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Friend's writing setup

#1 Post by Utwig » Sun Feb 17, 2013 2:56 pm

I put together this for a friend who writes and researches a lot:

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#2 Post by JaneL » Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:47 pm

Nice!
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#3 Post by ZaZ » Sun Feb 17, 2013 6:36 pm

Very nice indeed. I thought about doing something similar because a ThinkPad with a quad core would be a nice upgrade over my present PC, but I've just got no room for a laptop on my desk.
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Re: Friend's writing setup

#4 Post by emeraldgirl08 » Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:43 pm

I love the setup! I have a very small desk so only my T400 (which serves as my desktop replacement) and my X200T (my sketchpad) fit on it. My setup is a bit cramped so I will be looking for a replacement desk later this year.

@Utwig. May I ask what type of literature your friend produces?
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#5 Post by Tasurinchi » Mon Feb 18, 2013 3:02 am

Nice and tidy :wink:
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#6 Post by dr_st » Mon Feb 18, 2013 3:53 am

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Re: Friend's writing setup

#7 Post by Utwig » Mon Feb 18, 2013 9:43 am

emeraldgirl08 wrote:I love the setup! I have a very small desk so only my T400 (which serves as my desktop replacement) and my X200T (my sketchpad) fit on it. My setup is a bit cramped so I will be looking for a replacement desk later this year.

@Utwig. May I ask what type of literature your friend produces?
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Re: Friend's writing setup

#8 Post by QWERTY Andreas » Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:08 pm

One question:
Why have the small display on the laptop as the main display?

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Re: Friend's writing setup

#9 Post by pianowizard » Wed Feb 20, 2013 4:24 am

QWERTY Andreas wrote:Why have the small display on the laptop as the main display?
Excellent question. I used to do the same thing and it made no sense to me either. Besides, the Thinkpad takes up so much valuable space on this person's desk. Using a desktop computer (that sits under the desk) would free up some space and also eliminate that silly little screen. Laptops save space only if you use them on your lap!
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#10 Post by dr_st » Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:49 am

I like my desktop on my desk. It is pretty (I make sure to buy them this way), more accessible, and tends to live longer (possibly due to less dust accumulation). :)
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Re: Friend's writing setup

#11 Post by pianowizard » Wed Feb 20, 2013 11:22 am

dr_st wrote:I like my desktop on my desk. It is pretty (I make sure to buy them this way), more accessible, and tends to live longer (possibly due to less dust accumulation). :)
Is this an ultra small desktop or a regular tower? Also, are the fans very quiet?

I put all my desktops on the floor, but their monitors have USB ports and card readers and so I don't sacrifice accessibility.
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#12 Post by dr_st » Wed Feb 20, 2013 12:44 pm

It's a regular tower, and yes, the fans are very quiet.

It's not about accessing USB ports (most of the time). It's just that I'm the kind of person that upgrades / messes with the internals of the tower more than the average person. Even for cleaning, for instance.

In the past when my desktops were under the table, every time I needed to access something, it was a nightmare of cable clutter, being careful not to pull something I shouldn't or break something or hit my head... Even if I found myself needing to do this just once a month I always got annoyed.

This problem can be remedied by having the tower on the floor, not under the desk, but beside it. But then you are essentially sacrificing floor space for table space. Sometimes you might need one more, sometimes the other...

Not to mention that with the tower being on the desk, it is less susceptible to being accidentally knocked off by cats/children. Then again, if they do knock it off, the consequences are potentially more disastrous.

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Re: Friend's writing setup

#13 Post by mian824 » Sat Jun 06, 2015 5:41 am

Nice Job !

I am interested in knowing that whether IBM thinkpad R60, docked with IBM docking station 2504, provides DVI output together with VGA? (without any additional hardware requirement).

I did read that thinkpad R60 don't provide DVI-D pass through, which I don't understand.

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