Your MacBook Pro Setup

[Hydrocity]

Where'd you get that TV stand?

Ikea. I don't know the specific stand name.

 

[kamalds]

I do not do a lot of cable management

In the picture - Emachines E350 netbook, Acer 20 inch monitor, Macbook Pro 2010 13 inch, xBox Controller for gaming under Windows, Asus Eee PC 1201 (AMD MV40, 12 inch netbook) (partially shown)

 

[SpitUK]

My new portable office:

2011 17" MBP 2.3GHz
8Gb Kingston 1600MHz RAM
240Gb Vertex 3 SSD

iPhone 4 16Gb
Jawbone Bluetooth Headset

iPad 2 64Gb WiFi

 

[MacMojo1]

My new portable office:

2011 17" MBP 2.3GHz
8Gb Kingston 1600MHz RAM
240Gb Vertex 3 SSD

iPhone 4 16Gb
Jawbone Bluetooth Headset

iPad 2 64Gb WiFi

I just picked a 2.2 15 myself with the 7200rpm drive, is the vertex miles ahead like everyone says?

 

[SpitUK]

Yes, night and day difference.

 

[tcador]

Nice setup you've got there SpitUK.

 

[SpitUK]

Thanks. I had the 27" iMac but really started to yearn for more portablility. When the new MBP came out the power they offered made it a no brainer to switch. They are amazing when upgraded to this spec.

 

[sheen911]

My set up
Black and green is my color
2010 13" MBP, Speck SeeThru Satin
Wish list : iMac 27", AKG K702/Q701

 

[rex450se]

1. 2011 13" i5 MBP with 500 Gb 7200rpm HD, 8Gb ram, Magic Mouse
2. Occasionally with a leftover 22" LCD from an old pc
3. An Incase shell that is a lot more blue than in the picture and a Speck messenger bag

 

[SideStepSociety]

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'06 Mac mini and 46" Sony Bravia RPLCD: 1.66GHz Core Duo, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD
'10 Dell mini 10v: 1.6GHz Atom, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD
'11 17" MacBook Pro: 2.3GHz Core i7, 8GB RAM, 750GB HDD

Magic and Mighty Mouse, Apple Keyboards (2 and 3 battery), Apple Remotes (White and Aluminum), and a Seagate 1TB External HDD.

Oh! And a nice 5.1 Surround System connected to them all.

 

[ZombieZakk]

1. 2011 15" 2.0ghz i7 quad core,8gb ram (OWC), 500gb HDD, radeon 6490m
2. yes it is my main computer no external monitor yet my ipad went to the wife metween my mbp and my iphone i dont need it.
3. no case but i use the incase nylon messenger (LOVE IT!)

 

[MacMojo1]

My current setup.

2011 15" 2.2 8GB Ram WD 750GB 7200rpm
iPad 2 32gb 3G
iPhone 4 16gb
Apogee Duet Audio Interface
KRK Rokit 6 SE Monitors
NI X1 Traktor DJ Controller
NI Maschine
OWC 4TB FW800 Audio/video HDD
Can't see it in pic but I also have an Axiom Pro 49 Midi controller

These new laptops are finally at a place where I can run pretty complex projects without any hiccups.

 

[Seiken]

My little home office setup

2010 15" 2.4ghz Hi-Res, 240gb OWC SSD, 8gb ram, 24" Cinema Display
2010 MacMini 2.4ghz, 320gb HD, 8gb ram
10TB NAS, 16gb iPhone 3gs

Not the best picture but it should suffice

 

[pureaudio]

1. 2011 13" Core i5 with 8GB ram.

2. I wanted a work laptop and my desktop was getting out dated so I bought the 13" MBP with a Henge dock to take care of both of those issues. Henge dock is hooked up to an Asus 23.4" LED monitor. I've had an iPad 1 32GB 3G for a while now and it is great out of the office but sometimes it isn't enough.

I have an Apple bluetooth keyboard and magic mouse on the way to replace the Microsoft setup so I can have all my keyboard shortcuts back.

3. Pretty basic skin for my iPad and nothing for the MBP but both are carried in a STM messenger bag when on the run.

 

[thermodynamic]

Saw one of these in the MBA forum. Why not have one here?

What's your setup consist of?

1. Which MacBook Pro do you have?

2. Is the Pro your main computer? Do you use it along with an external monitor, another computer(s), iPad?

3. Use a sleeve, skin, speck case? What kind of bag or backpack have you found suitable for the Pro's?

1. Early-2011, 17", 8GB RAM, 500GB Momentus XT

2. Secondary computer - my primary is a Mac Pro desktop

3. Speck Clear case, and travel bag of course

 

[johnnj]

Here's my setup:

- MBP as in my sig, sitting on Rain mStand, WD 1394b with drive replaced by Seagate 1.5tb 7200rpm (for Time Machine backups)
- 2x Dell 2408WFP monitors, one on its side driven by DisplayLink USB that can do 1920x1200
-standard wired keyboard + Magic Mouse + Logitech G9
- Epson V750 Pro scanner
- Epson Stylus Pro 3800 printer
- Also not visible is my Mac Mini that lives behind the monitors and is the sync-meister for all my iTunes devices.

Answers to questions:
2. It is my primary computer.
3. No sleeves or skins. I usually use a modified Tenba Messenger camera bag which is my daily commuting bag (NJ-NYC via rail). It's got a padded laptop slot in the back plus I installed a modified camera bag in the cargo area as a quick-grab pouch for my daily camera (these days usually a 1930s Leica). If I have to be all business I'll use a Tumi bag which doesn't have room for a camera. I kind of have a ton of bags.

Photo:

 

[EEXOOO]

Here's my setup:
- 2x Dell 2408WFP monitors, one on its side driven by DisplayLink USB that can do 1920x1200

Did you connect one monitor through mini display port -> dvi and the other through usb -> dvi?
If so, could you kindly share the link you got the usb -> converter from?

 

[johnnj]

Did you connect one monitor through mini display port -> dvi and the other through usb -> dvi?
If so, could you kindly share the link you got the usb -> converter from?

Almost. The primary monitor is connected to the mini DP to regular DP cable I got from Monoprice.

The portrait monitor uses a Diamond Multimedia BVU195. The drivers come directly from DisplayLink. Here's where I got it:

http://www.jr.com/diamond-multimedia/pe/DDD_BVU195/

Like all these USB-DVI converters the video isn't exactly smooth. I only use it for loupe view in Lightroom and sometimes for web browsing (which is pretty cool) so that doesn't matter to me.

 

[zwodubber]

ridiculously cluttered as of today, but will be cleaning this weekend

 

[johnnj]

ridiculously cluttered as of today, but will be cleaning this weekend

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You call that "cluttered"?!?!

 

[mikeytwice]

My current setup.

2011 15" 2.2 8GB Ram WD 750GB 7200rpm
iPad 2 32gb 3G
iPhone 4 16gb
Apogee Duet Audio Interface
KRK Rokit 6 SE Monitors
NI X1 Traktor DJ Controller
NI Maschine
OWC 4TB FW800 Audio/video HDD
Can't see it in pic but I also have an Axiom Pro 49 Midi controller

These new laptops are finally at a place where I can run pretty complex projects without any hiccups.

Nice setup. How do you like the monitors? Considering buying some as they don't totally break the bank and I don't need anything crazy. I'm also considering Yamaha HS50Ms, but they're much pricier.

Also, what's the advantage of the Apogee Duet over something like a Firestudio Mobile? Seems expensive!

 

[MacMojo1]

Nice setup. How do you like the monitors? Considering buying some as they don't totally break the bank and I don't need anything crazy. I'm also considering Yamaha HS50Ms, but they're much pricier.

Also, what's the advantage of the Apogee Duet over something like a Firestudio Mobile? Seems expensive!

For the money like the rokits a lot. I never took to the yamahas as they sorely lacked low-end bass response.

Apogee da convertors are IMO the best out there. If you don't need the additional io of firestudio I'd opt for the new Duet 2 which is supposed to sound even better. Frankly it makes the Rokits sound better too. I'd get a solid audio interface over anything else in my studio.

 

[EEXOOO]

Almost. The primary monitor is connected to the mini DP to regular DP cable I got from Monoprice.

The portrait monitor uses a Diamond Multimedia BVU195. The drivers come directly from DisplayLink. Here's where I got it:

http://www.jr.com/diamond-multimedia/pe/DDD_BVU195/

Like all these USB-DVI converters the video isn't exactly smooth. I only use it for loupe view in Lightroom and sometimes for web browsing (which is pretty cool) so that doesn't matter to me.

Thanks for sharing

 

[acedickson]

My new portable office:

2011 17" MBP 2.3GHz
8Gb Kingston 1600MHz RAM
240Gb Vertex 3 SSD

iPhone 4 16Gb
Jawbone Bluetooth Headset

iPad 2 64Gb WiFi

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I'm thinking about picking up an iPad but wonder if I'll get enough use out of it since I have my MBP and an iPhone 4. What's your experience?

 

[LaLLLy]

I am!

Here's mine. Specs in sig.

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How do you use your monitor with your MBP open and not asleep?