Everyone 18 & Under Post Your Setups (part 3)

[Corey Grandy]

Retail required either an external disc drive or an 8GB flash drive. All I had was a 4GB flash drive. I went with the options available to me and I don't have any issues with it. It seemed rather impractical to spend $50.00 or more just to install something with which I don't find much different than what I have now. I see literally no difference in Leopard as it is on my iMac versus on the Wind.

The driver works perfectly. The utility is easy to use and gives you exact connection percentages as well as other information you'd surely have to go searching for with airport. Airport, for me, only provides a pretty menu bar icon and bit more genuine Apple-ness. The utility on this is actually often better than the Airport on my 100% genuine iMac. Go figure.

I don't trust Dell hardware - after going through 6 different Dell computers with nothing but problems I just can't bring myself to give money to them anymore.

 

[nullx86]

Retail required either an external disc drive or an 8GB flash drive. All I had was a 4GB flash drive. I went with the options available to me and I don't have any issues with it. It seemed rather impractical to spend $50.00 or more just to install something with which I don't find much different than what I have now. I see literally no difference in Leopard as it is on my iMac versus on the Wind.

The driver works perfectly. The utility is easy to use and gives you exact connection percentages as well as other information you'd surely have to go searching for with airport. Airport, for me, only provides a pretty menu bar icon and bit more genuine Apple-ness. The utility on this is actually often better than the Airport on my 100% genuine iMac. Go figure.

I don't trust Dell hardware - after going through 6 different Dell computers with nothing but problems I just can't bring myself to give money to them anymore.

Meh, I would still go retail, you can use an external hdd or hook up the hdd in the wind to the mac and partition it twice, but thats a bit complicated... I got retail running on my Dell e1505 and it handles like a dream, I'll be happy when I get my iMac. I hear you on not trusting Dell. I have 4 and one was "totalled out" and I got a replacement, and that one had the faulty 8600M GT gfx die in it, and that was replaced about 2 months ago. I personally would just get it and then do any repairs myself. But hey, to each his own. On a side note, is there a thread like this one but for over 18? I turn 18 in October...

 

[Corey Grandy]

I must say though, my old Dells make great paperweights.

Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present (Part 9) <- That's the general setup thread. No age requirements

 

[nullx86]

I must say though, my old Dells make great paperweights.

Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present (Part 9) <- That's the general setup thread. No age requirements

thanks for the link, and yeah I agree 100% with you there, I got an old 3000 (p4, 512 Ram, 80GB ide hdd) and it does nothing really. Whats funny is when it runs OSX better then windows or linux.

 

[Corey Grandy]

thanks for the link, and yeah I agree 100% with you there, I got an old 3000 (p4, 512 Ram, 80GB ide hdd) and it does nothing really. Whats funny is when it runs OSX better then windows or linux.

No problem. It only stands to reason I suppose. OS X doesn't tend to be as much of a hog as Windows. Linux though, that's surprising.

 

[nullx86]

No problem. It only stands to reason I suppose. OS X doesn't tend to be as much of a hog as Windows. Linux though, that's surprising.

Yeah, I was suprised when it ran OSX better than linux. Only kinda of linux that doesnt completely hog it would be Debian (the GUI one) or a terminal/server version. Its kinda limited as to what it can run though, like KDE or XFCE it cant run because of the IGP chip. But yeah, its pretty good, its running retail 10.5.6 and does pretty good, albeit no QE/CI. Once I get my room cleaned up, I'll post some pics of my setup, right now I'm trying to clean and not sneeze all over the place, Im sick...

 

[iBLAKEE]

15 Years old.

 

[MacFanUK]

[^^]

15 Years old.

Took me a while to spot your Mac Mini then

 

[DoFoT9]

Took me a while to spot your Mac Mini then

same, i was looking at those wierd shampoo bottle things

 

[iBLAKEE]

same, i was looking at those wierd shampoo bottle things

Those are special edition bottles of Pepsi. Ha.

 

[DoFoT9]

Those are special edition bottles of Pepsi. Ha.

oh. how odd! we dont have them over here

 

[iPhone 62S]

I am very proud of my setup!

 

[Krovem]

I am 16, and no my mommy didnt buy it for me. Bought everything my self. (job)

Z-Line Galaxy Desk
24" LED Cinema Display (refurbished)
MB 13" unibody late 08
iPhone 3GS
Apple Wireless Keyboard & MM
Harmon Kardon Sound Sticks II

 

[Koncdead]

I am 16, and no my mommy didnt buy it for me. Bought everything my self. (job)

Z-Line Galaxy Desk
24" LED Cinema Display (refurbished)
MB 13" unibody late 08
iPhone 3GS
Apple Wireless Keyboard & MM
Harmon Kardon Sound Sticks II

Haha, wonder what you do as work. I'm 18 and work full-time and i still dont have enough to have a setup like yours. Maybe because I need to pay my way through college, and bills. Oh well. FML

 

[MattZani]

I am 16, and no my mommy didnt buy it for me. Bought everything my self. (job)

Z-Line Galaxy Desk
24" LED Cinema Display (refurbished)
MB 13" unibody late 08
iPhone 3GS
Apple Wireless Keyboard & MM
Harmon Kardon Sound Sticks II

Only Setup i am envious of, all though im only just 16.

Not so much the hardware (My MBP is more powerful than your MB etc) but its the cleaness of the setup. The 24" ACD connected to the MB, and the Bluetooth KB/M make the setup look so good.

Congratulations, i want this.

P.s Take the iPhone box off the Desk, ruins it IMO.

 

[wfoster]

I am 16, and no my mommy didnt buy it for me. Bought everything my self. (job)

Z-Line Galaxy Desk
24" LED Cinema Display (refurbished)
MB 13" unibody late 08
iPhone 3GS
Apple Wireless Keyboard & MM
Harmon Kardon Sound Sticks II

I really want your 24" LED Cinema Display, xStand and MB 13".

 

[Krovem]

Haha, wonder what you do as work. I'm 18 and work full-time and i still dont have enough to have a setup like yours. Maybe because I need to pay my way through college, and bills. Oh well. FML

Yeah I dont pay for much, only iPhone & Car insurance. Soon I will though and my spending wont last I will have to cut it But I got all i need tho.

 

[nullx86]

just got everything cleaned up, you wouldnt want to see it dirty. Finally having some OCD starting to sink in

 

[arthursiew]

24" 2.8GHz iMac
Canon MX700 Printer
Digital Photo Frame
Time Capsule (soon)

 

[Krovem]

I really want your 24" LED Cinema Display, xStand and MB 13".

I am selling my xtand

 

[macgeek18]

Man,you kids are rich.I'm 18 and working 2 computer tech jobs and making a hundred an hour each and I can't afford the Macbook Pro or iMac I want.

 

[DoFoT9]

Man,you kids are rich.I'm 18 and working 2 computer tech jobs and making a hundred an hour each and I can't afford the Macbook Pro or iMac I want.

cant you manage funds or something lol?? according to you, you should be earning $1800 a day (8 hr days), give it 3 days and you have enough for a MBP..right?

 

[hatehereyes]

cant you manage funds or something lol?? according to you, you should be earning $1800 a day (8 hr days), give it 3 days and you have enough for a MBP..right?

I doubt he works an 8 hour day though...

 

[DoFoT9]

I doubt he works an 8 hour day though...

well say a 4hr day then, thats still $800 a day! thats incredible! give it two weeks and there is your high spec MP.

 

[nullx86]

Man,you kids are rich.I'm 18 and working 2 computer tech jobs and making a hundred an hour each and I can't afford the Macbook Pro or iMac I want.

your job hiring? places out here, there just isnt a job market.