Top 10 Multi Display Mac Setups

I have a thing for checking out Flickr and various Mac forums online for pictures of Mac’s. Anything from Apple Cinema Display’s to iMac’s, to Mac Pro’s. Here’s a list I have compiled of the top Top 10 Multi Display Mac Setups featuring Apple Cinema Display’s. (See a follow up, Top 10 Mac Setups With Dell Displays here)

2 x 20″ Apple Cinema Display

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Credit: Barry Doyon

4 x 23″ Apple Cinema Display

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Credit: Tim Samoff

2 x 23″ Apple Cinema Display

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Credit: Derek Punsalan

1 x 30″ & 1 x 20″ Apple Cinema Display

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Credit: pasdecontraintes

2 x 30″ Apple Cinema Display

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Credit: Andrae Palmer

2 x 20″ Apple Cinema Display

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Credit: Gary Reich

2 x 23″ Apple Cinema Display

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Credit: Andrae Palmer

1 x 30″ 2 x 23″ Apple Cinema Display

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Credit: m2j2

2 x 23″ Apple Cinema Display

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Credit: z0ne81

3 x 23″ Apple Cinema Display

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Credit: Ethan Kaplan

Comments

  1. #1

    Stefaan

    Love the first one, especially the huge Apple matt board.

  2. Excellent stuff Glenn. With the ‘exception’ of the 30 flanked by 2 20’s the info I ge from these pics is that you really do need to have 2 screens of the same size - just looks so much better that way!

    I guess I better get saving again then :-)

  3. Great post. I love the first setup with the Apple logo on the wall! Check out my setup here.

  4. #4

    Ryan

    Have you seen Al Gore’s?

    Check it out

  5. Damn, I want a canvas board with the apple logo on it now :) - I also like the first one the best

  6. Yes! I love this Glenn! (Oh, by the way, I love the last one, it has the same keyboard and mouse I do!)

  7. Absolutely beautiful! I too love the first one. If that guy posted a how-to on making one of those Apple matte boards, he’d have a million diggs in a second.

  8. Barry’s office is faaaaantastic. That Apple canvas board is half the set-up.

    You should do a “famous mac user setup” with Barry. He’s got quite the Apple gear going on if you check out his site.

  9. #1 is kick ass.

  10. I really like #1 for its sleekness and being so uncluttered. Of course, the Apple stuff is cool, too, and I’m guessing the framed certificates are Apple stock share certificates, being as it appears to be their Apple wall :P

  11. I love the 4 ones all in different spots, but the three right together probably make the most sense. A single 30 plus my macbook screen would be awesome.

  12. #12

    Tiger!

    The first setup is very nice. Clean, sleek and uncluttered.

    The last setup is nice too - looks like something somebody in market analysis might appreciate.

  13. Awesome setups, I like the 1×30inch + 2×20inch :D

  14. I love the first one! The Apple painting (?) on the wall is really nice.

  15. I’m just disappointed a certain presidential candidate didn’t get a “honorable mention”…

    Really though, the first one is very very clean. Like it :)

  16. #16

    Jamie

    These are some great setups! How do these people ever keep them clean.

  17. if only I had the space to make my desk look that neat…

  18. Thanks for the post Glenn. Beautiful! If you ever want to post pictures of mac setups in hilariously cluttered offices, let me know! :)

  19. #19

    John

    At WWDC last year, there was a wall of 15 Apple Cinema Displays. It was run by 9 Power Mac G5s.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/colinw/210739507/in/set-72157594230193179/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/colinw/210739315/in/set-72157594230193179/

  20. Wow! I was wondering why I was getting so many hits on my site. Thanks everybody.

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  23. #23

    sunchiu

    Thanks everybody? You mean thanks me!

    http://www.digg.com/apple/Top_10_Multi_Display_Mac_Setups

  24. #24

    rob

    yeah number one is really nice. check mine out too.

  25. Makes my 17″ Powerbook and 23″ cinema display look lame ; )

  26. Another me too:

    http://flickr.com/photos/studiogerk/421299800/

    2×23″ cinema displays + 2×17″ POS TFT, not to mention more toys that any of these other pics seem to have ;)

  27. C’mon Glenn, no love for me? :)

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/2dee/502386525/

  28. Very nice pictures, I just bought 2 22″ lcd’s and soon to remove the dual Xeon dell and replace with a mac G5 again or Mac Pro. good job guy’s.

    Jase

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  30. Fantasic setup with the 30″ and the 2 x 23″

    I have 2 x 22″ and a third would be great, just dedicated to Outlook 2003

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  32. #32

    rory

    you people need more to do with your life. go outside and get some sun.

  33. you people need more to do with your life. go outside and get some sun.

    After being a waterfront WSI for five years I have more than enough skin damage to go around, thank you.

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  35. i like the last one …
    thats a lot of screen real estate …
    kewl eh ??

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  38. cool… cool maybe for apple fanboys and for people who were really knocked down by the HUGE NEW FUNCTIONALITY called ‘right click’, as presented by apple with the mighty cra… umm mouse.

    do a top10 PC multi screen setups, that’ll be a real deal.

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  41. Have you seen Al Gore’s?

    Check it out

    Al Gore’s setup really is stunning, minus the mess. That man could use a physical inbox.

    Wow! I was wondering why I was getting so many hits on my site. Thanks everybody.

    Beautiful setup Barry, feel free to email me if you are interested in doing a quick interview with me.

    C’mon Glenn, no love for me? :)

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/2dee/502386525/

    Nate, you are a contender for another article I’d like to run next week due to how you guys enjoyed this one ;-)

    you people need more to do with your life. go outside and get some sun.

    Oh we do more with our life, though the internet is a nice escape from the pressures of “real life.” What are you doing with yours?

    i like the last one …
    thats a lot of screen real estate …
    kewl eh ??

    The last one is nice, abit a little messy. That’s Ethan Kaplans setup, he works for Warner Brothers records as head of the technology department.

  42. #42

    sherifffruitfly

    Hello? Al Gore’s? And I don’t even *like* Apple - sheesh.

  43. #43

    extirpation

    Awesome setups, I like the 1×30inch + 2×20inch :D

    Yes, definitely my favorite. Schweet!

  44. #44

    nick

    this article is good, but not good enough to be featured on lifehacker

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  47. #47

    Rob

    I love the first setup with the Apple logo on the wall! …Because I’m a ridiculous fanboy that doesn’t understand that Apple is just a giant corporation with clever marketing that views me as a dollar-sign!!

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  49. #49

    Emmanuel Mx

    la neta que buenos escritorios yo quiero uno asi para navidad

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  51. #51

    jim

    Cool, but they are Macs, aren’t they?

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  54. #54

    elvyse

    The “1 x 30″ 2 x 23″ Apple Cinema Display” lokks positively stunning!!!!

  55. #55

    Grammarian

    There are no apostrophes in non-possessive plurals.

    Your opening paragraph should read as follows.

    I have a thing for checking out Flickr and various Mac forums online for pictures of Macs. Anything from Apple Cinema Displays to iMacs, to Mac Pros. Here’s a list I have compiled of the top Top 10 Multi Display Mac Setups featuring Apple Cinema Displays.

  56. #56

    koas
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  61. #61

    kenny

    Is it possible to buy this Apple-painting from the first picture anywhere?
    I like it very much :)

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  64. #64

    Nishi

    The 1st one by “Barry Doyon”, and the one by “m2j2″. Both are very unique in their own way, but nicely done.

  65. The depravities of the filthy rich. And I thought that my Macbook hooked with a 17″ monitor was the shiznit.

    (Just kidding folks!)

  66. “Al Gore’s setup really is stunning, minus the mess…..”

    You know his ’stunning’ setup is simply a tactic to lend credit to his audacious claims of inventing the internet.

    Apart from that nugget of chocolaty truth, I’m kind of digging the 1 x 30″ 2 x 23″ Apple Cinema Display. Very nice.

  67. #67

    teepee

    Aww you silly fanboys…

  68. #68

    jlowery

    I am envious of all of these!

    Anyone know what kind of desk is in the 1 x 30″ 2 x 23″ Apple Cinema Display setup from mj2j?

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  70. #70

    daniel

    macs are ghey

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  73. The 7th one with the city backgrounds is awesome.

  74. I like number 7.

  75. hmm… my me envy all the Macs in the photo. so nice, so sweet, so Apple :)

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  85. Here my three monitors with PowerMac G5

    http://www.galeriaseatibiza.net/baezon/trimonitor.jpg

    15″ Apple Display + 22″ LaCie + 15″ Apple Display

  86. #86

    Doug

    Nothing to be proud of. PCs have mult-displays for years. I personally have setup a 16 display system for a stock broker back in year 2000. These here are just old tricks that does not even worth mentioning.

  87. People have been writing and asking about the adjustable arms we used for our monitors… You can find them here:

    http://ergomart.com/HD_LCD_monitor_arms/lcd_monitor_arm_SAA2718details.htm

    We actuall have 3 machines in the studio (making 6 monitors/arms total), but the arms weren’t on the 3rd set of monitors when I took this shot… I’m workng on getting a good new shot of all 6 monitors and I’ll have it up soon.

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  90. #90

    megirl

    just wanted you all to see my friend Jeff’s set up…it impressed me

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  92. #92

    ed

    you missed Al Gore’s somewhat messy office w/3 count ‘em 30″ers

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  96. #97

    gmillerd

    actually the multi-size monitors, or monitors with different resolutions can be useful. dragging quickly a page over to another window to downgrade is quite handy.

    sadly spaces doesnt support multihead.

  97. My new pic is up:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/timsamoff/536130402/

    Wow Tim, looks great!

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  99. I like the 2 20″ setups the best. The 30″ and the 20″ seemed a little off. Keep up posts like this, so I can steal some ideas one day. :D

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  113. #116

    Matt

    Hello all,

    I would like to know if anyone has experience using a Mac with the monitor in ‘portrait’ orientation. All of the monitors presented in these cool photos are ‘landscape’ oriented. I am hoping to find a way to view some of my applications in a portrait view. For example, when using a program like Finale music notation software, an A3 size ‘portrait’ view of the documents would be good… Any suggestions about what computer and monitor specs are involved, anyone?

    Happy computing,
    Maestro Matt.

  114. Matt,

    I don’t know if I can give a solid answer on that. I believe I read a while back that only ATI cards supported this feature, but I know for a fact ( http://www.thewhitespaces.com/stuff/picture_2.png ) that my nVidia 7300 (standard mac pro card) does allow rotation. Looks like minis and mac pros all allow rotation, but I have doubts about the imac due to the built in screen.

    But don’t take my word for it…

  115. #118

    Jaakko

    god i love that first setup, theyre so awesome all! hope i had money…

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  117. These are awesome, i can’t wait till i get a few more freelance jobs and get the kind of money to buy these, I am officially on my way to becoming an iFan Boy! OH YEA!

  118. woww. by the looks of it some people want to cover their walls with these screens.

  119. WWDC’07: 6×3 30″ Cinema Displays driven by 10 Mac Pro’s:

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  120. #123

    naisioxerloro

    Hi.
    Good design, who make it?

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  122. These pictures make me drool and green with envy :-) Seriously, great post. I cannot but slobber over these set-ups. Great combos, look amazing. Costly, though.

  123. The first one is really neat, it looks so professional !

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  131. “Al Gore’s setup really is stunning, minus the mess…..�

    You know his so-called ’stunning’ setup is simply a way to lend credit to his audacious claims of inventing the internet.

    At any rate, I’m totally digging the 1 x 30″ 2 x 23″ Apple Cinema Display. Very nice.

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