Secretlab’s Magnus desk is a magnetic wonder for cable management

I hate sons. Ironic, coming from someone who writes for WIRED. It doesn’t mean that I am anti cables — slobbering Ethernet and Wi-Fi rules — I hate cluttered desks, so wires have to be out of sight. I once almost drilled a hole in my desk just to run the wire from my old mechanical keyboard to my desktop PC underneath instead of covering it like a sloth.

Unfortunately, I never really practiced Well cable management. Sure, things were neat and tidy on the surface, but the underside of my desk could fit perfectly into the house on the Nebuchadnezzar. This is where Secretlab’s Magnus comes in. The company that makes great gaming chairs built a magnetic metal container to help hide all those tricky cables. Cable management functions run on top of the desktop and below.

I feel like it was tailor-made for people like me who talk but are a little too lazy to walk. And if you’re like me, just know that there’s no need to stick scotch tape on the wall or desk anymore and call it a day (not that I’ve ever done it, no, never). I can now welcome you to a wireless world.

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Simple setup

The Magnus comes in two boxes, and after unpacking each part, you might feel overwhelmed. It’s a lot. Fortunately, Secretlab labels every room in the office, and the included assembly instructions are very clear. The whole thing took me about 30 minutes to assemble. You may need to enlist a friend as he weighs 93 pounds.

The desk is 59 inches long, which is more than enough to accommodate my PC, an ultra-wide monitor, and a second upright monitor, along with the usual desktop accessories like speakers and the always-essential Funko Pops and Amiibos. Secretlab rates its carrying capacity at a generous 221 pounds.

One of the key parts of this office is the trench, as I call it. The rear part of the Magnus is separate from the main office. A slim panel that runs along the back of the desk folds upward to reveal a roomy cable management tray. This is where you can hide most of the wires that connect your PC to your peripherals. Under the desk, you can remove a magnetic cover to access these cables and route them to an outlet. Thanks to that, I didn’t have to worry about a mess of wires hanging under the desk near my feet. All cables are completely out of sight and out of mind.