timbray,
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We have a “family mainframe complex” in the corner of the living room. Mac mini, 5T USB disk, USB DVD, CalDigit TB hub. Need some sort of a mini-rack to keep them all in place with a bit of wire organization. The Mini, at 19.70 cm (7.75 inches) width&depth, is the biggest piece. Ideas?

timbray,
@timbray@cosocial.ca avatar

BTW, this works great. Anyone can come along and pull the TB wire out of the Mini and stick it in their computer and they’re connected to a huge 4K display, keyboard/mouse, high-quality USB audio connection to the big stereo, Ethernet straight into the telco router, etc etc. CalDigit is a little pricey but damn it's effective. Also has an SD card reader & many free USB ports.

gwachob,
@gwachob@sfba.social avatar

@timbray I loved my Caldigit TS3+ - though I recently updated to the TS4 (more USB-C/TB ports, better audio stuff, just generally worked better with my M3 Macbook Pro).

My MBP is 99% a desktop machine and the Caldigit makes this almost seamless.

Also it runs way cooler than my TS3+

timbray,
@timbray@cosocial.ca avatar

@gwachob Better audio? Will go look… Hard to improve on USB out into a good pre-amp with a high-quality DAC.

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