The Workstations of Popular Websites

I am suprised that no one was using a linux-based system. Then I realized that we weren't necessarily looking at developer desktops. Even where I intern, we do all our stuff on macs. Though I do enjoy working with macs, I often wonder what their big draw is. They do not seem 'special' over Windows as far as I can tell, and as a developer I would much rather have a linux-based workstation.

Seems like most people are using laptops as their primary systems these days. Is the ideal setup for most designers/developers now a laptop with external monitor/keyboard/mouse?

But where are all the dishes?<p>Seriously these are way too clean :)

All of these workstations look the same, and my workstaton is no different.<p>Macbook + 30" inch monitor.<p>Enough said.

LOL--they ALL look "minimalistic" compared to the mess I have...!

I love the Usability Post setup. Having a vertically oriented monitor like that allows for a wonderful amount of context when coding.<p><a href="http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c25361/usabilitypost.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c25361/usabilitypost.jpg</a>

Anyone else amazed at all the single-monitor set ups?<p>When I'm doing any web coding, I go crazy if I have to constantly switch between code and browser(s).<p>As cheap as monitors are these days, I'm amazed anyone still programs on just one.

I'm utterly disappointed by the lack of the best input device I've ever touched: The Trackman Wheel. The amount of time, desk space, and wrist strain it's saved me over the years is unfathomable. Mice of any kind feel like toasters now.

Is it weird that so many of these designers use the default OSX background?