My Mac Setup
Here’s how I have my MacBook set up when I’m at home:
The laptop is connected to my Samsung display (21″ at 1680×1050) via a Mini-Displayport to DVI cable. The speakers are actually connected to the amplifier under my TV (which is directly behind the monitor) just like the other pair of speakers next to my TV. The MacBook and my WD TV Live are then connected as input sources to the amp. This is cool because those speakers sound really good and it also allows me to use my AKG K 240 Headphones for both TV viewing and on my MacBook for music listening (since they are an older pair of headphones with like 600 something Ohm, they really need an amp to get a decent volume out of them).
Apple Keyboard + Trackpad Combo
The Wireless Apple Keyboard and Magic Trackpad combo is amazing. The keyboard is very similar to the MacBook’s, but the keys are a bit “easier” to press down. Apple’s Magic Trackpad is pretty much amazing if you want to describe it in one word (more so since Lion, which introduced a shit-ton of new gestures for it). It works flawlessly and you get used to it very easily. Since I’m not gaming on my Mac and only very rarely edit photos I don’t have a mouse connected nowadays at all. Plus it looks pretty cool next to each other, doesn’t take up much space (and is therefore easily movable if I need the space on my desk). The only downside is that the trackpad EATS batteries like crazy. A pair of double A batteries lasts me about 6 weeks on average. The Keyboard on the other hand has very little power consumption. I’m still on my first set of batteries (at 49% now) since I bought it about 3-4 months back.
Under my Macbook (which is conveniently resting on top of my OSRIC copy at the moment) are my hard drives and my external Blu-Ray drive, which are – together with my iPhone resting in the Universal Dock on top of the right speaker – connected via a powered USB Hub to my MacBook. The small 2.5″ one is my TimeMachine Backup, the other two are my Data Drive and the backup of that drive. One of these days I’ll probably get a dual enclosure for the both of them, especially since I HATE the power plugs on these cases which block two slots on the power strip each.
So yeah, after having had my MacBook for a couple of months now, I can safely say that it was indeed worth every penny I spend on it. It’s lightweight, easy to use, but comes with all the features I had under Linux as well. In fact other than the fact that it’s missing USB3 support (which for me isn’t too bad since I have no devices that require it) it’s the perfect laptop in my opinion.