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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

Mac Setups: iMac 27″ with Dual 27″ Apple Cinema Displays and More

Jul 3, 2011 - 2 Comments
Super Mac Setup

A day late here, but todays Mac setup won’t disappoint, it’s an iMac 27″ with dual 27″ Apple Cinema Displays, and two additional (22″?) displays are connected to PC’s running Ubuntu Linux floating above it all. I’m not sure if there’s another Mac Pro or something driving one of the Cinema Displays, or if it’s … Read More

Mac Setup: MacBook Pro 15″ with Apple Cinema Display

Jun 25, 2011 - 2 Comments
MacBook Pro setup at Tumblr offices

If you want a guaranteed to be great Mac setup, get a MacBook Pro and add an Apple Cinema Display. This particular desk has a MacBook Pro 15″ with a matte display (vs glossy) connected to the always beautiful 27″ Apple Cinema Display. I don’t know for sure but I think this may be a … Read More

Mac Setups: Studying with a MacBook Air

Jun 18, 2011 - 3 Comments
Studying with a MacBook Air

Sometimes the best way to avoid distraction when trying to work is to isolate other components and hardware, so I really like the simplicity of this Mac setup. It’s just the essentials, a MacBook Air 13″, some school books, and coffee, nothing to pull your attention away. Most students are out for the summer, but … Read More

Mac Setups: Macs Rule at this Network Operations Center

Jun 11, 2011 - 9 Comments
Many Macs at a desk

This awesome Mac setup comes from one of our readers, Rob Abraham. From the left to the right we have: 2GHz Dual-Core Hackintosh with 4GB RAM and 2TB of disk space hooked up to two displays, iPhone 4, MacBook Pro 13″ with 8GB RAM and a 500GB hybrid drive connected to the 24″ LCD to … Read More

Setups: Black & White iPads and iPhones

Jun 4, 2011 - 6 Comments
White vs Black iPad and iPhones

Sometimes deciding between black and white devices is too difficult, so why not choose both?

Mac Setups: MacBook Pro & Apple Cinema Display & iPad

May 28, 2011 - 3 Comments

This is a nice Mac desk featuring a MacBook Pro 15″ atop a Griffin Elevator Laptop Stand hooked up to an external 20″ Apple Cinema Display and an iPad sits alongside them both. Under the desk is a Mac Pro, but I don’t know if it’s in use… thanks for noticing that Randy! This setup … Read More

Mac Setups: MacBook Air 11″ & iPad

May 21, 2011 - 10 Comments
MacBook Air 11 with an iPad using AirDisplay

Combining the MacBook Air 11″ with an iPad is looking more and more like the best way to create an ultraportable Mac setup. The iPad becomes a portable second display thanks to apps like AirDisplay and DisplayPad (App Store link), and the combined weight of an iPad and the smallest MacBook Air is about the … Read More

Mac Setups: iMac 27″ with a MacBook Air

May 14, 2011 - 7 Comments
MacBook Air and iMac 27" with iPad

This Mac setup features a 27″ iMac and a 13″ MacBook Air. What’s worth pointing out is that this setup replaced the users previous machines: a Mac Pro connected to a 30″ Apple Cinema Display, and a MacBook Pro 15″. If you’re thinking it’s silly to replace a Mac Pro with an iMac as a … Read More

Mac Setups: MacBook Air & Apple Cinema Display 30″

May 7, 2011 - 4 Comments
MacBook Air 13" Driving a 30" Apple Cinema Display

If you thought the MacBook Air wasn’t powerful enough to be a primary Mac, think again. Here is a MacBook Air 13″ driving a 30″ Apple Cinema Display. Rounding out the setup is an iPad sitting in a BookArc stand running DisplayPad (App Store link) to serve as a 3rd display. Image via flickr

Mac Setups: Transitioning from MacBook Pro to MacBook Air

Apr 30, 2011 - 3 Comments
MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs

If you dream of Mac laptops you’ll like this one. From the looks of things, there’s a MacBook Pro 15″, MacBook Air 13″, MacBook Pro 13″, MacBook Air 11″, and a mystery Mac behind the the top two (maybe another MacBook Air 13?). All these Macs belong to Garrett Murray of ManiacalRage. If you’re wondering … Read More

Mac Setups: Ultraportable Workstation with iPad & MacBook Air

Apr 23, 2011 - 6 Comments
Apple Ultraportables

Everyone loves the iPad and everyone loves the MacBook Air 11.6″, making this a perfect Mac setup for the ultraportable road warrior. Another impressive fact; these two devices have a combined weight that is still less than the MacBook Pro 13″ model, if that’s not impressive I don’t know what is. You could take this … Read More

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