it's not bad can you put more of the cables in the mount? How about using a black sleeve.
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it's not bad can you put more of the cables in the mount? How about using a black sleeve.
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Here it is--
http://www.amazon.com/Mount-It-Arti...nitors/dp/B0052AWGLE/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
It's an incredible value at around $50. I just have a 13" early 2011 MBP running both monitors in clamshell mode. No lagging or slowdown. Its been great!
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I have my MBP on in a twelve south holder on the ground under the desk. For the cables to reach, they can't be up in the mount's management system. I think the putting the computer down there is ideal because of the loud fan that comes on sometimes.
Here it is--
http://www.amazon.com/Mount-It-Arti...nitors/dp/B0052AWGLE/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
It's an incredible value at around $50. I just have a 13" early 2011 MBP running both monitors in clamshell mode. No lagging or slowdown. Its been great!
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I have my MBP on in a twelve south holder on the ground under the desk. For the cables to reach, they can't be up in the mount's management system. I think the putting the computer down there is ideal because of the loud fan that comes on sometimes.
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Are those 24" ACDs or 27" TDBs?
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Forgot to say, very nice setup!!!
I'm hoping to achieve something similar, waiting to see if we might have retina on the next gen TBD. If not, I will probably get an additional 24" ACD to go with my existing one. Thank goodness for dual TB ports on the new rMBP!
Have been looking at HumanScale mounts but if the one you're using can support 2x 27" monitors, I'd be better off getting that and saving some money.
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Before:
2008 iMac
Circa 2005 20" ACD
After:
rMBP 2.3 16G RAM
27" TB Display
Drobo
iCurve (recycled from my use with my 12" PowerBook! Works great!)
I eventually flipped the configuration to center on the TBD.
I posted a video here (http://youtu.be/7YRtFaILhhw) showing the speed at which the system comes on line after hooking in the TB connector - I don't see many videos showing this - I'm very pleased. Have the FW Drobo, keyboard, Ethernet, USB all into the TB display - and 1 cable to rule them all. Never had an Ethernet glitch. Biggest bummer is that I have to connect my speakers to the rMBP as opposed to the TB. Anyone know of an adaptor that would fix this?
Before:
2008 iMac
Circa 2005 20" ACD
After:
rMBP 2.3 16G RAM
27" TB Display
Drobo
iCurve (recycled from my use with my 12" PowerBook! Works great!)
I eventually flipped the configuration to center on the TBD.
I posted a video here (http://youtu.be/7YRtFaILhhw) showing the speed at which the system comes on line after hooking in the TB connector - I don't see many videos showing this - I'm very pleased. Have the FW Drobo, keyboard, Ethernet, USB all into the TB display - and 1 cable to rule them all. Never had an Ethernet glitch. Biggest bummer is that I have to connect my speakers to the rMBP as opposed to the TB. Anyone know of an adaptor that would fix this?
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Any thoughts on this? Yes I am in boot camp and clamshell at the time
The air is being replaces with a 15" retina as soon as it arrives.
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nice, AE5's few
I have a 15" retina and am trying to decide the best way to dock it. The 13" book arc is too small
For what it's worth my setup is complete.
Included is the following items
Thunderbolt Display
Retina MacBook pro
Mstand
Audioengine a5+ speakers
Audioengine d1 dac
LaCie 2tb thunderbolt little big disk
Bowers & Wilkins p5 headphones
Magic trackpad and Bluetooth keyboard
Logitech mouse
Included is the following items
Thunderbolt Display
Retina MacBook pro
Mstand
Audioengine a5+ speakers
Audioengine d1 dac
LaCie 2tb thunderbolt little big disk
Bowers & Wilkins p5 headphones
Magic trackpad and Bluetooth keyboard
Logitech mouse
If you have good speakers the best investment you can make is a good USB DAC. (External soundcard). A really good bang for the buck one is AudioEngine d1 (169$).
If you don't (or aren't big on music) then a simple usb analog converter will suffice.
Nice, those are my next purchases after my NAS, 2 TB displays hopefully by them they will be updated with usb3.
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what mount are you using?
I'll post mine shortly, I just had a quick question and couldn't find an appropriate thread (if someone can link me it would be much appreciated). Can someone feel the bottom left of their thunderbolt display after running it hooked up to a macbook retina, especially with the screen on for a couple hours, and let me know if it feels hot to the touch.
I'm just worried I have a faulty thunderbolt display. After 3+ hours of use I can almost feel the heat radiating from the display (my macbook pro isn't running that hot, just the display). It's most likely related to the power supply in the display and just want to confirm if it's normal.
If it is normal, should I unplug the magsafe connector and use the laptop's instead, or is it fine that it runs hot like that?
I'm just worried I have a faulty thunderbolt display. After 3+ hours of use I can almost feel the heat radiating from the display (my macbook pro isn't running that hot, just the display). It's most likely related to the power supply in the display and just want to confirm if it's normal.
If it is normal, should I unplug the magsafe connector and use the laptop's instead, or is it fine that it runs hot like that?
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I'm pretty sure there's a fan in the bottom which blows through vents so that's why it's warm.
I really wouldn't worry about it mate.
Nice! I have the same kind of setup but one display instead of two, and a macbook air sits in the bookarc instead.
What size is your desk? And where did you buy the oak table top? I have those legs but with a glass top, thinking of changing it for a wooden one.
Mine will get warm on the left side sometimes. I can put my hand below and feel the fans pushing the air down and out. It's common however it spends far more time cool to the touch.
I couldn't find a simple desk that was long enough, simple enough, and in the price range I wanted to spend so I ended up going to ikea and getting the top of the desk from the Kitchen Countertop department.
I believe the wooden countertop is 72" long and it's VERY heavy. I just plopped it down on the white sawhorse legs that I bought for like 10 bucks. The block of wood is so heavy i didn't even screw it down or anything, it hold's itself in place by it's own weight.
What is the depth? I have the same solution at the moment, the same legs and a glass top, no screws. How thick is the oak top? Does it flex?
I believe this is the countertop I purchased NUMERÄR Countertop, oak
It's about an inch thick, no flex whatsoever. It's a solid piece of wood, I think the website says 83lbs which sounds about right. Between the weight and the length it's very hard to carry by yourself. Very Sturdy.
Do you feel that 62 cm isn't enough at times? No problem with the legs not handling the weight? My desk is 80 cm, but thinking of exchanging it for a wooden countertop instead, perhaps the Numerär from IKEA.