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My Setup

Lots of folks ask me about my keyboard, work from home setup and gear I use for stream. Everything listed below I purchased with my own money and use everyday! To learn more about how I use everything, especially my keyboard, checkout an article I wrote for ZSA.

Manny's work from home setup and gear. Featuring dual monitor displays: vertical to the left, horizontal to the right. A split keyboard with mouse in the center and track pad to the left. A stream deck, webcam and 2 lights. A personal and work laptop on opposite ends.

Airpods Max

  • audio
Product shots by Apple of Airpods Max facing from the front and the side profile

I decided to buy Airpods Max after my Sony XM4’s began to have issues with noise cancelling after 2 years. The sound quality and noise cancelling are the best I’ve ever heard. I love the all-day battery life and comfortable fit once they break in a little bit. Perfect for traveling, getting rid of airplane noise and pressure.

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Deskhaus Apex Pro

  • desk
  • ergonomics
  • furniture
Standing desk frame with 2 feet and 4 legs

A 4 leg standing desk I purchased after experiencing some wobble with my previous Autonomous frame. This 4 leg standing frame is much more stable at my standing height and is compatible with casters to make moving my desk for cleaning and updates easier.

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Magic Trackpad

  • mouse
  • peripheral
Product shot of the Magic Trackpad in black as a smooth flat surface with on slight wedged angle.

When my laptop is docked in clamshell mode I use a trackpad to the left of my keyboard or in the center between the 2 halves. Great for panning, scrolling and zooming large design files, web pages or documents.

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Caldigit TS4+

  • peripheral
  • dock
Technical product shot of the Caldigit TS4+ highlighting all 18 ports and their functions on the front and back of the device.

The Caldigit TS4+ unifies all of the peripherals in my setup into a single cable that I can connect to my personal or work laptop. It also has ports for charging and supports my dual monitors.

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Elgato Stream Deck (15 keys)

  • streaming
  • peripheral
  • productivity
Product shot of the Elgato Streamdeck with 15 keys displaying various icons and colors.

The streamdeck is a nifty little device for running a live broadcast and using OBS. Beyond streaming it can be used as a macropad and has great productivity potential.

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Herman Miller Embody

  • chair
  • ergonomics
  • furniture
The herman miller embody chair in a basic black color, facing forward.

Definitely the priciest piece of furniture I’ve bought. I tried it out in store and understood why. The base of the seat doesn’t bottom out, shapes to your but and kinda feels like your floating. I sit for long hours and it helps relieve discomfort in my hips. It’s also very wide and has adjustable thigh support for us longer legged folks!

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  • streaming
  • camera
  • peripheral
Product shot of Insta360 Link Webcam facing you featuring the 4k lens, gimble, green color ring indicator, and Insta360 logo on the front.

An interesting 4k webcam with some AI-powered features. Beyond the gimble gimics it has the best picture quality I’ve ever seen from a webcam. I also like the privacy feature that physically turns the camera away automatically after not being in use for a few seconds.

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Logitech G502 Hero

  • mouse
  • peripheral
  • gaming
Product shot of the Logitech G502 Hero with blue RGB lighting.

As much as I like my vertical mouse it’s still too wierd to use for gaming. So for now I just switch back and forth depending on whether I’m gayming or casually browsing.

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16-inch M1 Max Macbook Pro (2021)

  • productivity
  • computer
Product shot of the Macbook Pro facing the user with screen on and displaying an abstract wallpaper background.

The best computer I’ve ever owned period (besides my first 2014 macbook). This laptop runs pretty much everything in my life including my stream, podcast, freelance work and more. It’s the most expensive thing in my house 😅 but worth every single penny.

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ZSA Moonlander Mark I

  • keyboard
  • peripheral
  • ergonomics
Product shot of the ZSA Moonlander keyboard in white, featuring the palm rests, thumb clusters and columnar keyboard layout with glowing white keycaps.

A split keyboard I use for enhanced comfort and productivity. The keys are customized to my liking and workflow here’s my layout configuration. I also use it with a Moonlander platform to increase the tenting angle and stability. It’s also deepened my understanding of human-computer-interaction and the history of keyboards. For the mechanical keyboard nerds I use Gazzew Boba U4 silent tacticle switches.

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Logitech MX Vertical

  • mouse
  • peripheral
  • ergonomics
Product shot of the Logitech MX Vertical featuring the near vertical angle, 2 mouse buttons, scroll wheel and the charging port on the bottom.

A mouse that positions your hand vertical-ish like a handshake for a neutral wrist position. It nearly matches the tent angle of my keyboard for maximum comfort and keeps my wrists from rotating too much.

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