2012 Mini users, please post a pic of your setup.

gdourado · Dec 21, 2012, 03:36 AM

Hello,

How are you?
Knowing that one advantage of the iMac for me is the all in one design and how cable and clutter free the setup is, I was wondering how to you have your mini setup and how it looks.
So, please post a pic of your setup and the components (monitor, speakers, mouse, keyboard.)

Thank you.
Cheers!

Talon Six · 06:28 PM

Posted before, but this is my setup. Mac mini on the right with TB display, iPad 3 on a Twelve South HoverBar.

fhall1 · Dec 21, 2012, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Talon Six

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Posted before, but this is my setup. Mac mini on the left with TB display, iPad 3 on a Twelve South HoverBar.

Mac Mini sure looks to be on the right to me!

53x12 · Dec 21, 2012, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by fhall1

Mac Mini sure looks to be on the right to me!

Maybe he is speaking anatomical left?

7enderbender · Dec 21, 2012, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Talon Six

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Posted before, but this is my setup. Mac mini on the left with TB display, iPad 3 on a Twelve South HoverBar.

What's the background light?

Talon Six · Dec 21, 2012, 06:30 PM

I've always had trouble telling my left from my right. Pretty much ended my tank driving career.

Anyway, the backlight is the Dioder from Ikea:

sectime · Dec 21, 2012, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Talon Six

I've always had trouble telling my left from my right. Pretty much ended my tank driving career.

Ha, I can hear the yelling at you now over the intercom too funny

MLTR · 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Talon Six

I've always had trouble telling my left from my right. Pretty much ended my tank driving career.

Anyway, the backlight is the Dioder from Ikea:

What then is on your left? Mac Pro?

Cheers

Talon Six · Dec 21, 2012, 07:34 PM

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What then is on your left? Mac Pro?

Cheers

The left is a noisy PC. Pay it no mind.

Sir Ruben · 05:36 PM

Few pics of various parts of my setup, all of it brand new. Really pleased with everything I must say:

macman05 · 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Sir Ruben

Few pics of various parts of my setup, all of it brand new. Really pleased with everything I must say:

What are your Mac Mini spec's? Nice setup!

USB123 · Dec 23, 2012, 06:17 PM

This is my setup, late 2012 Mac mini dual core Intel i5 2.5GHz, 4GB of RAM, Apple Wired keyboard and Logitech wired optical mouse. The monitor is Philips 150C4 Display (15" 1024 x 768 pixels, its from 2003!), and a USB extender for my flash drive. I hope to get some speakers soon but I'm quite surprised at the sound that comes from the mini already. It's a simple setup really, nothing too fancy!

esskay · Dec 23, 2012, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Talon Six

Anyway, the backlight is the Dioder from Ikea:

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Curious, is there an ergonomic benefit to backlighting like that, or is it just cool?

Talon Six · Dec 23, 2012, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by esskay

Curious, is there an ergonomic benefit to backlighting like that, or is it just cool?

It saves having to find a spot for a desk lamp.

Sir Ruben · Dec 24, 2012, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by macman05

What are your Mac Mini spec's? Nice setup!

I have the I5 model with the RAM upgraded to 16GB. I've considered adding a SSD at some point in the new year too.

jimmy83 · 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Sir Ruben

Few pics of various parts of my setup, all of it brand new. Really pleased with everything I must say:

Nice photos, what's our Flickr username?

Sir Ruben · Dec 24, 2012, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by jimmy83

Nice photos, what's our Flickr username?

Hi glad you like them

My Flickr account is not quite ready for prime time yet. I previously used it for personal stuff but Im in the process of gearing it more towards professional photography. When its ready I'll be sure to post more Apple related pics here and include the link.

TWO2SEVEN · Dec 24, 2012, 08:58 AM

My setup for now. Hoping Santa brings me a new monitor.

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bkbaskin · Dec 24, 2012, 12:24 PM

My "office" has migrated to the dining room as the three kids took all the other bedrooms. Ingrates. :-) It's actually, not bad, keeps me central and close to where they do homework.

So, when it was time to leave the 7 year old Core Duo mini to the kids and migrate my data, photo libraries, and media server to a new machine, I wanted it where I worked, but didn't have the room for a monitor for my work laptop and an iMac or similar. So I picked up a Dell U2412M monitor (love it), a 2.6GHz quad core mini, added 16GB of memory and a Samsung 840Pro SSD myself, and set it up thusly:

The monitor is shared between the two machines. Work gets a VGA connection and is still able to drive the monitor clearly at full resolution (great for enormous spreadsheets), the mini gets the DisplayPort connection and has no trouble using the RGB color space. It's been calibrated and looks great. The wireless keyboard and track pad tuck underneath the monitor when I'm using the laptop. The Mini hides behind the monitor and just silently does it's thing. I programmed the Dell to have two of the bezel buttons flip between VGA/DisplayPort, so switching inputs is quick.

Really, the whole mess works pretty well.

LOL, just noticed my Ibizian hound photobombed the shot!

Ayemerica · Dec 24, 2012, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by bkbaskin

My "office" has migrated to the dining room as the three kids took all the other bedrooms. Ingrates. :-) It's actually, not bad, keeps me central and close to where they do homework.

So, when it was time to leave the 7 year old Core Duo mini to the kids and migrate my data, photo libraries, and media server to a new machine, I wanted it where I worked, but didn't have the room for a monitor for my work laptop and an iMac or similar. So I picked up a Dell U2412M monitor (love it), a 2.6GHz quad core mini, added 16GB of memory and a Samsung 840Pro SSD myself, and set it up thusly:

The monitor is shared between the two machines. Work gets a VGA connection and is still able to drive the monitor clearly at full resolution (great for enormous spreadsheets), the mini gets the DisplayPort connection and has no trouble using the RGB color space. It's been calibrated and looks great. The wireless keyboard and track pad tuck underneath the monitor when I'm using the laptop. The Mini hides behind the monitor and just silently does it's thing. I programmed the Dell to have two of the bezel buttons flip between VGA/DisplayPort, so switching inputs is quick.

Really, the whole mess works pretty well.

LOL, just noticed my Ibizian hound photobombed the shot!

That dog is awesome looking! Do yo u have your mini Velcro down or just on its side?

Exodist · 04:50 PM

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I was gonna post, but after seeing Rubens pics. I am gonna have to break out my camera and break bad with Lightroom4..

--I'll be back!!!--

Ok I am back.. I didnt spend all day but here it is.

hamkor04 · Dec 24, 2012, 07:09 PM

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sorry couldn't be bothered to "tidy up".

bkbaskin · Dec 24, 2012, 09:22 PM

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That dog is awesome looking! Do yo u have your mini Velcro down or just on its side?

No velcro, just a threat of death to any kid that knocks it over. I may get a stand at some point. I'd like to add a nice speaker to the setup for AirPlay in this part of the house. Shame the B&W MM-1 are so expensive...

TWO2SEVEN · 02:09 AM

Santa didn't let me down!

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Sorry for the bad lighting.

linds15 · 02:10 AM

here is mine, don't find the mini to cause me any problems with wires or anything

Dec 21, 2012, 03:36 AM	#1
gdourado macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2010	2012 Mini users, please post a pic of your setup. Hello, How are you? Knowing that one advantage of the iMac for me is the all in one design and how cable and clutter free the setup is, I was wondering how to you have your mini setup and how it looks. So, please post a pic of your setup and the components (monitor, speakers, mouse, keyboard.) Thank you. Cheers!
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Dec 21, 2012, 08:57 AM	#2
Talon Six macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: The Gulf Coast	Posted before, but this is my setup. Mac mini on the right with TB display, iPad 3 on a Twelve South HoverBar. Last edited by Talon Six; Dec 21, 2012 at 06:28 PM. Reason: Because after four cocktails I can't tell my right from my left...
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Dec 23, 2012, 03:36 PM	#10
Sir Ruben macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2010	Few pics of various parts of my setup, all of it brand new. Really pleased with everything I must say: __________________ iPad (3rd Gen, 16GB, WiFi, White) iPhone 5 (16GB, White & Silver) Mac Mini (2012) Apple TV (2nd Gen) Samsung Galaxy S4 My Flickr Last edited by Sir Ruben; Jan 2, 2013 at 05:36 PM.
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Dec 23, 2012, 06:17 PM	#12
USB123 macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Ireland	This is my setup, late 2012 Mac mini dual core Intel i5 2.5GHz, 4GB of RAM, Apple Wired keyboard and Logitech wired optical mouse. The monitor is Philips 150C4 Display (15" 1024 x 768 pixels, its from 2003!), and a USB extender for my flash drive. I hope to get some speakers soon but I'm quite surprised at the sound that comes from the mini already. It's a simple setup really, nothing too fancy! __________________ Late 2012 Mac mini, dual core i5 2.5GHz 4GB RAM iPhone 4 8 GB
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Dec 24, 2012, 08:58 AM	#18
TWO2SEVEN macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2010	My setup for now. Hoping Santa brings me a new monitor. __________________ Two2seveN Twitter & Instagram: @Amato27 Dallas, Texas iPhone5 32gbiPad 32gb LTEiPod Nano 6th GenMac Mini i5
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Dec 21, 2012, 06:30 PM	#6
Talon Six macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: The Gulf Coast	I've always had trouble telling my left from my right. Pretty much ended my tank driving career. Anyway, the backlight is the Dioder from Ikea:
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Dec 24, 2012, 12:24 PM	#19
bkbaskin macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2010	Mini and Work Laptop in One Station My "office" has migrated to the dining room as the three kids took all the other bedrooms. Ingrates. :-) It's actually, not bad, keeps me central and close to where they do homework. So, when it was time to leave the 7 year old Core Duo mini to the kids and migrate my data, photo libraries, and media server to a new machine, I wanted it where I worked, but didn't have the room for a monitor for my work laptop and an iMac or similar. So I picked up a Dell U2412M monitor (love it), a 2.6GHz quad core mini, added 16GB of memory and a Samsung 840Pro SSD myself, and set it up thusly: The monitor is shared between the two machines. Work gets a VGA connection and is still able to drive the monitor clearly at full resolution (great for enormous spreadsheets), the mini gets the DisplayPort connection and has no trouble using the RGB color space. It's been calibrated and looks great. The wireless keyboard and track pad tuck underneath the monitor when I'm using the laptop. The Mini hides behind the monitor and just silently does it's thing. I programmed the Dell to have two of the bezel buttons flip between VGA/DisplayPort, so switching inputs is quick. Really, the whole mess works pretty well. LOL, just noticed my Ibizian hound photobombed the shot! Attached Thumbnails
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Dec 24, 2012, 07:09 PM	#22
hamkor04 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2011	sorry couldn't be bothered to "tidy up". __________________ “All this has happened before, and all this will happen again.”
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Dec 24, 2012, 10:30 PM	#24
TWO2SEVEN macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2010	Santa didn't let me down! Sorry for the bad lighting. __________________ Two2seveN Twitter & Instagram: @Amato27 Dallas, Texas iPhone5 32gbiPad 32gb LTEiPod Nano 6th GenMac Mini i5 Last edited by OllyW; Dec 25, 2012 at 02:09 AM. Reason: fixed attachments
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Dec 25, 2012, 01:17 AM	#25
linds15 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Great White North	here is mine, don't find the mini to cause me any problems with wires or anything __________________ 2012 Mac Mini 2.6, 16GB Crucial Ram, 256 Samsung 830 SSD 2012 MBA 1.8Ghz, 4GB Ram, 128SSD JB iPhone 5 32GB JB iPad 2 32GB ATV3 Cord Cutter w/NBA, NHL, & NFL Last edited by OllyW; Dec 25, 2012 at 02:10 AM. Reason: changed tags on oversized image from IMG to TIMG
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