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Show us your Thunderbolt/Cinema Display setup!

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Anyone have any updated pics of their setups?

Decker, do you have anymore pics please? :)
 
LevMac said:
This thread has gone quiet :)

Anyone have any updated pics of their setups?
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I'll bite. It isn't much, but it gets the job done:

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We were looking at a desk from Ikea but ended up getting this cheap but pretty good looking desk from Office Depot for $200. My favorite part is how the keyboard/mouse drawer folds down in the front - so it hides the keyboard, trackpad, Logitech controller, and additional mouse I have in there.
 
SVT Amateur said:
I'll bite. It isn't much, but it gets the job done:

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We were looking at a desk from Ikea but ended up getting this cheap but pretty good looking desk from Office Depot for $200. My favorite part is how the keyboard/mouse drawer folds down in the front - so it hides the keyboard, trackpad, Logitech controller, and additional mouse I have in there.
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Very clean!! Awesome setup :)
 
Decker said:
Here's a pic of my stand up desk with my Thunderbolt Display and rMBP.
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I know this was posted more than a month ago but that's a really nice setup, it would be great if we could see some more of it.
 
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Actually currently, on the left I have a late 2012 imac, so the cinema display looks fat compared to it. But I've ordered a nMP so soon the imac will be replaced by a TB display anyway...

But the Table (blueloungs studiodesk xl) is really nice, since it allows to hide all the cables. I don't have the drobo anymore, but a pegasus r6 in the cupboard on the left.
 

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chfilm said:
Actually currently, on the left I have a late 2012 imac, so the cinema display looks fat compared to it. But I've ordered a nMP so soon the imac will be replaced by a TB display anyway...

But the Table (blueloungs studiodesk xl) is really nice, since it allows to hide all the cables. I don't have the drobo anymore, but a pegasus r6 in the cupboard on the left.
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I like the contrast of your perfectly tidy desk and that kind of messy hall in the background. ;)
 
I have noticed a few people on this thread mention about the fans on there MBAs ramping up when plugged into a Thunderbolt Display. Any of you 15" rMBP owners shed some light on how loud it is in clamshell mode please. I'm hoping to get a Thunderbolt Display soon for mine but don't want any noisy fans as I have my desk in the living room. Thanks I'm loving some of the set ups in this thread.
:)
 
GreyMatta said:
I have noticed a few people on this thread mention about the fans on there MBAs ramping up when plugged into a Thunderbolt Display. Any of you 15" rMBP owners shed some light on how loud it is in clamshell mode please. I'm hoping to get a Thunderbolt Display soon for mine but don't want any noisy fans as I have my desk in the living room. Thanks I'm loving some of the set ups in this thread.
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I have had a few 15R's and I will say that the current one I am using might be a fluke (good) because my gpu temps Never jump above 40C (unless using flash) and idle around 30-35.

Tbolt & or 15R screen.
 
GreyMatta said:
I have noticed a few people on this thread mention about the fans on there MBAs ramping up when plugged into a Thunderbolt Display. Any of you 15" rMBP owners shed some light on how loud it is in clamshell mode please. I'm hoping to get a Thunderbolt Display soon for mine but don't want any noisy fans as I have my desk in the living room. Thanks I'm loving some of the set ups in this thread.
:)
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The fans on my 15" rMBP don't run louder than normal in clamshell mode unless I'm gaming in Windows.

I too have my desk in the living room and it isn't an issue. In fact I have recently been keeping my rMBP open - even when using the Thunderbolt display - because I like having the additional desktop when needed and I feel like it dissipates the heat a little better - though I don't know for sure. I just turn the brightness down all the way on the laptop screen when I'm not using it.
 
SVT Amateur said:
The fans on my 15" rMBP don't run louder than normal in clamshell mode unless I'm gaming in Windows.

I too have my desk in the living room and it isn't an issue. In fact I have recently been keeping my rMBP open - even when using the Thunderbolt display - because I like having the additional desktop when needed and I feel like it dissipates the heat a little better - though I don't know for sure. I just turn the brightness down all the way on the laptop screen when I'm not using it.
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Are you getting good frame rates running native resolution in the Thunderbolt Display? and do you have the 650M or 750M?
 
GreyMatta said:
Are you getting good frame rates running native resolution in the Thunderbolt Display? and do you have the 650M or 750M?
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Yes, I don't know the exact frame rates (if you are referring to gaming in Windows) but the games are very playable and smooth. Also I have a 650m running at stock speeds.
 
SVT Amateur said:
Yes, I don't know the exact frame rates (if you are referring to gaming in Windows) but the games are very playable and smooth. Also I have a 650m running at stock speeds.
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Good to know, I have the 650M myself and dabble every now and then in Diablo 3 and Starcraft 2 in OSX
 
deafgoose said:
I've posted this pic on this forum before but it seems appropriate to place it into this thread as-well.

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I will be mounting the two displays on the wall very shortly and will post an updated pic once completed.

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I'm about to purchase that exact model of Mac Mini (2.5 w/ HD 4000). Does it drive your 2 ATD setup pretty well?
 
chfilm said:
Actually currently, on the left I have a late 2012 imac, so the cinema display looks fat compared to it. But I've ordered a nMP so soon the imac will be replaced by a TB display anyway...

But the Table (blueloungs studiodesk xl) is really nice, since it allows to hide all the cables. I don't have the drobo anymore, but a pegasus r6 in the cupboard on the left.
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really nice desk. one of my favorites that people have posted. I have a glass desk now and I hate it with a passion. its draws dirt quickly and smudges almost like a mirror. if you put your bare arm on it or hands it leaves a mark. Id like to pick up the same desk you have here or an ikea cheap white desk to replace it.
 
wetcanvas said:
really nice desk. one of my favorites that people have posted. I have a glass desk now and I hate it with a passion. its draws dirt quickly and smudges almost like a mirror. if you put your bare arm on it or hands it leaves a mark. Id like to pick up the same desk you have here or an ikea cheap white desk to replace it.
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Thanks Buddy :)
I once found that desk online and was stunned by the looks of it right away.
Paired with an eames chair it just looks perfect.

But I couldnt find any reselelr in Germany for a while. I then happened to live in toronto for a few months and found a local reseller who had it on display so I looked at it in person and found it gorgeous.

When I came back to Germany, finally someone was selling the damn thing.
Still it had to be shipped over to them from the US first.. it was quite the hazzle :D But well worth it!

http://www.bluelounge.com/products/studiodesk/
 
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