Uses

Everyone has that one desk they keep coming back to and tweaking. Here’s mine.

The Machine

MacBook Pro M4 Max 14" — 36GB RAM. Daily driver for everything: DevOps workflows, Kubernetes clusters, Terraform runs, the occasional Solidity compile. Runs Docker Desktop, multiple terminal sessions, and a browser with too many tabs without breaking a sweat.

The Display

LG 27UP850N-W — 27" UHD 4K IPS. USB-C with 96W power delivery, so the MacBook charges and outputs video over a single cable. Color accuracy is solid for the price point. One screen at a time — I never run the laptop display alongside it.

Input

• Logitech MX Master 3 — the scroll wheel alone is worth it. Custom gestures mapped per-app via Logi Options+.
• Apple Magic Keyboard — no frills, matches the MacBook keyboard layout so there’s zero switching cost.

The Desk

Electric standing desk 120x60cm — motorized height adjustment from 72cm to 122cm. Built-in USB port for charging. I alternate between sitting and standing throughout the day. 120cm width is the sweet spot — enough room for the monitor, laptop, and coffee without feeling cramped.

What’s Not on the Desk

The real infrastructure lives elsewhere. The desk stays clean; this is what actually does the work:

• FIREBAT T8 Pro Plus mini PC — Intel N100, 16GB DDR5, 512GB SSD. Runs Proxmox VE and hosts most of the containers and VMs.
• Dell PowerEdge R610 — the experimental server, mostly powered down.
• Second MacBook Pro (Intel) — retired from daily duty, repurposed as extra compute in the lab.
• Synology DS220+ — 2 × 4TB, primary storage and backups.

Full writeup on the Homelab page.