I spent way too much on my dream desk setup, but you can save $1,182 with 13 huge post-Prime Day deals

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Behold my very own megadesk. I will fully admit it doesn’t stand up to the mightiness of Dwight Schrute’s own construction of the same name, but it comes damn close. I've spent a lot over the past year of slowly building this, so imagine my anger when I saw that I could’ve saved over $1,000 if I had just bought it all now! Yes, Prime Day is over, but these deals clearly didn’t get the memo.

In building this beast, I wanted this to be multipurpose, but not in a “jack of all trades, master of none” kind of way. These were what I wanted this to be:

Versatile: I use laptops almost exclusively, so plugging my portable machine straight in for a desktop experience needs to be as seamless as possible. On top of that, it needs to be great for both working by day and gaming by night.
Ergonomic: In my younger years, I laughed at my Apple Watch’s desperate attempts to get me to stand up, and I shrugged at correct sitting postures. Now in my mid 30s, I’m definitely feeling the downsides of this approach, and I went on the lookout for a standing desk and good quality chair. Alongside this, a nice-feeling mechanical keyboard and a great mouse are equally essential.
Productive: My workloads span further than just writing and editing articles, as I also divulge in photography, videography, and song recording. This requires a ton of ports, a speaker system that is versatile in sound profiles, and that double-display arrangement of one landscape and one portrait.

And all of these choices have to strike that balance between being high quality and affordable, which is what I thought I’d found at full price — only to see you can snap them all up for so much cheaper!

So whether you want to follow along and build this entire setup yourself, or you’re picking and choosing elements to finish off your own megadesk, here are the best deals across everything I use.

My desk setup: Deals quick links

Omoton vertical laptop stand: was $35 now $23
Raycon Magic Mat Pro: was $49 now $39 @ Raycon with code POWERUP
Vivo Dual Monitor Arm: was $59 now $49
Logitech MX Master 3S: was $99 now $89
Elgato Facecam MK.2: was $149 now $119
Kiiboom Phantom 81 V2 keyboard: was $199 now $169
Samsung UJ59 32-inch 4K monitor: was $339 now $229
Flexispot EG8 Comhar standing desk: was $399 now $249 @ Flexispot
Ugreen Revodok Max 213 Thunderbolt 4 Dock: was $399 now $279
OXS Thunder Pro soundbar: was $599 now $499
Sihoo Doro S300 Office Chair: was $799 now $599
KTC 27 OLED Monitor: was $699 now $569
M3 Pro MacBook Pro: was $1,999 now $1,699

Deals on my desk setup

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Jason brings a decade of tech and gaming journalism experience to his role as a Managing Editor of Computing at Tom's Guide. He has previously written for Laptop Mag, Tom's Hardware, Kotaku, Stuff and BBC Science Focus. In his spare time, you'll find Jason looking for good dogs to pet or thinking about eating pizza if he isn't already.