Too Much Desktop Real Estate? Not Likely…

Posted by in computers on Sep 6th, 2009 | 0 comments

After receiving two 21″ CRT monitors today (involuntarily), we have a total of 11 monitors in our room (soon to be 12, Tom’s old laptop is being shipped).  I forgot how large CRT screens are; they’re about the same length as the desks.

Duncan's desk

Duncan's desk

Tom

Tom

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Danny's desk along with his new laptop on the table

My desk

My desk

Order of acquisition:

  1. At the beginning of freshman year, Danny and I come with 2 computers.  Tom and Duncan have 1 each.
    Total: 6
  2. Tom buys a new laptop last year.
    Total: 7
  3. Duncan gets a second monitor off a senior.
    Total: 8
  4. For my birthday last week, I order a new 24-inch monitor.
    Total: 9
  5. Danny buys a new laptop.
    Total: 10
  6. Today, Danny spots a free desktop offered on an MIT mailing list, but the catch is we must take 2 CRT screens as well.  I guess the guy had to get rid of them somehow.
    Total: 12

I imagine that we will all be much more productive now even if the extra monitors are only used for email/YouTube/Windows Media Player (I’m just gonna ignore the diminishing marginal utility that we’ve been experiencing for a while now).

Next step: connect everything with Synergy.