hub which is

awesome so with that the first thing I

did was take a little tiny Samsung t1

external SSD slap some 3m adhesive on it

and then mount that guy to the back of

the monitor

 

so the idea behind this is once you plug

your MacBook Pro into the monitor you

instantly have a second drive already

plugged in and ready to go

now as a quick note the Samsung t1 SSD

is actually an older discontinued model

so for anyone looking to pick this up

there's actually a newer t3 Drive which

I will link to down below move it on to

the dock set up the stand I use for the

MacBook Pro is the IQ Nicks Eden and

what makes this awesome is the fact that

it's adjustable so whether it's a

12-inch MacBook the 13 or 15 inch pro

whether it's this year or last year it

is going to fit perfectly this allows

you to rock a closed MacBook setup which

I think looks cleaner and neater and in

this case I can keep the cables nicely

tucked away one going to the monitor and

the second port going to the secret USB

C hub so if you're wondering what the

heck I'm talking about with the secret

USB C hub the objective of this entire

setup was to effectively go dongle as'

whether I was plugging in a USB Drive an

SD card I want to have to stick that

into something hanging out of the

MacBook Pro rather I wanted something

stealthy so what I did was take a USB C

hub from whoo - which bonus points is

also Space Gray I wanted this to live on

the actual desk and dock setup so what

if it was mounted underneath and with a

USB C extension cable I was able to run

it underneath the desk into the MacBook

Pro through the back and effectively use

it as part of the dock setup so now all

I got to do is plug something into the

front of the desk and it instantly shows

up on the MacBook Pro which is a giant

win now another thing worth mentioning

is the monitor is also charging the

MacBook Pro so in this case where I'm

using a 13-inch MacBook Pro was only two

Thunderbolt three ports it allows me to

maximize functionality

rounding out the setup as far as the

speakers go these are the kanto yu2

powered desktop speakers they're

definitely small but they pack a

surprising punch they connected via USB

which is awesome because it allows you

to bypass the need for external audio

card or a DAC it will make these

especially cool when you pair them with

the matching speaker stands which points

them at the perfect listening angle to

keep everything else clean and tidy I'm

using the Apple magic keyboard which

connects via bluetooth and as far as the

mouse goes this is the Logitech MX

anywhere Mouse which also connects

through bluetooth or through a tiny USB

receiver now because I know someone out

there is going to ask the lamp is from

Tommen's and it's one of my favorite

ways to spice up a setup I featured the

white model my back-to-school tech

this one is the newer updated model so

this setup is going to work great with

either the 13 or 15 inch macbook pro but

on top of that it's also a great option

for the 12 inch macbook if you are

looking for a convenient all-in-one dock

setup where you can take your macbook go

do your thing come back plug in and be

ready to go this is it the baseline 13

inch MacBook Pro handled the 4k display

no problem in quickly jumping back to

the monitor this is a fantastic display

the hub functionality is awesome but

more importantly the image quality is

phenomenal the brightness the color

accuracy and whether you're watching

video editing video or editing photos

this is a great pick up aside from that

hopefully you guys enjoyed the video if

you did and he dug this set up make sure

to smash that like button I also got

word that the 15-inch MacBook Pro touch

bar is shipping this coming week so if

you haven't yet definitely make sure you

subscribe I will have plenty of coverage

on that again links to this entire set

up or down below this is Jonathan and I

will catch you guys