- MacBook (obviously)
- 24" external (obviously)
- Griffin Elevator (can anyone recommend it?)
- Speakers
- 500GB Time Capsule
- Printer
- Chair (recommendations?)
- Keyboard
- Mouse + pad
- iPhone Dock
Anything else?
Thanks for the help, guys.
The matching Cinema Display for the unibody MacBooks is phenomenal, if you're willing to spend the money (which you can do by saving elsewhere). The Elevator is really unnecessary, and is purely an aesthetic choice; granted it elevates the MacBook to be at a relative eye-level with your external monitor, but I generally run my external in clamshell mode, as I find very little benefit in extending my desktop these days -- although I used to use dual monitors for my workflow, I found the advent of 24" monitors running at 1920x1200 resolution negates the need.
If you decide to go with the Cinema Display you can save your cash when it comes to speakers; the Cinema Display speakers are more than adequate for almost everything, save playing music at louder volumes, where the integrated speakers begin to show their limitations.
I'd pass on the Time Capsule and save your money (applying it to the Cinema Display -- a recurring theme in this recommendation), going with a WD, Seagate or other comparable external (wired) drive for storage. Most individuals will already have a wireless router, and many of the other benefits of the Time Capsule can be achieved elsewhere -- save the wireless backup, which I find is more a novelty than anything else.
Printers are a dime a dozen, and generally speaking, unless you're in need of a widebed, high resolution printer for professional work, you can find a decent printer on the cheap that will suit your needs. Basically, anything that prints a decent amount of pages-per-minute black, which includes cartridges out of the box will suffice.
Chairs are subjective. I spent over a grand on a professional-level chair during the peak of my audio career, and found the cheap microfiber chair I picked up from Staples a year later was much more to my liking. Go to your local B&M, sit, and make your choice.
I will recommend a keyboard and mouse with some irony, as I'm currently looking for recommendations for the same myself: grab either the wired or wireless Apple keyboard, both being great typing solutions -- the caveat being that the former is relatively flat, and some folks prefer an angled keyboard for comfort; I firmly recommend the MX Revolution, a mouse I own myself and would use with my Mac if I weren't currently looking for a wired mouse for my particular situation.
As for the Dock, I say save your money here too. The key to iPhone happiness is in finding the right case, and many cases make it a chore to dock your iPhone, constantly removing and replacing the case when necessary. There are a few cases out there which allow you to use a Dock as well -- the current inCase I'm using has a bottom which slides off for convenience -- although I've found I'm much more inclined to simply plug in the phone, rather than fumbling around trying to remove the bottom of the case simply so it looks snazzy next to my other pricey hardware.
Hope this helps, and sorry for the wall of text...
