u/No_Eye1723

Image 1 — My Home Setup.
Image 2 — My Home Setup.
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My Home Setup.

Finished my setup after trying several different layouts. For the space I have it is pretty good.

Spec:

Bisley standing desk with dual motors.

Bisley cable tidy

Bisley cable spine

ULX premium leather mouse and keyboard pad

Ugmonk iPhone charging stand, monitor stand, laptop stand, metal box for cables and pen holder.

Oakywood magnetic wooden cable stays and drinks mat.

Dyson Solarcycle desk lamp

Apple Magic Keyboard with no number pad

Apple Magic Trackpad

Logitech MX Master 4

Nuphy Air75 V3 Keyboard

Ugreen NASync DXP480T Plus NAS with 8GB RAM and 4 2TB NVME drives

Ugreen UPS for NAS

CalDigit TS5

CableMatters KVM 3 port switch stuck on the back of the monitor.

BenQ ERGO monitor arm in white

Works supplied Dell 14" Pro laptop

2026 Apple Studio Display with Vesa mount and Nano Texture screen

14" Apple MacBook Pro M3 Max with 1TB storage and 36GB RAM

Ubiquiti 5 port 2.5GB switch under the desk so NAS and both laptops are wired on ethernet.

New Herman Miller Mirra 2 Butterfly office chair as they have a 25% off sale, love the colour.

My future plans are when prices come down to human levels, get 4 8TB NVME drives and use my NAS for media serving with Jellyfin, and I am going to use it to host the Homey Self Hosted Server smart home software soon. I may also buy the new MacBook Ultra if it has an OLED screen and 14" size.

I have the keyboard and mouse dongle plugged into the monitor ports, and use the Cable Matters to switch between the Mac and Works laptop and it works fantastic! Keyboard and mouse work between the two fine.

Biggest and best job was doing the cable management, no cables under my feet is bliss.

My new monitor has been fantastic, a little small but the colours are great and for my work use the nano texture has been VERY much worth it. I am getting used to the size.

Also need to get cleaning the skirting boards and radiator!!!

u/No_Eye1723 — 11 days ago
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Hi, I was thinking of getting the Homey Self Hosted Server to run on my UGreen NAS, and getting the Homey Bridge to get the wireless radios, but I read it does not support Thread or Matter? Is that right? It may be an issue for me as all my smart plugs are Matter. Would I in that case be better off with the Homey Pro?

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u/No_Eye1723 — 14 days ago

Hi, I am thinking of using docker to install Homey Self Hosted Server onto my UGreen DXP480TPLUS, I will also purchase the Homey Bridge to get the wireless connections. Has anyone else done this? And do I need to upgrade the 8GB RAM to make it work properly? My plan is to try and make my devices work with Siri if I can. Also is it best to connect the Homey Bridge over ethernet rather than WiFi?

If I need to update the RAM, will 16GB do or will I need to re-mortgage the house for 32GB? My eventual plan, when and IF NVME prices come back down to earth, would be to fit 4 8TB drives and use Jellyfin to host media and films too on the NAS. But I think that is a long way off till the prices come back down.

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u/No_Eye1723 — 15 days ago

Hi, what are the chances of Starcraft 2 working when Apple remove Rosetta 2 the year? I have googled around and no on seems to have any real answer, their seems to be zero guarantee the game or other legacy games will still work after and that includes in Crossover? I see Crossover are developing their own solution but again, no guarantee StarCraft 2 will work.

Does anyone have any reputable info, or knowledge on this?

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u/No_Eye1723 — 17 days ago

Naim or B&W?

Hi, I am thinking of getting a high quality wireless speaker and am after some advice. I will only use it for streaming, but I would like good long lasting build quality, an app that has support, my music tastes vary from dance, pop, rock, 80's artists, modern day DJ's.

From what I've seen I have decided on the Naim Mu-So 2nd Generation and the B&W Zeppelin Pro, I remember I once listened to the Naim in a store, not sure if it was the original or the 2nd gen and I really liked it's warmer sound and the control dial. But it is an old design now and it seems you can only get it in the brushed metal finish brand new, not the wooden finish.

The Zeppalin seems to have a strong reputation though and people say it has a better app. Its design is also good and different and I love the gold like colour it is offered in. Plus it is lighter so if I place it on a shelf it is safer? But I am not sure if it has the same build quality as the Naim as it has a plastic body? But B&W have updated it over the years and the current model I think only came out last year so it might support newer streaming formats then the Naim? I am not sure though.

I will listen to both of them before buying, but wondering what peoples opinions of them are? I can't really find a lot of comparison between the two which is surprising as thy are priced very similarly, I am in the UK and the Naim is £899 in brushed metal and the Zeppelin is £699.

I use an iPhone or iPad so would probably used Airplay to stream to the players if that makes any difference? Has anyone had any real world experience with these two? What did you think of them?

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u/No_Eye1723 — 22 days ago