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Our favorite gear to elevate your new MacBook Pro setup
The all-new M6 MacBook and the touch display PROLED XDR have now arrived, and we are taking a look at some of our favorite accessories to upgrade the experience.
From the latest Apple Magic Keyboard and Trackpad, as well as its World Travel kit, we also have MacBook stands to tidy up your workstation, expandable storage, charging stations for your desktop, and our favorite mouse solutions. The gear collected below might give you some good ideas on how to elevate your new MacBook rig, just be sure to score the 2026 Apple Polishing Cloth at $9 before it sells out again – the only way to clean a MacBook display properly.
I use my MacBook Pro docked at my desk, so an external keyboard and trackpad are must-haves. I’ve used Apple’s Magic Keyboard and Magic Trackpad for as long as I can remember (alongside a Logitech MX Master mouse, as Ben recommends below). I think using Apple’s own peripherals provides a consistent experience whether I’m using my MacBook Pro docked or out on the go.
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While I’m personally a trackpad guy through and through, I know plenty of people who prefer a mouse, and the power users among them all agree on which one.
The device effectively combines the best of both worlds, with a gesture pad and side scroll wheel emulating a trackpad while you get the ergonomics and programmable controls of a mouse. The MX Master 3 or 3S used to be the king of mice, and the Master 4 adds a better feel, haptic feedback, and a third mappable button.
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If you’re planning to use the new MacBook Pro as part of a desk setup, I’d pair it with Anker’s 10-in-1 Smart Display hub. It gives you a much wider port selection for accessories and external displays, alongside a built-in screen to show transfer speeds, charging status, and more. Its compact design also makes it a nice fit for turning the new touchscreen MacBook Pro into a more complete workstation without taking too much space on the desk.
A height-adjustable laptop stand like this one from Native Union can round out the setup nicely if you already have, or plan to add, an external keyboard and mouse.
If you’re anything like, you’ll want to have a neat and tidy place to stow your MacBook when at home, at your desk. While I prefer to have it right on the table top surface when in use, if I’m docking up to a multi-display setup with a mouse and keyboard, or working another system at my desk, I like to have a nice stand option to have it up on display and visible. Twelve South makes some great models, and there are some ultra-affordable variants I have used in the past from Nulaxy that have stood the test of time and work great.