Wow, haven’t tried the LLL setup yet, that looks really interesting. Is there a magnet on the side for the webcam?
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Wow, haven’t tried the LLL setup yet, that looks really interesting. Is there a magnet on the side for the webcam?
This just confuses me, why anyone would have any requirement for that setup, in a pro setup...
My home office is a cozy 6’ by 10’, so I make every piece of furniture count. I usually use an under-desk treadmill but I am redoing the space so I pulled everything into our open space. I like those fiberglass Eames high chairs. They are comfortable and the design inspires me.
Unfortunately there is no side magnet; that is a design oversight. And the lack of the magnet may have caused me to short circuit my investigation of three monitors. But after a couple days of having one portrait and one landscape I went back to having two in portrait mode. It has been awesome to have three all in portrait mode.
I assume by pro setup you mean some kind of audio/video work. I can’t comment on how this setup would work for that role, because that is not the kind of work I do. I have been a longtime Mac user, but I only registered for macrumors because this thread helped me.
I was hoping you wouldn't take "the chair" comment as a dig (I don't think you did), of course the incongruity of $20k worth of monitors in front of a fiberglass and chrome chair. Actually a cool looking chair. A really bad idea long term, but I'm sure you know that and it seems that's a stand-up desk. I'm awaiting my 16-core and a single XDR, and suddenly spending a coupel of $k on a dual-position desk doesn't seem as nutty as it would have a couple of years ago. (I went the the past several years of 7-day-a-week computer work, my chairs seemed comfortable enough till one day I realize I couldn't straighten up properly, despite being fit and playing basketball regularly. Junked my chairs for a couple of Steel Case Leap v2, worked my back and neck back into shape, and value such things more now.)
Indeed, that comment was just fine with me. I was redoing my office for a few days; that is the chair I pull up when my kids want to sit next to me. My office setup is nearly back to normal:
I don't have a desk chair at my computer. I have used a treadmill desk for more than a decade. I just set it to 1.7 or 1.8 miles per hour and stroll while I type. I agree it does wonders for the spine. I feel like I have sold tens of these treadmills; friends joke I should get a commission.
My writing desk does have a chair. I have cycled through lots of chairs. Long ago, I was a fan of humanscale's freedom chair but then I started using their saddle stool and I liked that more. I have two of them and still use them, but in my office I now use a Cleo 2 from QOR360 <https://qor360.com>
I view it as a better version of a saddle chair. But like you the goal is the same: keep one's back supported and active.
When I want to just chill and think, I have the womb chair. All of this fits in a cozy 60 square feet, but it works for me.
...and back to the point of this thread: The three-monitor setup is working great. I can't thank @straightMacin enough. I would not have reattempted this setup without seeing this tread.
Haha, that is so freakin awesome! I would love to see a stretch wallpaper over those three monitors. 10,152 x 6,016 pixels...
What's your typical usage of the three monitors? What do you put where on each screen?
I think your PPP setup only makes sense when standing. I notice I move my neck a LOT with my two outer monitors when sitting. I think I may have to look into this treadmill thing...what model are you using?
This is my current WFH setup. I have simply fallen in love with the pure black background...it looks SO DAMN GOOD on these monitors (notice the difference compared to the iPad pro). I do wish I had new iPad pro in grey to compliment this setup a bit better.
What's your typical usage of the three monitors? What do you put where on each screen?
I think your PPP setup only makes sense when standing. I notice I move my neck a LOT with my two outer monitors when sitting. I think I may have to look into this treadmill thing...what model are you using?
This is my current WFH setup. I have simply fallen in love with the pure black background...it looks SO DAMN GOOD on these monitors (notice the difference compared to the iPad pro). I do wish I had new iPad pro in grey to compliment this setup a bit better.
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I agree on all counts. When I had just two XDRs I initially had one portrait to the left and one landscape straight ahead. I found it hard to look all the way left. I then made them both portrait but I did not love that either because I was always looking left or right versus straight ahead.
Prior to this setup, I had four Dell P2715Q monitors on a monoprice four-monitor stand. They were all in portrait but tilted at pretty crazy angles. I was very happy when the XDRs came out. Like you, I find they produce so little eyestrain which is my informal test of whether I keep a monitor or not.
I don't do audio/visual work. I primarily write papers, write code (although I code a lot less than I used to), and meet with collaborators. The monitor to my left is my "administrative monitor." The top third of the monitor is Busycal in a 14-day view. The middle third is split with Todoist on the left and Busycal's Event Info and Apple's Messages on the right. The bottom third is two finder windows. Nothing on that monitor overlaps and rarely anything else goes on that monitor.
For the middle monitor, the top 40% is two Safari windows that overlap 80% (but don't extend the whole width of the monitor). One is flush left and one is flush right. The left one keeps track of a bunch of work stuff. The right one has a mix of temporary items. Below that is MailMate. The bottom third is Excel and Bitwarden.
The right monitor is my work monitor. The top third is my coding environment. The middle third is TeXShop. The bottom third is whatever other work task is going on.
There is a spot on the middle monitor (to the right of MailMate) with space. If there are non-permanent apps I am using they usually go there and I can efficiently switch back and forth between them and other items. The key for me is to have as little overlap as possible.
The treadmill desk helps a lot because really only the bottom few inches of the screens are hard to see. That has my least-used items.
My current treadmill is the LifeSpan TR5000-DT3 <https://www.lifespanfitness.com/workplace/treadmill-desks/tr5000-dt3-under-desk-treadmill>. I usually recommend others buy the TR1200-DT3 <https://www.lifespanfitness.com/workplace/treadmill-desks/tr1200-dt3-under-desk-treadmill>. I have had both and have plenty of friends that have bought the TR1200-DT3. I would not recommend the lowest-end model; the TR800-DT3. I bought that once for my kids and it was a disaster; it can't run for more than an hour at a time without overheating. But the TR5000 and TR1200 have been great for me. I typically only walk four to five hours a day if I am working from home, but some days I have walked eight hours and I have never had a problem with either one. I can't remember when I bought my first TR1200 but it was more than a decade ago. Based on some office changes I have bought many of these LifeSpan treadmills and I have never had a problem with them. There are cheaper options (on Amazon) so every time I need another one I consider it but then I just buy these because I know they work.
This chair looks amazing. Just ordered one of their "Ariel" chairs, and am now super, super excited to have something more ergonomic than my standard Aeron-esque desk-chair at my sit-stand desk. Holy ****, thank you.
Holy ****, I had *no idea* how good solid-black looks on the XDRs. That only leaves me wondering wtf to put behind the windows on my Dell 30" … but, nonetheless, instant solid-black convert. You're a frickin' genius.
Right, apologies for exhuming this post, but I just can't help myself.
What the hell is it that you do that requires a fancy setup that costs tens of thousands AND doing the work you do in a dirty ass warehouse?
I am genuinely puzzled at the two extremes you've presented us with without providing anything in the way of an explanation.
What the hell is it that you do that requires a fancy setup that costs tens of thousands AND doing the work you do in a dirty ass warehouse?
I am genuinely puzzled at the two extremes you've presented us with without providing anything in the way of an explanation.