Comments on: Mac Setups: MacBook Air with a Thunderbolt Display

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:42:01 +0000

I use airplay to my home theatre setup so I have no issue with music or sound when I want it loud.

By: Steve Bennett

Steve Bennett — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:55:11 +0000

So hot and with fan noise… Common?

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:55:26 +0000

Stephen, awesome setup! Very nice… I can see in the photo that your Logitech dongle is in the MBA rather than the TB USB ports. I have nearly identical setup without the stand and desk, and I wonder if you have ever tried the Performance MX Mouse dongle in the USB ports on the TB display, rather than in the MBA, because several of us have issues with that configuration that we think we’ve traced specifically to using the dongle in the TB ports. If you have an opportunity, I’d love it if you could check out the thread in the Apple support community, and share your experience! (thread URL http://goo.gl/h7UhM)

Thanks!
Rob.

By: Eriel

Eriel — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:45:26 +0000

Simplicity and functionality at its best. Cleanest setup I’ve seen. I am thinking of getting the thunderbolt display aswell. @Francois, The thunderbolt display has built in speakers that are decent and way better than the one on the MBA or MBP.

By: Francois

Francois — Fri, 04 May 2012 20:01:55 +0000

Stephen,

I liked your setup so much that I just replicated it! Thanks for the suggestion! The only thing “missing” in my view are speakers. I found music coming from the MBA less than satisfactory.

Have you added any decent speakers to your setup since it has been unveiled? Would you have any suggestions that would be in line with the esthetic of your setup?

Thanks again!

Francois

By: Pippox0

Pippox0 — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:09:47 +0000

Very nice setup. Clean and simple

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:01:09 +0000

ikea

By: jr7138

jr7138 — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:33:14 +0000

Does anyone know the specs for the White Glass Kidney Bean shape desk? Mainly where can I get one?

Thanks,

By: clem

clem — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:55:23 +0000

Most beautiful setup i’ve seen here so far. Not too many people have the guts to pay 1000$ for a screen. But that’s the price of perfection i believe.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:03:15 +0000

Get the monitor its great, i love my setup, only thing i find is that my macbook does get quite hot in clamshell mode when watching flash or data transfer apart from that thanks .

As for the mouse, yes i tried the apple mice but way too uncomfortable.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:01:56 +0000

Thanks Rene.

By: Bojan

Bojan — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:57:30 +0000

Just drop dead gorgeous. I am aiming for this setup, I just lack the monitor. I am down with it to the point that I have same mouse.

That mouse is productivity powerhouse. Highly recommended!

By: Will

Will — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:46:35 +0000

In Lion you have to:

- Connect external display
- Close lid of laptop

Much easier than in Snow Leopard which slept the Mac

By: Charles Dale

Charles Dale — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:49:43 +0000

Very nice setup. Clean, simple and neat. Be proud of this setup.

By: René Dubois

René Dubois — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:23:17 +0000

Lovely desk, best in a while.