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Desk Setup Upgrade - 35" UltraWide Monitor · Life as a Junior Doctor

2018-12-16 · Tech review, setup or bag tour · Ali · recording, 4:10 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Tools, apps and tech · mode: Demonstration and walkthrough

Ali unboxes the BenQ EX3501R, a 35-inch curved ultrawide monitor BenQ sent him, and connects it to his 15-inch MacBook Pro with a single USB-C cable that also charges the laptop, alongside his LG 34-inch ultrawide in a triple-monitor setup.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — His desk setup hobby, the MacBook Pro and LG ultrawide, and why he wants a USB-C monitor

  • ★★ For a while it has been a hobby of Ali's to make his desk setup as overkill as he can without spending too much money. — 00:00:00
  • ★★ Ali's desk setup is based around his 15-inch MacBook Pro, fairly specced up because he uses it for editing, connected to a 34-inch LG ultrawide monitor. — 00:00:00 · MacBook
  • ★★ Because his MacBook Pro has only USB-C, Ali needs a Satechi dongle to reach his monitor by HDMI; he wanted a USB-C monitor to work towards one cable connecting the laptop to the whole desk setup. — 00:00:26 · MacBook

00:00:54 — Unboxing the BenQ monitor and deciding where to put it

  • ★★ BenQ sent Ali the BenQ EX3501R, a 35-inch curved monitor, a few months earlier, saying they liked his desk setup videos and offering to upgrade his monitor. — 00:00:54
  • ★ Ali says his wall mounting of the LG 34-inch monitor was shoddily done, so he puts the new BenQ beside it for a double-monitor setup. — 00:01:23

00:02:29 — One USB-C cable, the triple-monitor setup and the BenQ's features

  • ★★★ A single USB-C cable between Ali's MacBook Pro and the BenQ EX3501R makes both work and charges the laptop, which he calls absolutely the future. — 00:02:29 · MacBook
  • ★★ Ali will probably swap which monitor is on the wall once he has tools and a drill, and then probably go back to two monitors, one on each side. (hedged) — 00:02:29
  • ★★ Ali's triple-monitor setup links his 15-inch MacBook Pro to the LG 34-inch ultrawide by HDMI and to the BenQ 35-inch curved ultrawide by USB-C, his first time connecting a monitor over USB-C. — 00:02:58 · MacBook
  • ★★ Ali says the BenQ EX3501R has a 100 Hz refresh rate, which is great for gaming, though he does not really play games. (hedged) — 00:02:58
  • ★ Ali says the BenQ EX3501R's AMD FreeSync is apparently good for gaming, but as he does not play games it is probably a bit overkill for him. (hedged) — 00:03:27
  • ★★ Ali says his new BenQ ultrawide monitor detects the room's ambient light and adjusts its brightness, so it should dim when he edits late at night to spare his eyes and brighten in the day. (hedged) — 00:03:27
  • ★ Ali thanks BenQ and says it would be really awesome if anyone else sent him things to upgrade his desk setup even more. (playful) — 00:03:27

Threads in this video

  • refine · How should you set up your desk? — Because his MacBook Pro has only USB-C, Ali needs a Satechi dongle to reach his monitor by HDMI; he wanted a USB-C monitor to work towards one cable connecting the laptop to the whole desk setup. (00:00:26)

Mentioned

Central: BenQ EX3501R · MacBook

Also: AMD FreeSync · BenQ · Cambridge · LG 34UM68 · Satechi

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