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Rig of the Day: Monitors are just cooler on the wall
Say what you will about Rig of the Day, and I know you will, but nothing says 'Rig of the Day' to me more than a monitor mounted on a wall. It just does something for me, plus think of all the extra productiity. So, today's rig is simple, clean, and one that isn't an orgy of Apple products.
Fernanda I by edbarrios
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Will said 10:13PM on 9-20-2006
I like it! Good job!
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Michael Kanyo said 10:26PM on 9-20-2006
That looks pretty sweet.
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Michael Kanyo said 10:29PM on 9-20-2006
Where can one of those mounts be purchased?
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John said 11:03PM on 9-20-2006
no more rig of the day please. this is such a waste of space. i'm tired of seeing other peoples desks. mac news only, k?
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iwa87 said 11:13PM on 9-20-2006
I've never seen a mount like that, so I guess its suppose to swing from side to side? Cool. Where can I get one of those?
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Tony said 11:15PM on 9-20-2006
Too bad the new iMacs (with the exception of the 24") are not compatible with VESA monitor arms. The older iMacs were. They had a flat back that could accomodate a VESA mount.
@John: you don't have to read the post if you don't like it. Just skip it. This isn't the "let's only post what John likes" weblog.
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Matt said 11:26PM on 9-20-2006
we use those exact mounts all around our offices for our
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Matt said 11:29PM on 9-20-2006
whoops, forgot about the html code stuff
what I meant to say ways:
we use those exact same mounts all around our offices for our monitors that are under 22", everything else gets a scissor mount or swingarm rated for at least 50lbs, but, yeah, everything looks nice wallmounted :D maybe i'll try to wallmount an old dell from the office one day to see if that makes it suck less :P
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Jason Liske said 12:09AM on 9-21-2006
you can get inexpensive nice vesa mounts on ebay.
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Trevor Carpenter said 1:22AM on 9-21-2006
Scott, you said,
"So, today's rig is simple, clean, and one that isn't an orgy of Apple products."
But, I notice an Apple keyboard in the foreground. So, there's probably yet another "rig" just around the corner. The orgy is just off camera.
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Will said 1:59AM on 9-21-2006
@ 10
If you actually looked into it you would find more pictures on his flickr page. The fact is that most people that have laptops have desktops also, to call two computers and one moniter "an orgy" is off base. His desk is clean and the "other" computer if there is one is tucked somewhere under the desk; this in contrast to the previous "rigs" where everything apple that could be found was crammed into one small space. Furthermore; I am using an iBook right now but it is hooked up to a display and I am tyiping on an apple keyboard. Would you consider this an "orgy"?
What do you have against Scott anyway? Every post I read it seems there are negitive comments toward the publisher. If you don't have anything nice to say don't efing say it!
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Shawn said 1:31AM on 9-25-2006
One of the coolest rigs I've ever seen. If I were just a thousand times richer...
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Mike said 7:21AM on 9-21-2006
Wow.. Were'd you get that arm for the display and do the make one that will support the 30 inch.
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Leonard Nimrod said 7:41AM on 9-21-2006
I am with everyone else. Where can one of those wall mounts be purchased.
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louis Plante said 10:00AM on 9-21-2006
The link is wrong. Goes to the article underneath it.
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M. Rod Von Hugenstein said 1:29PM on 9-21-2006
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16882680015
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16882680014
BAM!!!!
Here you go. VESA wall mounts.
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Catt said 12:14PM on 9-21-2006
Cool, I like this one. Looks like he's got a mac Mini and a laptop. I can see having a setup like this someday...
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Brandon said 1:07PM on 9-21-2006
Hey you sacs, we're not asking where you can get _A_ vesa mount. We're asking where you can get _THAT_ mount. Those of us that are willing to pay extra $ for an Apple display because we like the look of it are definitely not going to buy some ugly a$$ mount for it, we want one that looks as nice as that!
So... where?
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Brian said 1:52PM on 9-21-2006
You can even get mounts like that at some national-chain hardware stores. I saw them with the tv mounts at Lowes the other day. Several weights of VESA arms just like the one in the picture.
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genr8r said 10:16PM on 9-21-2006
Pretty sure this is the same one:
http://www.ergomart.com/LCD_WALL_MOUNTS/WM20HD-Wall-Mount-dtl.htm
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