MacBook Laptop Stand, and Charger

[ash]

I have the Unibody MacBook, and want to get a laptop stand. Silver or black

Any recommendations? It doesn't need to be portable, it will be on my desk.
This is just plain ugly: http://store.apple.com/uk/product/TK789ZM/A?fnode=MTY1NDA2Nw&mco=MjI1MzI4OA


Also charger's for it. I hate lugging it around my house to connect it to my TV, is it only safe to get official ones?

Thanks

 

[tykent]

How about this one:

Griffin Elevator Notebook Stand - Apple Store (U.K.)

 

[Playalistic]

I have this one: mStand Laptop Stand - intro

A little expensive @ around £45 but very well made and looks very nice with the MB and the LED cinema display next to it. As for the charger, you can pick up the official ones on ebay new for around £30 odd if you search. I wouldn't be comfortable plugging a non-official one into my mac

 

[ash]

Thanks guys.
The Griffin doesn't look that nice in that pic, I'll google for some pictures from people actually using it.

That mStand looks sweet! Have to get it from USA though right? And yeah it's pricey, might wait for the £ to recover a bit

 

[Playalistic]

Got mine from the UK here:

mStand : Equip : Computers, accessories and all things digital...

Took me bloody ages to track one down over here but they were excellent and very quick to deliver.

 

[ash]

Cool, I'll look around. Any chance you have pics of it in life? Prefer them to the models on their website.

 

[Deleted member 27989]

I got the Raid Design MStand as well, I just bought it via the UK Apple store and got my 6% Quidco cashback ;-)

Here are some real-life pictures...

Hope that helps...

 

[Tenex]

JP do you use Teleport when you have the MacBook on the stand?


Oh and your cabling looks like a beginners attempt... I have two 10 gang towers behind my desk and dread ever touching anything. So much so I haven't yet attached a new 1TB My Book bought a week ago!

Mess it up a little!!

 

[Deleted member 27989]

Don't know what Teleport is, so no I don't use that....

I've got a cleaner who tidies my desk ;-)

 

[Tenex]

Seriously? You have got to get Teleport its one of the greatest free apps on OS X if you have more than one Mac.

Description

teleport lets you use a single mouse and keyboard to control several Macs.
Simply reach an edge of your screen, and your mouse teleports to your nearby Mac, which also becomes controlled by your keyboard. The pasteboard can be synchronized, and you can even drag & drop files between your Macs.

teleport is donation-ware: if you want to support the author (me), you can make a donation by clicking on the link below. Thank you!

Its a great way of accessing and controlling a second (or more) Macs.

Teleport

I keep meaning to post this separately for others - will do it now.

 

[littlebrooklyn]

I have this laptop stand and I've been very impressed with it. You can't really see it once the laptop is on it, but it does create a gap so that air can circulate. It's really easy to use on a desk or on your lap and it doesn't slip off. It's also quite cheap and I'd highly recommend it.

Road Tools Traveler CoolPad - White - Apple Store (U.K.)

 

[stuart07970]

Oh and your cabling looks like a beginners attempt

Oh dear!!! - Handbags at dawn! Take 10 paces, turn, and fire!!!


Oh.....and you've only got two blue lights on your drobo! Sort it out!

 

[Tenex]

Oh dear!!! - Handbags at dawn! Take 10 paces, turn, and fire!!!

This is a tech forum do try and keep in subject.

That should be floppy discs** at dawn... I eschew the vulgar modern USB drive weapon





** 5.25" for preference ISTR they flew further

 

[Playalistic]

Some pics of mine here as requested: MobileMe Gallery

 

[gerbilly]

JP do you use Teleport when you have the MacBook on the stand?


Oh and your cabling looks like a beginners attempt... I have two 10 gang towers behind my desk and dread ever touching anything. So much so I haven't yet attached a new 1TB My Book bought a week ago!

Mess it up a little!!

Tenex what 1TB my book did you use.

 

[Tenex]

Its still not connected I'll try tomorrow, just got the 23" sorted and I can't face going in there tonight!

Its yet another My Book the 1Tb Essential got from Comet for about £61 a week ago. Swore I'd never buy another but faced with rearranging my stuff again I caved and bought the new one. Five My Books now - I need a Drobo but it'll have to wait until after the next iMac and Snow Leopard.

YGM BTW.

 

[ash]

Thanks for the pics guys!

 

[Steven]

dejong - workspace looking nice and clean

I have to ask about the stand. What is it? Desk space management and to prop the Macbook on show? Genuine question as the thought of a stand never entered my mind

 

[Deleted member 27989]

I don't have a use for Teleport as I don't have multiple Mac...Well I do, but one is in my daughters play room and one is well where ever my wife leaves her Blackbook...

I didn't quite know what was meant by the beginners attempt regarding my cabling no floppy's from me at Dawn. I thought it was just a euphemism of Tenex being jealous of my 30 inches

The stand I use and was asked about first is by Rain Design Ltd and it is called the M-Stand. See here mStand Laptop Stand - intro and I bought mine here Rain Design mStand for MacBook/MacBook Pro - Apple Store (U.K.) but it was a lot cheaper last fall...

I bought it purely for ergonomically reasons as I felt I was bending down my head a lot when using my setup in dual monitor mode. The problem with having it raised and close to my main screen is that I then noticed the colour differences, so I bought a Spyder 3 Elite to sort that out as it can do specific dual-monitor mode profiles which match them perfectly but then automatically switch back to the individual profiles when running in single monitor mode.

 

[Tenex]

I didn't quite know what was meant by the beginners attempt regarding my cabling

LOL I was contrasting the neat and tidy desk and the untidy cabling below and suggesting mine was far, far worse. I won't let my cleaner touch my desk or Macs ...