Thursday, November 14, 2024

Would you go this wide with your external display? [Setups]

Some people prefer two or more displays in their computer setup, some go for just one — often a big one. Today’s outstanding MacBook Pro setup, run by an Apple admin no less, goes ultra-wide and then some with a 49-inch curved Samsung display. It’s massive.

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Apple admin opts for super-ultra-wide display for his M2 Pro MacBook Pro setup

Jamf Apple administrator and Redditor moosetender showcased the striking M2 MacBook Pro setup in a post entitled, “the work from home setup.” Jamf, by the way, is an Apple-forward device-management software company. At the end of the gear list described below Moose added, [and] “lots and lots of cables,” and “a few more iPads and MacBooks. I’m a Jamf admin, need the extras to test stuff.” He added that he manages “thousands of Mac, iPad and iPhones” in response to a question about how he uses the iPad Pro shown in the photograph.

We covered his fantastic setup — especially the powerful M2 MacBook Pro and CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 dock — in a recent post. Now we’ll look at the endlessly wide display.

49-inch Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 monitor

A slightly wider-angle shot gives you a better sense of the room around that solid Uplift standing desk.
A slightly wider-angle shot gives you a better sense of the room around that solid Uplift standing desk.
Photo: [email protected]

On a broad and stout Uplift standing desk, moosetender runs his 16-inch M2 Pro MacBook Pro. Through the well-regarded CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 dock it drives an epic 49-inch Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 ultra wide mini LED curved gaming monitor with the screen space of two 27-inch panels. Well-mounted on a flexible arm, it sports a 240Hz refresh rate an a 1ms response time.

For input devices, he’s got a highly customizable Keychron Q3 ten keyless (no num pad) mechanical keyboard with a control knob and the acclaimed Logitech MX Master 3S for Mac wireless mouse. For good measure — and no doubt lots of shortcuts and other cool uses, especially for video-related tasks — he throws in an Elgato Stream Deck Mk.2.

Right now it’s 21% off at Amazon, at $2,189.99 $1,689.99.

Features:

  • Matches the curve of the human eye for maximum immersion and minimal eye strain, with the screen space of dual 27-inch panels.
  • Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium Pro support
  • Rapid 240hz refresh rate with up to 4x as many frames displayed on screen every second compared to a traditional screen; 1ms(GTG) response time.
  • Samsung Mini LED Quantum Matrix technology provides a huge increase in screen dimming zones, from 10 to 2,048, and up to 4x the luminance compared to a traditional panel, giving you deeper blacks and brighter whites.
  • Customize your Odyssey monitor’s position with Swivel, Tilt and Height Adjustment, or mount it with industry standard VESA mounting capabilities
  • With a high level of brightness, Quantum HDR2000 allows you to see the smallest of details in every scene.
  • Infinity Core lighting
  • Viewing Angle is 178° (H) / 178° (V); Brightness(typ) is 420 cd/㎡; Aspect Ratio is 32:9.
  • USB Ports : 2. HDMI Version : 2.1

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And here's a better look at the room, but with Philips Hue Lightstrip lighting in full effect.
And here’s a better look at the room, but with Philips Hue Lightstrip lighting in full effect.
Photo: [email protected]

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