There are two types of computer users. C'mon, we all know this already. There's the hyper-efficient HP/Dell/Gateway types, busily clacking away, moving their spreadsheets around, etc. And then, there's the Mac users. We all know them: A Mac Classic II (or even a Macintosh SE) in college, and no looking back. Loyal as a Cubs fan. Now has an iPod shuffle, a nano and a mini. Probably not adept at HTML, but can edit a video on Final Cut Pro like a pro.
There's a great new product for Mac lovers everywhere, although it's not a gadget. The MILK desk is closer to a shrine to the Apple pantheon, than it is to a table. The little picture above this article cannot do it justice: The grace, functionality, design, and touch of whimsy of the MILK desk fully reflect what it is about Mac products that fangeeks have been promoting for years. It is, in the truest sense of the words, Mac compatible.
Details of the MILK computer desk for Macintosh computer systems:
- The MILK desk is made of medium density fiberboard, which is at least six times stronger than regular particleboard.
- A high gloss white lacquer will look familiar to Mac users; it's the same shiny white color found on iMacs and other non- technicolor Apple Macs.
- The base is easily adjustable for height.
- To electronically raise or lower the height of the MLK desk, simply press the button underneath it.
- The tabletop measures 55 1/8" by 25 2/8", with slightly rounded corners.
- The only visible wiring is the power wire, off the base of the table.
- Wires, power cords, firewires and any other cables are stored in a cable drawer. This drawer is flush with the backside of the computer desk.
- Four built-in boxes on the left side of the table minimize desktop clutter, and come with seven different box color choices. The boxes are flush with the computer table when not in use.
- The best example of the whimsy involved in this computer desk design is in the suggestion of making one of the boxes a fish tank - complete with photo of a goldfish swimming around in the tabletop box (using the transparent box option).
Take a look at some photos of this sleek, streamlined Mac desk; when you get to the MILK website, click on "Press." Or, check it out on this French website. There are a couple of pictures of the fish tank in action on the French site.
From its simplicity and beautiful utilitarian design, it's obviously Scandinavian. The MILK desk fits seamlessly with the look and philosophy guiding Apple and Mac products. The designer, Soren Kjaer, has effectively blurred the line between art and function: The MILK desk is as expensive as a work of art, and as a computer desk it's just about perfect. Make that, a computer desk for the typical, obsessed Mac user. Even a Microsoft user would have to be impressed.
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