Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present (Part 20)

[TrancyGoose]

Interesting, why is there a digital display on the hub? As in what benefit does it ad? How’s the bandwidth per port? Thx

Well, if anything it is more an aesthetic purpose, however, thanks to it, I recently found out that a USB 3.2 flash drive I bought of amazon, is in reality just usb 3.0. It shows the connection type for all storage devices connected. Now, I have checked with other devices I have, and thing is accurate.
Display serves the purpose of configuration, really. I can configure the bandwith, at which temp does the fan kick in to cool it and see names and types of devices connected, like monitor type resolution and Hz it is putting out. Also hub temp and individual connector temperatures.

USB Hub itself is USB 3.2, I can't answer all your technical questions, as I am simply not that advanced, but here is a Link to the product: https://www.dockcase.com/products/dockcase-usb-c-smart-hb-8-1. All the USB ports are 3.2 on the front, including the USB-C and the back ones are 2.0 for peripherals. HDMI is 2.0 but it shows DP 1.4 for some reason And it puts out 4K 60Hz. there is also a Gigabit ethernet port as well.

I like also how it's designed, with HDMI, ethernet and peripherals on the back, for the M1 Macs with TB3 ports on the left.

I bought it in the early stages, via Kickstarter. I believe they have a FAQ section there on the product page as well.
Overall, I am happy with it!
I know it's pricey, considering what you can find, but it just looks cool and is fast!

Hope I helped.

 

[Aggedor]

Just had a thought.

After all these years, products, announcements, etc … how come only Steve Jobs has shown off his setup (3x I think) of all Apple executives.

The only two Steve Jobs setups I've seen show him using an IBM ThinkPad laptop, and a NeXT Cube!

 

[DeepIn2U]

The only two Steve Jobs setups I've seen show him using an IBM ThinkPad laptop, and a NeXT Cube!

this is probably the IBM/Compaq he used

here he is on NeXT

Mac with Cinema Display G5 era,

again at home in Time zmagazine pic by Diana Walker

press pic with iMac OG

his personal Macintosh but press piece.

Right now only top executives seen with a Mac is during an event or launch. This concerns me as mistakes like the keyboard for 2016-2020 MBP 13” could NOT have happened so badly IF they actually used the products daily. I never had keyboard issues 3x I’ve owned 2017x2 or 2018 MBP 13” but with most staff how could this happen 4x before relenting?!

 

[LeeW]

but with most staff how could this happen 4x before relenting?!

Once they had committed to it they had to see it through or spend a lot of money fixing it mid-cycle, and that is just not Apple.

 

[darinzook]

Just had a thought.

After all these years, products, announcements, etc … how come only Steve Jobs has shown off his setup (3x I think) of all Apple executives.

Like … it would be great to see desk setups for:
Craig Federighi,
Tim Cook,
Eddie Cue,
Bob Mansfield (fully retired I know, but still),
Phil Schiller a Fellow now,
and any retired Apple executive since like 1997, just their current setup.

could Mac Rumors reach out to Apple executives for their office/home setup(s) make an article and mini interviews of why they chose what they chose?

Tim's Infinite Loop office pics have been published before. I'd be curious to see the Apple Park office, and others tho for sure.

 

[mj_]

I’m really curious if you‘ve upgraded to a single MBP/MBA M1 based cpu and if the fan noise was significantly reduced to your liking/sensitivities where a single computing setup connected to a large external monitor is part of your setup?

I thought about it, yes. The 12" MacBook is long gone, replaced by a fanless M1 MacBook Air. I would have loved to return to a single-machine solution but won't be able to since my work requires the regular use of x86 VMs. I have to keep an Intel Mac around for the time being, and have since upgraded my 2017 iMac to a more powerful 2020 iMac to buy a few more years.

 

[johnmarki]

again at home in Time magazine pic by Diana Walker

I absolutely love this image. It's instantly relatable, and almost shocking how similar it is to mine, and many of our home setups. You can tell serious work/play/life was happening here.

 

[gagigu]

I just unpacked my old iMac from 2006. Still looks awesome and works fine. Just had 3 kernel panics in 4 hours which bothers me a bit... I miss those old white Apple time when hardware looked good.

It has 2.16GHz, 3GB RAM, 1TB HDD and runs on OS X 10.7.5 Lion.

 

[DeepIn2U]

Tim's Infinite Loop office pics have been published before. I'd be curious to see the Apple Park office, and others tho for sure.

Thanks for this. I had no idea Cook had photos in office.

What's interesting is he leads the biggest tech company in the world, yet still needs to hand out business cards

 

[satchmo]

Wait...what the heck is this?

A custom one-off mini G5 tower?

 

[darinzook]

Wait...what the heck is this?

A custom one-off mini G5 tower?

my guess is that it's a production model - or an expensive paperweight. I'm more curious what's plugged in left of it?

 

[Pilot Jones]

Just had a thought.

After all these years, products, announcements, etc … how come only Steve Jobs has shown off his setup (3x I think) of all Apple executives.

Like … it would be great to see desk setups for:
Craig Federighi,
Tim Cook,
Eddie Cue,
Bob Mansfield (fully retired I know, but still),
Phil Schiller a Fellow now,
and any retired Apple executive since like 1997, just their current setup.

could Mac Rumors reach out to Apple executives for their office/home setup(s) make an article and mini interviews of why they chose what they chose?

No images or video, but Craig does paint a pretty vivid picture of what his work-from-home desk is like in this interview and its absolutely hilarious how wildly improvised the whole thing sounds considering who he is.

This man created a multi-layered, 6-7 device, sit/stand desk setup with a card table, a footstool and stacks of books LOL 😆

 

[DeepIn2U]

Wait...what the heck is this?

A custom one-off mini G5 tower?

lol yeah ... probably just a model, notice nothing is connected to it?

It had a few people on the forums going wild for a short bit.

 

[nihilisticmonk]

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Keyboard is a bluetooth mechanical Keychron K2 with Gateron brown switches and Keychron's retro PBT Apple keycaps (MUCH better than the cheap and horrible ABS factory keycaps), with Keychron's own wooden palm rest (the keyboard is TALL). The mouse is a Logitech G604, connected to the MBA via a USB receiver.

This keyboard and mouse setup is a life-changer, as I also use a gaming PC (under the desk), and both the keyboard and mouse can switch between the Mac and PC at the touch of a button (the mouse switching between the USB receiver on the Mac, and BT on the PC).

Where did you get the retro key caps in ISO standard? I thought you’d just put the keys that fit at first but I see the enter key is a proper retro ISO enter key. Can’t see any actual reference on the Keychron site at all. I’d love to buy this…


Answered my own question immediately. it’s under the Dye Sub models. Sold out ?

 

[Aggedor]

Where did you get the retro key caps in ISO standard? I thought you’d just put the keys that fit at first but I see the enter key is a proper retro ISO enter key. Can’t see any actual reference on the Keychron site at all. I’d love to buy this…


Answered my own question immediately. it’s under the Dye Sub models. Sold out ?

Oh dang! I'm sure it'll come back in stock. I also picked up the blue set, which is listed on that page, and it looks very cool too. As it is the same PBT type of keycap as the retro Mac version, it will feel and sound amazing on a Keychron keyboard, and is light years away in quality from the standard factory-supplied keycaps.

 

[sanzo]

my guess is that it's a production model - or an expensive paperweight. I'm more curious what's plugged in left of it?

Thats most likely a Genelec 1029A active speaker.

 

[darinzook]

Thats most likely a Genelec 1029A active speaker.

Ah, yea. totally makes sense. Now that I look back at the other pics, I totally see that now too. Great eye, and impressed you found that model too.

 

[jdb8167]

lol yeah ... probably just a model, notice nothing is connected to it?

It had a few people on the forums going wild for a short bit.

I think some company or other had a RAID box that looked like a mini Mac Pro.

 

[DeepIn2U]

I think some company or other had a RAID box that looked like a mini Mac Pro.

now that you mention it I think I recall that as well.

Akitio

OWC

but not quite what I recall

 

[ab225]

I updated the keyboard and trackpad, bought an mstand and moved to a dual display setup. Next, neaten up the cables...

 

[Venderious]

 

[Aggedor]

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Very smart. Another Keychron, switching between Mac and PC?

 

[mitchell88]

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Here's my M1 Max MacBook Pro 16" hooked up to my 20" Cinema Display. The Cinema Display still is a beauty nearly 16 years later and works like a charm. I also pulled every default wallpaper off of my 2006 MacBook Pro running Snow Leopard and have the entire collection saved to my new machine!

Looks great !!!

 

[gagigu]

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Here's my M1 Max MacBook Pro 16" hooked up to my 20" Cinema Display. The Cinema Display still is a beauty nearly 16 years later and works like a charm. I also pulled every default wallpaper off of my 2006 MacBook Pro running Snow Leopard and have the entire collection saved to my new machine!

Hi Man! Looks great and timeless.

If you're interested, I found a user on reddit who did a collection of every wallpaper on iOS and Mac OS 7, 9, OS X 10.1 to OS 12 and several wallpapers of keynotes.

Wallpapers from iOS and Mac OS

 

[darinzook]

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Nice setup. What monitor are you using?

I really really want to see Apple do lower-cost entry point that acts as a companion to the MacBook Air & MacBook Pro for prosumer & business professional use case. I use an 27" LG 4K today, and while it's "fine" it's not what it should be.