Heyo! I’m Matt Brett, and I’m a freelance web designer from Ontario, Canada. I spend 8-10 hours each and every (week) day at this desk, and I just love my setup!
Monitor(s)/Display(s):
Computer(s):
- 15″ MacBook Pro, 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD
Accessories:
- Apple Wired Keyboard,
- Logitech MX Revolution Mouse,
- iHome iP71BRC Speakers
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- iPhone 3GS 32GB,
- 2x500GB miniStack v2.5 External HDD Enclosures
Other pictures :
Wow, this is one of the most beautiful setups I’ve ever seen. But did you have to sacrifice function for form at all?
Oh also, what is that stand for the MacBook? Does having the laptop upright cause any issues over time with the HDD or anything like that?
Great minimal workspace…post more of these!
Love the Jerker desk Matt. I have one myself. Too bad my setup isn’t nearly as neat!
@Michael : I can’t post more of these if nobody send them to me
Matt submitted his setup yesterday so I posted it this morning.
What about you submit your setup ?
@Ravi: Thank you, sir! I would actually prefer a long desk, but my current office doesn’t permit it. I’m in a 90 year old house and the floors are all uneven. The corner I have my desk in is the only semi-even spot. And even then, I had to adjust the feet of my desk individually in order to get the desktop level. Regardless, this is the way I would have things set up, even if I had a bigger surface to work with. I don’t need a second display or anything.
The MacBook stand is called BookArc, from Twelve South. Doesn’t cause any issues that I know of.
Very Nice set up, never seen a laptop in that configuration. very clean too, this website should do a post about how our desks look like while we’re working with papers, pens, markers, and files all sprawled out instead of tucked away
@PaulB : As far as I know, Matt’s desk is always that clean.
Now, if you want WorkstationSetups to showcase messy desks, you can always send me yours
@PaulB: Indeed, my desk it always this tidy. With the exception of a few extra things that might collect on the top shelf. I don’t use a notepad or anything. I use Things.app for note taking and task management.
fuking beautiful!
)))) only the mouse sux, and speakers has those little things on their front there you probably place you ipod — that doesnt look too nice, even thou it’s pretty smart :p anyways, it’s seriously beautiful, fun and interesting…. xD
That’s a Logitech MX Revolution mouse, arguably the greatest mouse ever created (I use one myself and dread the day it stops working, because they replaced it with a terribly inferior model)
it could be seriously nice using it, it could feel very good in my hand..but it still looks gross :p and the name of it is totally stupid, but if it does the job perfectly then I recomend using it for everyone, even tho noname mouse does it all for me :p
Twelve South BookArc is a great idea! You inspired me to get one. Now my MacBook with the 24-inch-LED-Cinema-Display is looking great!
Got the Apple Magic Trackpad a few weeks ago. That device is great too. I will take a picture of my workstation setup and post it here.
Greetings …
George from Germany
great setup but should you not flip the macbook to it’s other side, so the fans point upwards?
Hey man, looking to replicate this set up in a few weeks time, but just wondering where you got the chair from, looks bloody comfy!
Hi,
inspired from your setup I got the same notebook stand. A few days ago we had hot temperatures and high temperature in my office. The fan of my Macbook Pro 15″ got louder and louder. So I took it off the stand, opened the lid and the noise of the fan went. I don’t know if this notebook stand is a good idea. I didn’t use it since that happened.
Greetings …
George