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24" Cinema Display Desk Setups
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I have my MBP sitting on the base. I put the screen cleaning cloth under it so that it doesn't get scratched. I'll take a pic later today.
Here's my set-up. My MB is in the small shelf under the desk. That's also where I keep my keyboard and mouse when not in use.
I have the same set up as jjahshik32. MBP to the left on a an mStand. Wired Apple keyboard and wireless mighty mouse. Keyboard and iPod docking station is plugged into the monitor.
question, how do you make the LED the primary screen, and how do you use two different wallpapers for the two displays?
To make the LED the primary display. Go to System Preferences, then Display. Click on Arrangement and it will show the two displays. Move the displays around so that the laptop and the LED are in the correct orientation. Then drag the menu bar at the top of the laptop display to the LED display.
To change the wallpaper, just call up the Desktop & Screensaver preferences pane and if you have both displays connected, one pane will show up on each display. You can separately use the two panes to pick the separate wallpapers.
To change the wallpaper, just call up the Desktop & Screensaver preferences pane and if you have both displays connected, one pane will show up on each display. You can separately use the two panes to pick the separate wallpapers.
System Preferences takes care of both of those tasks.
To make the 24" the main screen, go to: preferences, displays, arrangement, drag the menu bar from the small screen to the large screen (if you are in mirror mode, disable it before this step)
To make two different backgrounds, go to: Preferences, Desktop and Screensaver. From there, two windows should come up, one on the LED, and one on the macbook to select each background individually.
Man I am soooo jealous of all of you, I am planning on buying one of those as soon as I buy the new MacBooks.
ChrisN
ChrisN
I have essentially the same setup with the MB to the right of the LED. I'm going to need to look into that mStand. Are there others as well?
These desks are too neat -- clearly you don't work from home on these!
One question: For those of you that do extended desktop and have desktop icons on the LED. When you disconnect and go mobile to the icons figure out that they need to relocate to the MB in the correct location? Mine are gone...
(Not trying to hijack -- sorry OP).
These desks are too neat -- clearly you don't work from home on these!
One question: For those of you that do extended desktop and have desktop icons on the LED. When you disconnect and go mobile to the icons figure out that they need to relocate to the MB in the correct location? Mine are gone...
(Not trying to hijack -- sorry OP).
The other stand to look at is the Griffin Elevator (it is the stand that avalys has in his photo). When I looked at the two, I chose the mStand, both were good though.
To answer your other question, my icons relocate properly when I unplug the LED (however, I like an uncluttered desktop so my desktop only has the drives and one or two other temporary things that I am working on at a time).
I really do like the look of these monitors however I'm not sure I want to give up my Dell monitor just yet.
Hmm -- very odd. Mine don't seem to relocate. When I rebooted (or logged off today) to install the camera update from a week or so ago, they did reposition.
I have about 4-5 things that are "latest projects" -- I don't usually have the drives on unless it is a mobile drive of some sort.
Thanks for the tip on the stands.
2.53ghz unibody mbp + the you know what.
Why does your monitor look so low to the desk?
ChrisN
Great Thread...
Keep the pictures coming... I need to tidy my desk before I sumit! Love seeing other setups though!
Keep the pictures coming... I need to tidy my desk before I sumit! Love seeing other setups though!
This is mine, bought the display last night and I love it
I need a new desk now though, I had another desk which I preferred, unfortunately it had a shelf on it that the display wouldn't fit under, my 20" iMac only just fit.
Any recommendations please let me know, I would like one with a shelf above the screen (or below provided the I/O and SuperDrive were accessible) for the MBP to sit on but I doubt I'll find out that'll fit the display. Unfortunately I also don't have much room, about 80cm wide
I need a new desk now though, I had another desk which I preferred, unfortunately it had a shelf on it that the display wouldn't fit under, my 20" iMac only just fit.
Any recommendations please let me know, I would like one with a shelf above the screen (or below provided the I/O and SuperDrive were accessible) for the MBP to sit on but I doubt I'll find out that'll fit the display. Unfortunately I also don't have much room, about 80cm wide
Here's my setup:
2.0GHz MacBook w/ 160GB HDD and 4GB RAM
24" LED ACD
Bose Companion 5 Speakers
Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mighty Mouse
500GB Time Capsule
16GB 1st Gen. iPhone
Shure SE210 Earphones
1GB iPod Shuffle
Other:
Alpine White BMW M3 Coupé
Pewter Grey Audi R8
Crystal Blue BMW 135i Coupé
2.0GHz MacBook w/ 160GB HDD and 4GB RAM
24" LED ACD
Bose Companion 5 Speakers
Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mighty Mouse
500GB Time Capsule
16GB 1st Gen. iPhone
Shure SE210 Earphones
1GB iPod Shuffle
Other:
Alpine White BMW M3 Coupé
Pewter Grey Audi R8
Crystal Blue BMW 135i Coupé
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Here's my set-up. My MB is in the small shelf under the desk. That's also where I keep my keyboard and mouse when not in use.
I'm going to say from all the ones posted you have the nicest-looking setup; very neat and a nice contrast of colours or something... I don't know what it is; it just looks amazing!
