Twelve South Launches Horizontal BookArc Stand for Mac Pro

[MacRumors]

Twelve South today announced a new horizontal stand designed specifically for the new model of Mac Pro. Unlike most of Twelve South's product line, the BookArc for Mac Pro is made of a shinier chrome plate that offsets the deep black colors of the Mac Pro itself. The specially designed stand allows Mac Pros to be placed horizontally, saving vertical space in cabinets and on shelves. Earlier in the year Apple confirmed horizontal placement of the Mac Pro unit was safe and operable, under certain guidelines.

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The beautiful, arc-shaped stand holds a Mac Pro horizontally, cutting the vertical height requirement in half. A lower height increases the number of places you can park the most powerful Mac available, including inside professional gear racks and studio shelves.

Is it safe to use a Mac Pro horizontally? Absolutely. It will perform exactly the same on its side as it will upright. In fact, the Apple Tech Note that refers to using a Mac Pro on its side was the inspiration for designing this curved metal stand. Historically, most stand-alone Macs were able to be used on their side or vertically. Twelve South now brings this flexible option to the newest Mac Pro with the BookArc for Mac Pro.

According to Twelve South, if placed inside a racked studio cabinet the Mac Pro on BookArc takes up only seven spaces against the fifteen it would occupy if placed vertically. Twelve South also sells BookArc for a wide variety of Apple products, including ones for MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and nearly all lines of iPad, including the new iPad Air 2.

The BookArc for Mac Pro can be purchased today for $59.99 from Twelve South's official website.

Article Link: Twelve South Launches Horizontal BookArc Stand for Mac Pro

 

[Eddy Munn]

Like a desk cannon!

 

[OldSchoolMacGuy]

Hot air rises. It was designed to sit the way it does for a reason. Turning it on it's side means it doesn't rise out the top but instead can heat up other components that it wasn't designed to have heated in that way.

Who says, "I wish this Mac Pro took up more space and I'd like to have $60 less than I currently have."

 

[szw-mapple fan]

Can't use the Mac Pro as a trashcan anymore. Major fail.

 

[penajmz]

That's actually beautiful.

 

[Eddy Munn]

Hot air rises. It was designed to sit the way it does for a reason.

From this official documentation:

The Mac Pro (2013) has a fan system capable of cooling the computer in a vertical or horizontal orientation as long as you follow these guidelines.

• Provide enough space at each end of the computer for unrestricted airflow into the base and out the exhaust at the top. Make sure that the air intake and exhaust ports are not covered.
• When using multiple Mac Pro (Late 2013) computers, do not direct the exhaust at the top of one Mac Pro towards the intake of another system. Place the computers side by side with a gap of at least several inches between them.

 

[stiligFox]

It reminds me of a jet engine on a plane...

I actually like how it looks like this better than upright!

 

[phillies262834]

Hot air rises. It was designed to sit the way it does for a reason. Turning it on it's side means it doesn't rise out the top but instead can heat up other components that it wasn't designed to have heated in that way.

Who says, "I wish this Mac Pro took up more space and I'd like to have $60 less than I currently have."

Even if that was true, air currents would in no way be enough to cool it. That's why there is a fan.

 

[Ms6boost]

From this official documentation:

Pssh, providing sources doesn't mean anything these days.

/s

 

[BreuerEditor]

Hot air rises. It was designed to sit the way it does for a reason. Turning it on it's side means it doesn't rise out the top but instead can heat up other components that it wasn't designed to have heated in that way.

Who says, "I wish this Mac Pro took up more space and I'd like to have $60 less than I currently have."

I would think that it would mean extra heat as well, but it seems that Apple did it's research:

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht6099

 

[matt.b.powell]

Hot air rises. It was designed to sit the way it does for a reason. Turning it on it's side means it doesn't rise out the top but instead can heat up other components that it wasn't designed to have heated in that way.

Who says, "I wish this Mac Pro took up more space and I'd like to have $60 less than I currently have."

No no no, you're misunderstanding! This is to add the functionality of a space heater to your Mac Pro! The vent at the top shoots the hot air right over your hands as you type in your cold office area or maybe across your feet if its under your desk.

 

[madsci954]

Like a desk cannon!

First thing that popped into my mind: Mega Man arm cannon in black.

 

[dBeats]

Having it horizontal will not cause damage to it, but it WILL make the fan spin faster and therefore be louder. Better to prop it like a mortar than a cannon.

 

[Yvan256]

Bonus: in the winter, direct the exhaust of your Mac Pro toward the keyboard to keep your hands warm.

In any case, this looks like a reactor test bed sitting on your desk. Kind of cool.

 

[macribas]

I like it when they display these things that are supposed to organize your desk, without any cables hooked up, super tidy.

Don't forget the thing has 6 Thunderbolt and 4 USB slots, as well as HDMI and audio. If you plug a lot of things in it like I do, it's going to look awful horizontally. But if you don't, then it is something to consider.

 

[mdelvecchio]

Who says, "I wish this Mac Pro took up more space and I'd like to have $60 less than I currently have."

it takes up less space in the rack cited in the article.

 

[OldSchoolMacGuy]

From this official documentation:

Just what I want, a fan blowing hot air at me all day while I work and blowing paperwork off my desk.

 

[hellmacpro]

i wish mac pro is like transformer...transform anyway you want without compromising anything.

 

[OldSchoolMacGuy]

Even if that was true, air currents would in no way be enough to cool it. That's why there is a fan.

Sweet, a fan blowing hot air at you all day and blowing your paperwork around.

 

[george-brooks]

This looks really nice.....until you plug ANYTHING in. Doesn't look like there is much clearance at all underneath for connectors, and they'll look terrible coming out of the top or side!

 

[OldSchoolMacGuy]

No no no, you're misunderstanding! This is to add the functionality of a space heater to your Mac Pro! The vent at the top shoots the hot air right over your hands as you type in your cold office area or maybe across your feet if its under your desk.

Ha! Exactly. Give it to the coworker that's always complaining about being cold. Make her work hard to keep that processor humming.

 

[webbuzz]

Hot air rises. It was designed to sit the way it does for a reason. Turning it on it's side means it doesn't rise out the top but instead can heat up other components that it wasn't designed to have heated in that way.

Who says, "I wish this Mac Pro took up more space and I'd like to have $60 less than I currently have."

 

[osofast240sx]

Too bad I switch my wish list from a Mac Pro to a 5K iMac

 

[cyberlocke]

It reminds me of a jet engine on a plane...

I actually like how it looks like this better than upright!

I want to see two, one on each side of the desk!

Better yet, a render farm of these things would look awesome!

 

[nagromme]

This looks really nice.....until you plug ANYTHING in. Doesn't look like there is much clearance at all underneath for connectors, and they'll look terrible coming out of the top or side!

I've started pointing my Mac Pro cables TOWARD me... I kind of like it--like a switchboard. All the front-mounted ports I could wish!

That said, the novelty may wear off and I'll turn it to the wall again.

Which is how I'd use this horizontal stand: Whichever side of my desk had a wall (or was least seen), I'd aim the cables out that way, off the side of the desk.

Or, I'd turn the whole thing SIDEWAYS, saving desk space in front of it, and letting all cables go off the back. It would look interesting that way too.