Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present (Part 14)

[timtheunissen]

man i wish i got those beats by dre when monster had that sale.

These aren't the real ones, He bought these probably from dealextreme http://bit.ly/gxR2Lu here.

But still for the money a great buy en definitely great looks. You can tell it by the cleaning towel

 

[.Max.]

Awesome I was going to go with a G5 case but double the money and quite a few that I saw were scratched....

And yeah, hopefully with run Mac with a vanila kernel

Wait... new i7's ....weren't the new sandybridge revisions lainched like 2months ago??

I've wanted to do the same thing for the past couple of years, but with either a G5 or Mac Pro. Never much liked the G4 tower designs (except maybe the MDD), even though I've owned a couple Quicksilvers and a Digital Audio.

I presume you're going to wait a couple weeks for the Sandy Bridge relaunch, rather than go with last year's i7? And you'll make it a Hackintosh?

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[OneMike]

This is my current setup, I'm looking for a bigger desk ASAP. Have a notebook stand/ cooler coming in the mail tomorrow.

 

[ann713]

I was inspired by mdwsta4's setup and decided to change mine up a little bit. An mStand really makes all the difference.

 

[Reddmanz]

Is that the first iPad 2 we've seen in this thread?

And I really need to pick myself up one of those stands for my 13".

 

[lifeinhd]

Awesome I was going to go with a G5 case but double the money and quite a few that I saw were scratched....

And yeah, hopefully with run Mac with a vanila kernel

Wait... new i7's ....weren't the new sandybridge revisions lainched like 2months ago??

There was a recall, something about Sata ports 2-6 failing prematurely. IIRC Sandy Bridge should be relaunched in a couple more weeks.

This is my current setup, I'm looking for a bigger desk ASAP. Have a notebook stand/ cooler coming in the mail tomorrow.

The WhitePad just seems a bit out-of-place among the rest of your setup. Mind if I ask what prompted you to go white?

 

[jgould]

I was inspired by mdwsta4's setup and decided to change mine up a little bit. An mStand really makes all the difference.

Maybe I should look into one of these mStands to hold the MacBook in open mode and still use the external monitor... I'm always looking for a better way to be more efficient than what I already have...

 

[OneMike]

The WhitePad just seems a bit out-of-place among the rest of your setup. Mind if I ask what prompted you to go white?

Had the 1st gen iPad. Wanted a change, very very happy with it. The little ones too, which is who it's mainly for.

My setup last week was a Mac Mini, no iPad or MBP so desk is all out of order and space. Changes to come, I have some plans that I think will balance it out.

 

[Nykwil]

Totally overhauled my setup went from a dual 20" display desktop machine to a lean mean laptop and led-lcdtv.

Brought my monthly avg electric bill down 10 bucks

 

[hansolo669]

....And yeah, hopefully with run Mac with a vanila kernel ....

excuse me...but what exactly is "mac" is it a app? a linux distro? .... now no offence im just being picky, but i assume this "mac" your refering to is OS X wich is made by Apple who make macs.

/end pickyness

but hope the buid goes well (pro tip read everything you can about hackintosh otherwise your in for a rough go) also how are you going to mount the motherboard?


(again no offence just people who say "yeah i wanna run mac on my PC" really iritate me, but i digress)

 

[Hovert]

These aren't the real ones, He bought these probably from dealextreme http://bit.ly/gxR2Lu here.

But still for the money a great buy en definitely great looks. You can tell it by the cleaning towel

True. I love the looks and the quality is amazing for €60 inc shipping.

 

[CutsAu]

So the quality of the copies are really good ?

 

[Hovert]

So the quality of the copies are really good ?

Yep, not 100% equal to the real ones but still great in a quality in proportion to the price.

 

[illegal.gr]

I used a shelf to extend my desk. This is the result:

 

[penningtonj]

Yep, not 100% equal to the real ones but still great in a quality in proportion to the price.

The real ones are worth it though, not great for travel (I've got P5s for that) but for sitting at the desk when you can't turn up the speakers they are awesome. That being said I got mine for half off with their industry affiliate program last year, I still think they are worth the full price though.

Anyone looking for travel headphones, check out the B&W P5s. These things are perfect for travel, have a build it mic and remote, and require no batteries. The battery part might sound stupid, just wait until you get on a cross country flight and they die. I picked them up at CES in January after losing my Bose QC3s (I think I left them on the plane) and haven't looked back.

Here is a quick picture of my latest home setup ....

 

[vincenz]

I used a shelf to extend my desk. This is the result:

That's pretty creative. Looks functional and adds a little style to it too, nice!

 

[cherry su]

Not my desk, But bought this baby off ebay.. Stripping it all out now and planning to replace it all and place a shiny new i7 there

Oh man, I just case modded a Quicksilver this past weekend! I needed to give my Core 2 Quad a new home!

 

[.Max.]

There was a recall, something about Sata ports 2-6 failing prematurely. IIRC Sandy Bridge should be relaunched in a couple more weeks.

Oh Damn... Didn't know that.. Do you know if they'll still be using a 1155 socket? I've spent more time looking for motherboards than CPU's as I thought I knew what I wanted

Oh man, I just case modded a Quicksilver this past weekend! I needed to give my Core 2 Quad a new home!

That's pretty Awesome!

excuse me...but what exactly is "mac" is it a app? a linux distro? .... now no offence im just being picky, but i assume this "mac" your refering to is OS X wich is made by Apple who make macs.

/end pickyness

but hope the buid goes well (pro tip read everything you can about hackintosh otherwise your in for a rough go) also how are you going to mount the motherboard?


(again no offence just people who say "yeah i wanna run mac on my PC" really iritate me, but i digress)

Haha yeah sorry about that... I own a MBA currently and I'm not (I dont think ) One of those noobs oging round saying.. Can I haz mac on my PC?

Thanks Haven't really thought much about that yet... I know I'm going to have to remove the current mounts with a dremel... I'm sure I'll find away

Kind of hypocritical but I find it slightly annoying too (ish) Just thought if I'm using an old G4 case, and intel insides. May as well have it running OSX

 

[lifeinhd]

Oh Damn... Didn't know that.. Do you know if they'll still be using a 1155 socket? I've spent more time looking for motherboards than CPU's as I thought I knew what I wanted

Hm... looking at Newegg just now, it seems they have the i7 2600 back on sale, along with some motherboards. I thought they were supposed to take longer than that. Sorry, I haven't spec'd out a computer for the past two weeks

 

[iApache]

A while back I switched up my desk, sold my MBP (due to uni giving me a Laptop to use) and got myself an iMac.
My cable management skills suck, so don't mind any of it, lol. I think once I get a different desk I will rewire everything.

My setup -
21.5" iMac
Magic mouse/Keyboard (Will be getting trackpad soon)
23" HP w2338h Monitor
PS3 (Behind the monitor)
Logitech speakers behind each monitor (will be replacing them soon and mounting them on the wall)
Logitech Driving force wheel for GT5 .

 

[.Max.]

Haha, its cool Thanks

Hm... looking at Newegg just now, it seems they have the i7 2600 back on sale, along with some motherboards. I thought they were supposed to take longer than that. Sorry, I haven't spec'd out a computer for the past two weeks

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[Mackilroy]

Hm... looking at Newegg just now, it seems they have the i7 2600 back on sale, along with some motherboards. I thought they were supposed to take longer than that. Sorry, I haven't spec'd out a computer for the past two weeks

Sandy Bridge CPUs have been available almost continuously since they were first launched, though motherboards were quite hard to find once the news broke. They've been coming back into stock for a week and a half or so though.

.Max.: they're not going to change sockets simply for a recall.

Also, if you're looking to build a hackintosh based on Sandy Bridge, I'd look at TonyMacX86. Though be forewarned –*you have to jump through rather more hoops than you would with an 1156 or 1366-based hackintosh.

 

[.Max.]

Awesome Thanks Oh damn... was hoping to build it to be as simple as using a retail disc haha

Sandy Bridge CPUs have been available almost continuously since they were first launched, though motherboards were quite hard to find once the news broke. They've been coming back into stock for a week and a half or so though.

.Max.: they're not going to change sockets simply for a recall.

Also, if you're looking to build a hackintosh based on Sandy Bridge, I'd look at TonyMacX86. Though be forewarned –*you have to jump through rather more hoops than you would with an 1156 or 1366-based hackintosh.

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[LNYMRKO]

My Bedroom (excuse the shakey hands with HTC Desire camera phone!)..

From left to right..
Aquarium with Axolotyl fish
27" Apple Cinema Display
Late 2010 17" MacBook Pro
Apple wireless KB/mouse
Bose speakers (sub-woofer under desk)
16GB iPod Touch 4th Gen
Sharp 46" HD LED TV
Panasonic 5.1 Surround Sound (sub-woofer under desk)
XBOX 360 - Don't know exactly which version, it's solely for media centre. (Plugged into TV via HDMI to stream media from MBP + XBOX Foxtel)
Linksys/Cisco Wireless Router
Dual XBOX 360 controller cradle/charger
Cordless landline telephone

Not pictured:
DROBO 4-bay External RAID (hidden under desk)
1TB USB External HDD for Time Machine backups (hidden under desk)
Sharp 4KW portable air conditioner
Westinghouse bar fridge

 

[leftroom]

Totally overhauled my setup went from a dual 20" display desktop machine to a lean mean laptop and led-lcdtv.

Brought my monthly avg electric bill down 10 bucks

Nice setup What's your wallpaper on the 15" MacBook Pro?