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1. #1

   Andre → winnopeg.com

   The first one doesn’t look much like a Mac, and you listed Derek’s setup twice…

2. #2

   Derek → 5thirtyone.com

   Hey, two mentions! ;) Dell’s definitely have a little style of their own.

3. #3

   Joe Jacobs → www.causingshadow.com

   The first one looks like Vista…..

4. #4

   Taylor Olson → www.taylorsblog.com

   Lol. Yeah, my favorite one is Steve Keys’. Nice post though, Glenn!

5. #5

   Michael Yurechko → michaelyurechko.com

   The first is Pirillo’s setup with dual-30’s. http://live.pirillo.com

6. #6

   Ronald Heft → cavemonkey50.com

   It looks like Chris Pirillo is using Vista not OS X.

7. #7

   Paul Stamatiou → paulstamatiou.com

   What Ronald said. ^

8. #8

   Glenn Wolsey → www.glennwolsey.com

   The first one doesn’t look much like a Mac, and you listed Derek’s setup twice…

   Yes..I know the first one is not a Mac (a MacBook is out of the shot), but it looks so good I couldn’t not include it.

9. #9

   Taylor Olson → www.taylorsblog.com

   Glenn! You are making me want that monitor more and more!

10. #10

    Glenn Wolsey → www.glennwolsey.com

    Glenn! You are making me want that monitor more and more!

    Mac first Mac first Mac first, get the Mac first then the display. You won’t regret it ;-)

11. #11

    Chris ‘MyAppleStuff’ Marshall → www.myapplestuff.com

    All great - funny thing? Only one desk has any kind of paper (a notebook) on it - has the paperless office finally arrived????

12. #12

    zzap → zzaps.com

    I could never understand what Chris had positioned his secondary monitor off-center like that.

    “… it looks so good I couldn’t not include it.”
    Couldn’t not? Great grammar skills their, Glenn. :P

13. #13

    Ryan

    I remember linking to the setup with the Western Digital (eighth down) in your post What Do You Value? Style vs Price to tempt you to a nice Dell monitor.

    That’s my favorite setup out of the mix. I hope to get one like it in the near future. Only my problem is not finding the right monitor or the right Mac. It’s finding the right desk!

14. #14

    Macintalk Design → macintalk.com

    I could never understand what Chris had positioned his secondary monitor off-center like that.

    “… it looks so good I couldn’t not include it.”
    Couldn’t not? Great grammar skills THEIR, Glenn. :P

    Great grammar skills there, zzap.

    Also, I could never understand WHY.

15. #15

    zzap → zzaps.com

    @Macintalk Design: zomfg! I suck at life! Thanks for the correction. I was drunk earlier. Well… that’s my excuse, anyways.

16. #16

    Dumitru Tira → www.static-13.deviantart.com

    The 5th setup(1×30inch) is just wrong, I mean, now I understand why people prefer dual 20 or 23’s over one 30”, too much pain in the neck.

    My personal fav, the 2nd one, Steve Keys.

17. #17

    Indraneel → indraneel.thepurohits.net

    Besides the fact that you included Derek’s setup twice, great list. By the tone of this post, I’m going to go ahead and assume your’s will be on here by the end of the year.

18. #18

    Shawn Blanc → thefightspot.com

    These are nice, but not the same as the Apple Display setups. I just got my 23″ ACD yesterday and don’t regret the extra that it cost. Considering it’s what I look at most of the day, it helps that I smile when I see it.

19. #19

    Stefaan → www.novoblog.be

    Nice setups but I prefer ACD’s :) What are these lights above Pirillo’s screens?

20. #20

    Andreas → xgrape.net

    So wish I had gotten two of the Dells… oh well, maybe next life. Beautiful displays indeed. Then, the surroundings play an important part, too. If you got style, you can make any display look good.

21. #21

    Michael → www.whalesalad.com

    Here’s my bro Anand’s setup…

22. #22

    Nick Danforth → nickdanforth.blogspot.com

    As has been mentioned, these are very beautiful rigs, but nothing beats an ACD :)

23. #23

    Robert → www.sphereboy.com

    makes me want to puke.

24. #24

    Glenn Wolsey → www.glennwolsey.com

    All great - funny thing? Only one desk has any kind of paper (a notebook) on it - has the paperless office finally arrived????

    I think the paperless office is here Chris, I for one keep my desk perfectly clean and the only paper you’ll see in my room is physical mail.

    The 5th setup(1×30inch) is just wrong, I mean, now I understand why people prefer dual 20 or 23’s over one 30”, too much pain in the neck.

    My personal fav, the 2nd one, Steve Keys.

    I can totally understand how a single 30″ can be a little overwhelming. I’d prefer to move my head sideways than sideways and up and down..

    Besides the fact that you included Derek’s setup twice, great list. By the tone of this post, I’m going to go ahead and assume your’s will be on here by the end of the year.

    Before the end of the year ;-) I’ve almost got enough saved now, just waiting on the house completion before I take the plunge.

    Nice setups but I prefer ACD’s :) What are these lights above Pirillo’s screens?

    They are LED clocks. They should be near the top of the popular items at ThinkGeek :-)

    Here’s my bro Anand’s setup…

    Wow! 8 Core Mac Pro and dual 2407 Dell’s? Looks pretty amazing to me.

25. #25

    Eric

    Paperless office has always intrigued me. I read scientific articles for a living, how do you propose I operate sans le papier? I always thought that highlighting on the screen could work, but reading off the screen 24/7 sucks when compared with real print.

    Curious to hear others’ opinions or suggestions.

    Cheers,

    Eric

26. #26

    Chris Vick → vickslife.com

    Nice setups but I prefer ACD’s :) What are these lights above Pirillo’s screens?

    I think these are the clocks: http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/lights/7437/

    I never really liked the Dell displays. Sure, they’re cheaper and have more ports, but I really like the style of the ACDs. The Dells look too generic in my opinion.

27. #27

    Chris ‘MyAppleStuff’ Marshall → www.myapplestuff.com

    I am going to show my age (44 this year)!!

    “We” talked about the paperless office back in the late 80’s at the computer company I worked for. Someone coined the phrase “the paperless office is as realistic a concept as the paperless toilet”

    I LOVE having less paper, but for some things I just can’t imagine having a paper format:

    - to read a great book sat on the balcony in the sun with some wine
    - to enjoy a paper and a coffee in a cafe
    - to doodle on as I mull things over.

    The computer has cut back the amount of paper that I haveto handle which is great - but totally paperless, never. Not because the technology wont allow, but because paper sometimes is best :-)

28. #28

    Alvito Falcon → alvito.deviantart.com

    Thats a nice idea to display these. I always looked on the net for what i want next. I guess i’ll just save these to my bookmarks and come here next. Very inspiring. Keep up the good work. And i hope you come out with something for the Windows (Windoze) users!
    *Adds page to Firefox bookmarks*

29. #29

    Jordan Green → www.jordangreen.info

    Glenn i really love the 1 x 30″ 3007 unkown one looks great!!!
    Again nice collection here good find!

30. #30

    Mykal

    Those LEDs in the first picture reminded me of those arbitrary blinking lights in all the old sci-fi movies.

31. #31

    Nate → natetodd.com

    Hey Glenn, my setup is actually 2 x 24″ 2405fpw displays.

    Thanks for the mention!

32. #32

    Glenn Wolsey → www.glennwolsey.com

    Hey Glenn, my setup is actually 2 x 24″ 2405fpw displays.

    Thanks for the mention!

    I’ve edited the article to reflect the screen size error, no problem for the mention, great setup!

33. #33

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34. #34

    Workspaces: at SoftSaurus → www.softsaurus.com/?p=4131

    [...] Published June 8th, 2007 in Mac. Glenn Wosley’s Top 10 Mac Setups With Dell Displays had several readers commenting that Apple Cinema Displays are no different than Dell displays [...]

35. #35

    Mike K.

    I have both a 20″ Dell 2007WFP and a 20″ Apple Cinema display and despite what I’ve heard about the panels being the same, the Apple definitely produces a sharper picture.

    I’m connecting to both via DVI - the Dell display appears “sparkly”… I wonder if Dell applies a coating to the screen that causes this? The Apple is crystal clear.

    Also of note: The *very* first time I powered up the Dell, I was greeted by what could only be described as a literal sea of stuck green pixels (we’re talking hundreds of them). After letting the monitor sit for 10 mins or so everything cleared up and it’s been fine ever since.

    I do like the styling of both monitors - also, the VGA and other video inputs on the Dell are nice to have. Plus the price is right. But there’s just something about cinema displays…

36. #36

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37. #37

    Jarrod C.

    There seems to be one critical point that you’re all missing here. Besides the fact that my Dell 2407 is an inch larger than the 23″ Cinema display, besides the fact that my 2407 has built-in card readers and also doubles as a video monitor… besides all that, it also swivels to a portrait mode! As a web designer, sometimes width isn’t king. I like to pivot my monitor sometimes so I can see all of the web site at once, without scrolling!

38. #38

    James C

    I have to agree with Jarrod. I looked closely at the Cinema Display vs. 2407 before going with the latter, and I have had no complaints after several months of usage. It’s a great monitor, and is actually the only thing that I have purchased from Dell in many years that isn’t total crap.

39. #39

    rusty → www.myownswordsman.blogspot.com

    what’s the falsh things on the first pic?? are they the lights?

    …they all looks great to me… i wish i could have my own studio like those on day…

    great pictures…

40. #40

    Glenn Wolsey → www.glennwolsey.com

    what’s the falsh things on the first pic?? are they the lights?

    …they all looks great to me… i wish i could have my own studio like those on day…

    great pictures…

    They are TIX LED Clocks.

41. #41

    Dell → www.classidol.com

    Those setups are very stylish. Thanks for the ideas and the great pictures.

42. #42

    shawnblanc.net - Now Playing » Pixelated Ecstasy and Breakneck Processors - My Mac Pro Workstation → shawnblanc.net/2007/pixelated-ecstasy-and-breakneck-processors-my-mac-pro-workstation

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43. #43

    Craigeth → craigeth.blogspot.com

    i use the dell setups at work. the only problem ive found is that when they are positions horizontally, they seem to still tilt clockwise a tiny little bit. has anyone else had this problem?

    -Craig

44. #44

    Blair Beckwith

    These having nothing on your top 10 Apple setups.

45. #45

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46. #46

    Jehad → jchandab.wordpress.com

    are we forgetting that dell displays are for windows only. chat.

    buy apple its better

47. #47

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48. #48

    marmot

    Chris Pirillo has since switched to a Mac Pro on his dual 30″ Dell displays so his inclusion is now legit with respect to the title.

49. #49

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