DIY MacBook Stand • Hacker News Board

Re: DIY MacBook Stand

#21

Post by rootlocus » Tue, Dec 12, 2017, 10:14 PM UTC

bitwize wrote: post #18

xab9 wrote: post #11

I just love how github ends up being blog, forum, wiki, disqus-clone etc. for us tech people. As for the stand I used this cheap ikea-hack: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c7/c9/a0/c7c9a072c328a3596186e1b71... (can't find the original post sry)

GitHub is basically DeviantArt for programmers. When you look at it that way it all makes sense.

While both are filled with low quality content, personal experiments without public importance, etc. I think github has some high quality, community relevant content that DeviantArt lacks. I see it like both DeviantArt and something like ArtStation.

Re: DIY MacBook Stand

#22

Post by discreditable » Tue, Dec 12, 2017, 10:15 PM UTC

I recently released a stand I made for my ThinkPad Yoga. It'd probably work for a Macbook too. They're very close in size. I like mine a little better because I can put the dock and cables under it.

https://github.com/KeenRivals/ThinkPad-Yoga-Laptop-Stand

Re: DIY MacBook Stand

#23

Post by amcnett » Tue, Dec 12, 2017, 10:16 PM UTC

KayL wrote: post #15

I use a roll of toilet paper (not a joke).

I use five little 4oz paper cups (also not a joke).

Re: DIY MacBook Stand

#24

Post by kevin_thibedeau » Tue, Dec 12, 2017, 10:18 PM UTC

Seems like a roundabout way to avoid using an external monitor.

Re: DIY MacBook Stand

#25

Post by johnwheeler » Tue, Dec 12, 2017, 10:27 PM UTC

AdamGibbins wrote: post #4

I'll stick with my superior Roost, thanks.

The nexstand, although a knockoff, is half the price and more robust

Re: DIY MacBook Stand

#26

Post by rconti » Tue, Dec 12, 2017, 10:33 PM UTC

exhilaration wrote: post #2

That looks kinda flimsy... I'd be a little scared of putting my (employer's) $3000 Macbook on that.

Looks fine to me. I've dropped my Air from over 4 feet with not a scratch, granted it landed on a wood floor.

Even if this somehow broke, it would only break in one direction, causing it to tilt and fall meaning the speed on the vertical would not be so huge.

Re: DIY MacBook Stand

#27

Post by jordache » Tue, Dec 12, 2017, 10:34 PM UTC

nkoren wrote: post #3

I use this for my MacBook stand: http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/small-storage-organisers/... It folds up compactly, is extremely lightweight, and has survived 4 years of almost daily use without complaint. Highly recommended.

heat dissipation?