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Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present (Part 10)
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Here's mine.. Nah just messing around AutoCAD and sometoys.
my goddd.. that's just hawt <3
**i wish it was real**
What's the point of a Mac Mini next to an iMac?Here's mine.. Nah just messing around AutoCAD and some
For fun? Just an AutoCAD render of a theoretical/nonexistent setup... He could stack 20 minis on top of one another, wouldn't matter much.
Maybe a stupid question, but what the heck is your Xbox/Wii connected to? There is no screen or television anywhere in sight?
Don't forget that 27" iMac could be used as a display for the mini.
It's not a bad idea. As you said, it could be used as the display with the mini running as a headless file and media server. You could keep the mini on 24/7 downloading and serving up media to other devices and then just used the iMac display as it's display (no to mention it could be a great development server). You could create an adhoc network with firewire (I haven't tested this but I have to think real world FW800 networking is faster than GigE and I assume you can still do this with SL, I have tried it in years). That way you put all the wear and tear on the mac mini.
Not a bad idea, I might have to consider that.
Don't forget that 27" iMac could be used as a display for the mini.
Wouldn't THAT be disproportionate! LOL
$500 on the computer and $2,000 on a "display" hahaha
"This 24" LED Cinema Display is just too small."
"But the 30" Cinema Display is just way too big!"
"The 27" is Juuuust right."
Don't forget that 27" iMac could be used as a display for the mini.
But the iMac is more powerful than the mini, it doesn't make sense.
Not if using a huge amount of them in Xgrid
Myself, I set up about 800 of the '09 minis to run my mail client
Not if using a huge amount of them in Xgrid
Myself, I set up about 800 of the '09 minis to run my mail client
hmm.
800 Mini's @ $599US = $479200
[2 HDD each; 1600 HDDs total]
533 XServes to get 1600HDD = $1'331'967 (insane)
BUT
100 XServes ($299900) + $179300 (remaining) to get you the remaining 1300HDD with better bandwidth throughput should be enough n'est pas?
Where are all the pictures? You guys talk too much.
OK, here's a pic of MY Mac setup!
My eMac computer, with an older Apple Pro Keyboard and a Microsoft wireless mouse. Not much has changed since I first got it in terms of physical setup, though I replaced the CD-ROM drive inside it with a SuperDrive (complete with LightScribe!)
The is correct, but the mini is a second computer that could serve up media, process download, render, convert, whatever you want without interfering with anything you are doing on the iMac.
here's mine
Mouse has been changed 2 gigabyte 6800 + VastSight Mousepad / hoping to buy the mighty mouse soon.. + ive added a 1tb external to the setup.
krk's connected via the numark djio
Mouse has been changed 2 gigabyte 6800 + VastSight Mousepad / hoping to buy the mighty mouse soon.. + ive added a 1tb external to the setup.
krk's connected via the numark djio
OK, here's a pic of MY Mac setup!
My eMac computer, with an older Apple Pro Keyboard and a Microsoft wireless mouse. Not much has changed since I first got it in terms of physical setup, though I replaced the CD-ROM drive inside it with a SuperDrive (complete with LightScribe!)
Calvin & Hobbes wallpaper ftw!
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