u/BleuZ

Image 1 — My updated WFH setup
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Image 3 — My updated WFH setup
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My updated WFH setup

Two years ago, I picked up a 27-inch 5K iMac to use as my secondary computer, next to the 14-inch MacBook Pro I already had. Looking ahead to a future in which macOS Sequoia will be the final OS for many Intel Macs, I felt like it would be more useful to prepare my WFH setup for the eventual replacement of my laptop.

I came across a good deal on a 28-inch 4K monitor, and that's when I decided to replace my iMac. It's a bit of a shame, really, because I still love the all-in-one concept and the fantastic design, which even after 17 years (!) I consider timeless still. I really like the presence an iMac adds to a desk setup.

The HP U28 I picked up is a little bigger than the iMac with a slightly lower resolution, but that's not something that I find noticeable as it's still plenty crisp. USB-C also fixes my biggest annoyance with monitors (messy cables) as a single USB-C cable now takes care of video out and power in.

In the same spirit, I also replaced my 2TB Time Capsule with a Synology NAS. For now it's got 2x4TB HDDs in RAID1, which means there is "only" 4TB usable space, but that can easily be expanded once/if storage devices return back to reasonable prices. What's really neat is that these things don't just handle storage and Time Machine backups, but they can also be used to run private VPN servers and cloud storage. That's really cool stuff.

u/BleuZ — 1 day ago