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I'am looking for a desk stand for my macbook pro retina can someone point me in the right direction!
I'am looking for a desk stand for my macbook pro retina can someone point me in the right direction!
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Stand for Macbook Pro Retina
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These are nice if you just want to prop your macbook up a bit - http://www.bluelounge.com/products/coolfeet/
I called 12 South and they will be making an insert for the rMBP in their book arc that will come out in a few months. It works really well, so I'd wait for that.
Don't get a bookarc. Clamshelling severely bottlenecks your cpu/gpu. Diablo 3 ran at 20-35fps on medium settings at 1280x720 resolution while using a bookarc but ran around 50-70fps on high settings at the same resolution with the lid open connected to my TBD. This of course, was on the early 2011 Macbook Pro. It might be different with the new vents on the side of the rMBP.
If you need to a stand for *using* your MacBook, there is no contest. The mStand is the best. Period. http://www.raindesigninc.com/mstand.html
If you want a stand for using it like a desktop (clamshell mode), the BookArc is where it's at. http://twelvesouth.com/products/bookarc/
If you want a stand for using it like a desktop (clamshell mode), the BookArc is where it's at. http://twelvesouth.com/products/bookarc/
High temperatures from poor ventilation cause the mbp to throttle the gpu and cpu.
It has to be vent down. I've had mine vent down lid shut and it gets just as hot when open and in the standard position. Lid shut and in standard position is where you have a problem.
When you close the lid, you block the whole surface with the keyboard that acts as a heatsink. Higher temperature means poorer performance.
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This type of laptop stand works too:
http://www.google.com/products/cata...a=X&ei=gM0NULOOBYbIrQfjtdmCCg&ved=0CEwQ8wIwAQ
Just not as cool as the mStand, but more adjustable.
Mstand is the best looking stand around. Good solid pierce of aluminium that looks great with any Mac.
I'm using an Mstand I bought for my last MBP with the new Retina model. It works fine, as you'd expect, but one thing should be noted if you're planning on using the stand without an external keyboard & trackpad -- the Mstand is designed for the previous, thicker MBP and so there's a considerable lip that gets in the way of typing or using the trackpad. It's not major and since I use a bluetooth keyboard + trackpad with a thunderbolt display it doesn't bother me at all. But I imagine they'll eventually do something custom for the new models. Until then a couple of Field Notes books work ok to prop it up. 
Hey guys, I didn't want to make a new thread to ask this so I figured I would ask here.
Does anyone know of another stand like the book arc that is out for the retina? Or are we going to have to wait for TwelveSouth to release their version?
Does anyone know of another stand like the book arc that is out for the retina? Or are we going to have to wait for TwelveSouth to release their version?
Hey guys, I didn't want to make a new thread to ask this so I figured I would ask here.
Does anyone know of another stand like the book arc that is out for the retina? Or are we going to have to wait for TwelveSouth to release their version?
I second the question. This is August 29 and TwelveSouth still has not yet released the insert mentioned nearly two months ago.
(BTW I have used ClamShell mode with my current MBP for the past three years . NO problem with heating or performance)
The BookArc with Retina support is now available
Got mine ordered too! It should be here Tuesday!
I got the BookArc Pro as well, but unfortunately the rMBP does not fit when using the Speck Smartshell. Does anyone have a suggestion for a vertical stand that can either fit rMBP with a shell case or is adjustable?
I agree that it's too thick for insert 7, but what makes you say its not thick enough for insert 5? It's definitely quite a bit looser and obviously doesn't sit quite as upright because of it, but won't it still work if you're not worried about the aesthetics? I guess i'm just curious what your concerns were as i've been using mine this way and don't want to cause it any harm from the loose fit.