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Join Date: Jun 2006
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Does the iCurve work with the MacBook Pro?
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/icurve/#
I've been thinking about putting my MacBook Pro on a stand that would sit right next to my Cinema 23... but I just dont know if they'd work with one another...
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The iCurve is designed for all and any kind of laptops. so yes, the icurve will work with the mbp. i have my titanium powerbook on one next to a 23'' and it works great. you will enjoy your new buy when you buy the icurve. *a pocket watch drops from my hand and starts swinning it back an forth* "you will buy the icurve, you are going to buy the icurve"
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The iCurve works great with my 17' Powerbook, and it will easily work with the MacBook Pro. Just be sure to have an external keyboard in your setup, as typing on your laptop on the iCurve is not very pleasant (too bouncy for me).
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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the icurve worked perfectly with my setup for years till i finally got a desktop, now i use my powerbook for on the go stuff and my desktop takes care of the heavier lifting. great purchase if ya ask me.
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NOW YOU SEE ME! 2.4 MBP and 2.0 MBP (running ubuntu)
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Join Date: Sep 2004
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yeah i use the icurve with my MBP . its great...
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Macbook Pro: 17in, 2.16Ghz, 120GB HD, 1.5 GB ram.
iBook G4: 1.07Ghz, 60GB HD, 756mb ram (on sale for parts)
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Awesome! Thank you for your input!! I will go out and buy one tomorrow! ASAP!
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Just wondering, I don't understand why everyone uses the iCurve. What function does it serve? Also you have to use an external keyboard with it... I use my MBP with my 23" apple cinema display and I can't really imagine why I would like having my MBP on a stand. Of course, everyone raves about it, so that's why I'm asking, I must be missing something.
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Originally Posted by Masters2010
Just wondering, I don't understand why everyone uses the iCurve. What function does it serve? Also you have to use an external keyboard with it... I use my MBP with my 23" apple cinema display and I can't really imagine why I would like having my MBP on a stand. Of course, everyone raves about it, so that's why I'm asking, I must be missing something.
the icurve puts any laptop screen on a comfortable level. normally, if you work with a laptop, your neck is craned at an angle when you look at the screen. if you've always worked with a laptop, you'll never notice it. but if you work with a desktop, you'll notice that you're looking straight forward with your neck straight.
it is more comfortable and ergonomically correct. also, working with an icurve allows you to have an external keyboard and mouse and you can store the keyboard underneath the laptop. without taking up extra space beyond the laptops normal footprint.
if you haven't used an icurve or a similar product, you really don't know what you're missing.
the only bad thing about it is that when you use an icurve, you're laptop is going to be further away from you. My compaq laptop has a native resolution of 1920x1280 on a 15" widescreen lcd. things are readable when my laptop is right in front of me, but putting it further away from my face makes the words on the screen too small.
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Mac User since Summer 2005 (started with G4 mini bought from macnn forums!)
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Originally Posted by turbopants
The iCurve works great with my 17' Powerbook, and it will easily work with the MacBook Pro. Just be sure to have an external keyboard in your setup, as typing on your laptop on the iCurve is not very pleasant (too bouncy for me).
Great product. Keeps your computer cool and at eye level. I use it with a full size keyboard and monitor with my G4 15.3"
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Yeah.. I need to pick up an iCurve, an external keyboard, and a better chair. I'm sick of slouching.
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MBP 15" C2D 2.2GHz 4.0GB 500GB@5400
iPhone 4 32GB Black
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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I love my iCurve, but there are plenty of other laptop stands that work fine, and some are more portable or in some way differ from the iCurve, though they might cost more. You can even improvise something, as long as it lets air get under the computer to vent heat and raises it to the proper height.
the main thing is be sure you're using your computer in an ergonomically correct way, lest you wind up with a pinched nerve or vertebra (as I did) or other physical problems with your eyes, wrists, neck or back. It's not a frill -- you can really hurt yourself with RSI if you're not careful.
There's lots of websites that explain more, including some with illustrations showing proper posture.
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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With my Powerbook I used two rubber door stop wedges under the two back corners. I got them on Canal Street for $1.89 total.
SAm
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