3x2K (2560x1440) and 1x1080p. I have my 3 2K monitors in a "tie-fighter" formation which really just means 1 2K in landscape and the other 2 2Ks are portrait mode on either side of the middle 2K. Then I have my 1080p monitor just on top of my middle 2K. The 1080 is really just used for my Home Assistant (home automation software) dashboard and occasionally reference material (Adobe XD/Figma-type stuff).

I spit my 2 portrait monitors into 3rds and have hotkeys to resize windows to snap them to one of the 3 "positions" (also hot keys to expand them to 2/3rd for things like my code editor).

This setup works really for me personally and at some point I'll update to 4K+ but I just couldn't afford it when I first set this all up.

My normal usage is (`+` separates 3rds, `/` represents 1 of these apps in in this "slot"):

Left 2K: Discord + DataGrip/Android Studio/Drafts + Slack

Middle 2K: Chrome w/ dev tools right-docked

Right 2K: iMessage/Spotify + IDEA (2/3rds)

Top 1080p: Home Assistant/Adobe XD/Figma

Here is a (rough) ascii art of my setup:

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    |            |   +----------------+   |            |
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EDIT: Just to note, I know I'm not going to be scratching the surface of what's possible with the M1 Max monitor-wise since it can do 3x6K (Pro Display XDR) + 1x4K

Pics?! I would love to see this setup. I am so jelly. I've just got a single 32inch 4k dell and a U2719DC on the right.

Ok, here is a picture [0] but don't make fun of my LEDs lol. It's one of the few pictures I have of a semi-clean desk so I'm going to run with it.

[0] https://imgur.com/ILTcpG0

EDIT: Because I forgot to mention and my above post isn't editable: My 3 2K monitors are all 27" and my 1080p is 24"

That definitely looks cool - including your LEDs. Not sure I would want to work in that configuration (my neck would get hurt), but it definitely looks great :)

> That definitely looks cool - including your LEDs.

Thank you!

> Not sure I would want to work in that configuration (my neck would get hurt)

Up and down issues or side to side? I tried all 3 2K monitors in landscape when I first got them but that was way too much side to side movement to get to the edges of the far left/right screen so I begrudgingly switched them to portrait. I had always thought portrait mode was silly for a monitor but I absolutely love it now and I'm super happy with the setup. I don't have to move my head very much at all to scan across my setup and normally I am pretty focused on just 2 monitors (center for Chrome and right for IDEA) so there isn't a ton of movement. As for up/down movement I really only ever move my head to look at the top 1080p screen which is fine since I don't use it regularly.

For me it is up and down, I try to limit the vertical head movement and wouldn't want to look high up. I am using up to 3 screens horizontally, that is quite fine. Though I am using mostly the "middle" display and put less used stuff on the other screens (mail, chats, reference documentation)

Very nice setup