does anyone have any good ideas about a desk for a soon to be getting powerbook. i think i will end up getting either the 12'' or the 15'' as well as the new 23'' display. i kinda want something cool to match or just something that is a good place to put a laptop as well as a monitor on. if anyone has any good ideas let me know, thanks.
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Is it me or is it almost impossible to find the perfect desk? I gave up on them and started looking at heavy duty dinning tables for the work space. Then add some Shelves and cart drawers if need be.
Has anyone found a real slick desk with lots of work space and functionality. And it MUST be extremely slick looking!
Has anyone found a real slick desk with lots of work space and functionality. And it MUST be extremely slick looking!
i second that!Dr. Dastardly said:Is it me or is it almost impossible to find the perfect desk? I gave up on them and started looking at heavy duty dinning tables for the work space. Then add some Shelves and cart drawers if need be.
Has anyone found a real slick desk with lots of work space and functionality. And it MUST be extremely slick looking!
Go get a stainless steel meat-cutting table at a restaurant supply store. That'll match pretty well.jsulens said:
I thought i found a sweet little desk all black nice and shiny with a nice little hutch.problem is the g5 is to big for it.so im stuck .anyway the juniper looks nice.
Dr. Dastardly said:Is it me or is it almost impossible to find the perfect desk? I gave up on them and started looking at heavy duty dinning tables for the work space. Then add some Shelves and cart drawers if need be.
Has anyone found a real slick desk with lots of work space and functionality. And it MUST be extremely slick looking!
Agreed. I shopped for a few months and never found exactly what I wanted. Ended up getting a nice, pretty big table with legs of my choice at Ikea. There are matching shelves and cabinets/drawers that will fit underneath. Very happy with it.
i just bought a desk and credenza from www.boltz.com
They make amazing stuff. I've bought numerous home theater products they sell. I have 2 component racks, 2 - 250 dvd racks, and several coffee tables and stands. Next on my list is the bed frame they make.
They make amazing stuff. I've bought numerous home theater products they sell. I have 2 component racks, 2 - 250 dvd racks, and several coffee tables and stands. Next on my list is the bed frame they make.
If you want a very modular system, that pays a lot of attention to ergonomics, you might look at this:
http://hermanmiller.com/CDA/SSA/Product/0,1592,a10-c440-p18,00.html
Of course being HermanMiller, stuff it will come with a hefty price tag, but impressive warranty and even more impressive build quality. The design not new, but still impressive.
If budget is more of a concern, but you still want decent quality, EQ3 stuff is a nice step up from IKEA in terms of design and quality, but will not set you back all that much more in terms of cost. I think Mac hardware would look pretty good on this set up.
http://eq3.com/cat-eq3/3040-511-1.html
edit: Ignore this part:
(I might skip their CPU cart though in favour of one of these:
http://www.drbottkg.com/prod/G5Skateboard.html)
http://hermanmiller.com/CDA/SSA/Product/0,1592,a10-c440-p18,00.html
Of course being HermanMiller, stuff it will come with a hefty price tag, but impressive warranty and even more impressive build quality. The design not new, but still impressive.
If budget is more of a concern, but you still want decent quality, EQ3 stuff is a nice step up from IKEA in terms of design and quality, but will not set you back all that much more in terms of cost. I think Mac hardware would look pretty good on this set up.
http://eq3.com/cat-eq3/3040-511-1.html
edit: Ignore this part:
(I might skip their CPU cart though in favour of one of these:
http://www.drbottkg.com/prod/G5Skateboard.html)
Sigma B said:what do you mean by that?
you don't like this?
no i think its really nice... i was trying ( maybe not very hard ) to play with word...cradenze = credit....
let me re-phrase... nice desk... expensive but nice
Have you checked out IKEA?
IKEA has clean, modern European design, reasonably good quality and good pricing.
www.ikea.com
IKEA has clean, modern European design, reasonably good quality and good pricing.
www.ikea.com
good desk thread!
there are some great ideas and pics here:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/76398/
there are some great ideas and pics here:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/76398/
I'm trying to find a desk that seems.... Different. I thought different and got a Mac. Now I want to think different again and buy something different to set my Different computer on!
I do like a modern feel to my furniture, and the ones listed above are pretty different.
A metal meat cutting table is a little to different. But I like your thinking.
Different Different Different.
I do like a modern feel to my furniture, and the ones listed above are pretty different.
A metal meat cutting table is a little to different. But I like your thinking.
Different Different Different.
Go for contrast
You might want to look for something very traditional to off-set the sweetness of the Mac hardware you'll place on it. Dark cherry or walnut with a white Apple keyboard, 23" flat screen and a set of post-modern speakers would look like something from a fashion mag.
Hey - ANYTHING you put a Mac on will look sweet. Have you thought about a cardboard box?
You might want to look for something very traditional to off-set the sweetness of the Mac hardware you'll place on it. Dark cherry or walnut with a white Apple keyboard, 23" flat screen and a set of post-modern speakers would look like something from a fashion mag.
Hey - ANYTHING you put a Mac on will look sweet. Have you thought about a cardboard box?
I use milk crates myself. They cost more but the durability is bar none superior to cardboard.OldManJimbo said:
