MacPro-On desk or Floor?

[pagansoul]

I have been noticing more MacPros kept on top of desk rather than on the floor. Why is this. I think it's too big to go on a desk, even a big one. Is there something I don't know about. I guess the 'dust bunnies' may be a bit larger on the floor but it's also cooler. Getting to the back is just as much as a pain in both places.

[Lord Zedd]

I have been noticing more MacPros kept on top of desk rather than on the floor. Why is this?

Because they are pretty and they want people to look at them.

[pagansoul]

Yes, I like the way mine looks also but I like desk space more.

[gazfocus]

I think it's just peoples preference.

I'm the same as you, (i've not got my Mac Pro yet) but when I do get it, I will be putting it on the floor because I'd prefer the nice tidy desk space :)

Don't think it'll necessarily perform any better on a desk.

[DeuceDeuce]

Yes, I like the way mine looks also but I like desk space more.

Awesome, I like mine on my desk because its easily accessible rather then being on the floor.

[rpaloalto]

More dust will be found on floors. Especially if you have carpets. Not so good for the pro, to be breathing that in.
plus on your desk, you have quicker access to the optical drives.

Of corse it is such a beautiful pice of equipment. That I would want to see her in plain site, all the time.:D

[gazfocus]

More dust will be found on floors. Especially if you have carpets. Not so good for the pro, to be breathing that in.
plus on your desk, you have quicker access to the optical drives.

Of corse it is such a beautiful pice of equipment. That I would want to see her in plain site, all the time.:D

I always thought laminate floors wood cause more dust?

[echoout]

Mine is on my laminate floor. I like laminate because when there is dust or dog-hair, it's easy to see and clean up.

I always thought laminate floors wood cause more dust?

[Infrared]

Because they are pretty and they want people to look at them.

Then on the floor and in the center of the room!

[Infrared]

Mine is on my laminate floor. I like laminate because when there is dust or dog-hair, it's easy to see and clean up.

Yeah. Plus carpets get disgustingly filthy if they are only vacuumed.

[gazfocus]

Yeah. Plus carpets get disgustingly filthy if they are only vacuumed.

hmm...I'm moving house (to a new student house) at the end of this month and I'm trying to decide how to set up my room (so I can buy the appropriate desk(s)).

My floor will be carpetted but I'd visualised the nice shiny new Mac Pro being on the floor.

Would it be better on the desk??

[mustang_dvs]

Either way, the machine will suck in dust, unless you live/work in a cleanroom.

Placing the machine on the floor does mean you have to be a little more proactive in blowing the dust out, but it's not that much bigger of a concern, even with carpets.

I've had both a G5 Dual 2.0GHz and a Mac Pro 2.66GHz sitting on the medium pile carpet of my office for a number of years without any issues, so long as I spend 30 seconds blowing the dust out of them every 3-4 months.

[hexonxonx]

I just prefer to keep this $3000 machine off the floor. It looks nice and I bought it to rip DVDs. I don't want to reach down every time I want to put a DVD in it.

[gazfocus]

Yeah you have a point :)

[hexonxonx]

I guess you would all laugh at where I have my iMac....

It is in the living room sitting on the coffee table. I can sit there and surf and watch TV or lay on the couch and watch movies. :)

[gazfocus]

I guess you would all laugh at where I have my iMac....

It is in the living room sitting on the coffee table. I can sit there and surf and watch TV or lay on the couch and watch movies. :)

hahaha now that's a thought....wonder how my house mates would think of that :p

[tuxtpenguin]

I have my PMG5 on the desk for ease of use of the optical drives.

[sash]

G5 and MP on the floor -- just a little too big, so purely a space issue, -- but it does get more dusty inside. For some reason, G4 is still at the table; maybe I'm just nostalgic about my first Mac, maybe it's just too damn beautiful to put it on the floor.

sash

[jjsmacpro]

I placed my Mac Pro on a metal platform, with wheels, which was originally designed to hold a small file cabinet. It raises the Mac Pro about 4" above the floor and it allows me to spin it around so I can easily access all the available ports.
Another advantage to this set-up is that the platform is just wide enough to allow me to place my external HD on it as well.

[OMFG HAXX!]

On the desk. Easier to use, plus you can show it off better.

[iMpathetic]

Also, consider that if you have a rug, it may attract more dust if the Mac Pro is kept on the floor.

I learned that the hard way,

[OMFG HAXX!]

Also, consider that if you have a rug, it may attract more dust if the Mac Pro is kept on the floor.

I learned that the hard way,

Very true.

[newappleboy]

I may not have a Mac Pro (yet), but I do always keep my desktop on the desk itself and not on the floor. On the floor you have the tendency to kick it or trip over it, depending on the placement, as well as the dust issue. Plus, how do you plan on using optical drives/usb ports? It's really inconvenient to have to bend down every time you want to use them. lol

So in summation of my rambling - on the desk is better. :cool:

[hayduke]

Mine is on the floor just to the right of my desk. All of the ugly cables push out the back. When I have conferences in my office I think it looks bad...just having all my dongles out there like that!

I think I'm going to get a very short table that the MacPro can sit on and I can tuck a lot of the cables underneath it. I think this will also improve airflow out the back of the machine too.

[iMpathetic]

I may not have a Mac Pro (yet), but I do always keep my desktop on the desk itself and not on the floor. On the floor you have the tendency to kick it or trip over it, depending on the placement, as well as the dust issue. Plus, how do you plan on using optical drives/usb ports? It's really inconvenient to have to bend down every time you want to use them. lol

So in summation of my rambling - on the desk is better. :cool:

Although, I will say, it's generally a good idea to keep your computer pretty far away from the display if it's a full tower; e.g as big as the Mac pro, cause having a huge hulking mass right beside you will really screw you up.

[powermac_daddy]

I have been noticing more MacPros kept on top of desk rather than on the floor. Why is this. I think it's too big to go on a desk, even a big one. Is there something I don't know about. I guess the 'dust bunnies' may be a bit larger on the floor but it's also cooler. Getting to the back is just as much as a pain in both places.

Get some strong steel hooks and chains from Home Depot, and hang it from the ceiling. Why bother the floor and desk. Make it as a Mac Pro Air.

[xraydoc]

Mac Pro Air.

:eek:

Perfect!

[flyinmac]

Get some strong steel hooks and chains from Home Depot, and hang it from the ceiling. Why bother the floor and desk. Make it as a Mac Pro Air.

But, hot air rises. So, it will be far too warm just hanging from the ceiling.

What you need to do is hang it from a ceiling fan. That will improve the air flow through the tower and likely keep it from retaining too much dust.

If it does get dusty, just turn the fan up higher.

Oh, you may want to leave the room in-case the tower lets go and slams into your head.

Now, that's a Mac fan :cool:

[brendon2020]

at home its on my desk. I'm getting one for work which will be on the floor, there just isn't space for it.

[jamesdmc]

I keep mine up top beause I just happen to have lots of space. My desk isn't really a desk, it's a 36" deep x 72" wide x 29" high folding table that I got for $20 from craigslist. And my Mac Pro is in my basement so the table doesn't look so out of place down there (as opposed to the living room or something). And even with the tower sitting up there, I still have half that table going unused (for now).

[Mr.Noisy]

I keep my Mac Pro on the desk, but having said that, when i get my new desk, i'm making a stand that will double as my cable tidy to house the surge protector and cables, will be about 14 inches high and 14 inches wide with a rubber mat cut to fit on top to zero out any vibration from the mac pro, then if i need to get to the optical drive it will be to my left at hand hight, no bending down involved, it would go under the desk but i kinda fidget a lot so i want the room to move about :)

[hayduke]

I keep my Mac Pro on the desk, but having said that, when i get my new desk, i'm making a stand that will double as my cable tidy to house the surge protector and cables, will be about 14 inches high and 14 inches wide with a rubber mat cut to fit on top to zero out any vibration from the mac pro, then if i need to get to the optical drive it will be to my left at hand hight, no bending down involved, it would go under the desk but i kinda fidget a lot so i want the room to move about :)

That is the same kind of thing I need. I might just make one too as I haven't found anything decent on-line or elsewhere.

[OMFG HAXX!]

Mac Pro Air.

:D Brilliant!

[stiles]

i keep mine on the flowe, i mean... the floor.

[Mr.Noisy]

That is the same kind of thing I need. I might just make one too as I haven't found anything decent on-line or elsewhere.

Ive been looking around, and it looks like a custom home made stand is the only way to go, that way the hight can be customised just for me, only other thing to work out is easy access underneath for the cable management, but these things are send to test our mettle................;)

[passingXstorm]

Every tower I've ever had is on the floor, I put it in the prefect place.... to put my feet on while I'm on the computer. :D

[stagi]

I have always had mine on the floor and never had a problem.

[powermac_daddy]

:D Brilliant!
I
I should file a patent. Mac Pro Air

[powermac_daddy]

I
I should file a patent. Mac Pro Air

http://www.macproair.com/

something in the air???

[OMFG HAXX!]

I
I should file a patent. Mac Pro Air

Brilliant! I love that idea :D

[mperkins37]

I keep mine on my desk, as I like the easy access, and the floor is carpeted.
We also have 2 dogs & I would throttle them if they even thought of...........
Anyway desk top it is.:D

[luka]

It can't fall off the floor.

[zmttoxics]

It can't fall off the floor.

It can fall over on the floor though.


For me, hot air rises, so floor it is. If on soft carpet, I put wood underneath. My PMG5 sits in the desk cradle though (still on the floor really).

[OMFG HAXX!]

It can't fall off the floor.

Very good point.

[luka]

It can fall over on the floor though.


It can fall over on the desk too, generally resulting in it falling off the desk aswell.