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Mac Setups: Dual Screen Mac Mini Server & iPad 2

Oct 29, 2011 - 20 Comments
Mac Mini Server and iPad 2

Another great reader submitted Mac setup here: this one is a decked out Mac Mini Server Quad i7 with 8GB RAM and dual 7200 RPM 500GB hard drives, connected to dual monitors, and to the right is an iPad 2 64GB model. Rounding out the desk is an iPod touch, iPod nano, MacBook Air superdrive, … Read More

Mac Setups: MacBook Pro, Apple Cinema Display, iPad 2, & MacBook Air

Oct 22, 2011 - 17 Comments
Sweet Mac Setup

This sweet reader submitted Mac setup comes from Nasar A. and features a little bit of everything: an Apple Cinema Display is connected to the MacBook Pro 13″ on the right, a MacBook Air 11″ sits to the left, and an iPad 2 Wi-Fi and white iPhone 4 round out the mix. Great Mac setup, … Read More

Mac Setups: MacBook Pro 13″ & Mac Mini

Oct 15, 2011 - 4 Comments
Mac setup: MacBook Pro & Mac Mini

This awesome reader-submitted Mac setup features a MacBook Pro 13″ connected to the rotated monitor to the right, the little screen below is a 7″ Mimo display, and the iPad to the left is running AirDisplay. But that’s not all, the 20″ display floating atop them all is hooked to a Mac Mini that rests … Read More

Mac Setups: Apple Portables

Oct 8, 2011 - Leave a Comment
Apple portable lineup

If you’re a fan of the most portable aspects of Apples lineup, you’ll like this setup. Two white iPad 2 3G models at 64GB, a 2009 MacBook Air 13″, a 2010 MacBook Air 13″, and a first-gen iPad WiFi model with 64GB make up this great collection of Apple gear. Thanks for sending this in … Read More

Mac Setups: 5 Screens & a MacBook Pro

Oct 1, 2011 - 12 Comments

Get ready to drool. This multi-displayed Mac setup has an impressive five 23″ screens rotated into portrait mode, and a MacBook Pro 17″ sits atop them all. What are they powered by? That wasn’t specified, but it’s possible that the MacBook Pro is driving all of the monitors with an ambitious USB display hub. Whatever … Read More

Mac Setups: Mac Pro Video Editing Workstation & a MacBook Pro Too

Sep 24, 2011 - 7 Comments
Mac Pro with Flip Clock Screensavers

This user submitted Mac setup comes from Chris K and is primarily used for video editing with Final Cut. The dual displays are powered by a Mac Pro sitting under the desk, while a MacBook Pro 15″ sits to the left and an iPad 2 rounds out the right. Great setup! For those wondering, the … Read More

Mac Setups: MacBook Pro 17″ Docked with an Apple 24″ Cinema Display

Sep 17, 2011 - 10 Comments
MacBook Pro docked to an Apple Cinema Display

This reader submitted minimalist Mac setup comes from Danny B, it’s a MacBook Pro 17″ turned into desktop workstation thanks to the connected Apple 24″ Cinema Display, wireless keyboard, and Magic Mouse. Thanks for sending this in Danny! You can submit your own Mac setup to us at osxdailycom@gmail.com, we’re receiving a ton of reader … Read More

Mac Setups: Backlit iMac 27″ & iPad 2

Sep 10, 2011 - 19 Comments
iMac & iPad with flip clock screensavers

This great reader submitted setup comes from recent Mac switcher Brian D and features an iMac 27″ that is backlit with some Ikea LED strip lighting, an iPad 2, and an external 18″(?) display atop the iPads box. All of the screens are running the classic Flip clock screensaver, Fliqlo, which is one of my … Read More

Mac Setups: Mac Mini and an iPad 2

Sep 3, 2011 - 3 Comments
Mac Mini and an iPad 2

Digging through some of our reader Mac setup submissions, I realized we hadn’t posted a Mac Mini in a while, so here’s one to fill that gap. It’s a 2.6 GHz Core 2 Duo Mac Mini with 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive attached to an external 23″ Acer display, alongside an iPad … Read More

MacBook Air is the Computer of Choice in a Tribes Fight to Save the Amazon

Aug 31, 2011 - 9 Comments
MacBook Air in the Amazon

The middle of the Amazon Rainforest is probably the last place you’d expect to see a brand new MacBook Air, but that’s exactly what Chief Almir of the Surui people is using in his fight to protect the Amazon. The internet, a partnership with Google, and Apple’s flagship ultraportable MacBook Air, have enabled the chief … Read More

Mac Setups: MacBook Pro with an External Display and an iPad

Aug 27, 2011 - 6 Comments

Here’s a 15″ MacBook Pro connected to an external display, and of course an iPad and iPhone complete the setup. MacBook Pro’s with external displays always make a great desktop workstation, the best part of course is that you can disconnect from the external screen and be fully mobile. The iPad stand looks like the … Read More

Mac Setups: Mac Pro and a VT220

Aug 20, 2011 - 8 Comments
Mac Pro and VT220

I’m not sure this qualifies for a traditional Mac setup post but it’s neat enough that it has to be posted. You’re looking at a Mac Pro with an old school VT220 connected to it functioning as a terminal, as you can see it’s working just fine too, running the ‘top’ command to show off … Read More

Setups: Ultimate MacBook Air Telecommuter

Aug 13, 2011 - 6 Comments
MacBook Air Telecommuting

How’s this for a workstation? This telecommuting MacBook Air 11″ features a one-of-a-kind BMW laptop stand and charging station (get it, the motorcycle?), officially earning this submission an award for the ‘nicest MacBook Air Stand’. Try not to miss the view of Monument Valley either, what an awesomely unconventional Mac setup! Thanks for sending this … Read More

Mac Setups: Mac Pro with Three Displays

Aug 7, 2011 - 3 Comments
Mac Pro with Three Displays

A Mac Pro with two extra NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 video cards and 16GB of RAM is driving these three displays, making one heck of a Mac setup. The left screen is hosting a Windows 7 virtual machine in Parallels full time, while everything else is all Mac OS X. Also pictured: an iPad 1 … Read More

Mac Setups: iMac 27″ and External Display

Jul 30, 2011 - 7 Comments
iMac with an external display

A 27″ iMac always makes for a great desktop. This one is a Core i5 with an SSD, and an external HP 23″ display is attached to extend the screen real estate even further. I am so accustomed to using a Mac with an additional screen that it would be almost impossible to have a … Read More

Mac Setups: MacBook Pro 15″ and iMac 27″

Jul 23, 2011 - 1 Comment
Mac setup of a MacBook Pro, external display, and iMac 27

On the left is a MacBook Pro 15″ Core 2 Duo with an SSD, the center rotated Dell 22″ screen, and on the right is a Core i7 iMac 27″ decked out with 12GB of RAM. Maybe it’s could just Exposé but it looks like the menubar is still sideways on that vertically oriented Dell, … Read More

Mac Setup: Mac Pro with Three 30″ Portrait Displays

Jul 16, 2011 - 4 Comments
3 Portrait rotated monitors with a Mac Pro

What an awesome Mac setup this is… connected to those three 30″ vertically oriented displays is a Mac Pro under that desk. I’m going to assume this is an iOS developer considering there are code editors open on screen, not to mention the six iPhones under all the displays. If you’re wondering, rotating a Macs … Read More

Mac Setups: MacBook Pro 15″, an Apple Cinema Display, and an iPad

Jul 9, 2011 - 7 Comments
MacBook Pro, an Apple Cinema Display, and an iPad

This Mac setup has all you need and is checking out none other than OSXDaily.com: a MacBook Pro 15″ with matte anti-glare display sits atop a Griffin Elevator Stand while connected to an Apple Cinema Display, an iPad sits to the right, and there are two iPhones rounding it out. This is a nice clean … Read More

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