Home Office - what to buy?

[eco]

About to build a homeoffice.

At home today:
- 27" iMac, late 2010.
- Magic Mouse
- Wired keyboard with numerical pad
- iPad 1:st gen

At work:
- 13" MB Air (latest gen)
- External monitor
- keyboard/mouse
- iPhone 4 or 5 (if it will arrive before mid october - fingers crossed!)
- ?? (haven't started at new office yet...)

Wishlist:
- A dock station so that I can use the MB Air with my 27" iMac as external monitor, as well as my mouse and keyboard.
- A really nice desk that matches the setup...


Any suggestions?

 

[alex1913]

Here is something for you Macbook Air.

And a deskyou may like.

 

[GoCubsGo]

Is the home office for work work or just to have a place at home where you can futz around on the computer and maybe do some work after hours. If you're a full time telecommuter or you run a business out of your house then the efficiency of your setup is key. I've found this to be the case for myself.

For example, it is best to run a windows computer for my work since they're on a windows-only environment. I run a small windows box with dual ACDs (just happens to be ACDs that I use). The other side of my L-shaped desk is my 30" ACD with my MacPro, it's my "play" computer. My printer, scanner, router, network hard drive, etc. are in my closet. I have a phone for work and a phone for home.

Dumb question, can you plug a MBAir into an iMac and use the iMac as an external monitor?

 

[blevins321]

I personally use THIS laptop riser with my 11" Air. Next to my 20-inch Dell monitor, it serves as a nice email/calendar screen. For a desk, take a look at simple IKEA tables. I think mine was meant to be a garage workbench, but its black top and curved wood legs make a nice Apple desk-table.