An Interesting MacBook Stand

[supercooled]

http://flickr.com/photos/see-riko/464078857/in/photostream/

I kind of like this idea. It doubles the MacBook as an art piece. I was wondering if it's wise to do this with the MBP since there is some heat coming out of those speaker grills. I always thought Apple engineered it in a way where some heat would also escape through there.

Any thoughts?

 

[brad.c]

Interesting concept as far as desktop footprint goes, if not incredibly fugly. The concerns over blocking the heat vents could easily be addressed by adding a corrugated surface to the wood block. Like a row of plastic rhinestones, stuck on with your mother's BeaDazzler™.

 

[pcguru83]

I don't see how that would be any different than running the laptop with an external display with the lid closed. Heat shouldn't be an issue I wouldn't think.

 

[Cybergypsy]

Its a double bookend....LOL

 

[Sesshi]

I must admit I don't quite get it. Maybe it's the angle of the shot. Maybe he's managed to turn wood into a conductor of heat.

 

[bartelby]

It's a toast rack, isn't it?

 

[Sesshi]

Could be a chopped toilet roll holder.

 

[GavinTing]

Just face the front of the laptop (the latch side) facing the table..

Who gets a laptop just to close it and put it on the table

 

[Blue Velvet]

Who gets a laptop just to close it and put it on the table

I do. The MBP is a headless Mac... use it with an external keyboard, mouse and monitor. Takes up little space, is very quiet, can select my own display, and has enough power to do what I need it for i.e print design.

 

[stoid]

Who gets a laptop just to close it and put it on the table

Someone who already has a 23 inch Apple Cinema Display!

 

[bijou]

I do this everyday pretty much with a MBP on a Griffin stand, either opened or closed. Most of the time it remains closed, however. I love my headless Mac!