Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present (Part 19)

[SPEEDwithJJ]

This MacPro also provides train layout operations for my model trains (currently under construction).

Wow. But it must be a lot of fun to run that train set.

 

[designgeek]

Yes... I used Glidden paint and it sucks. that is what it looks like after 5 thick coats. I used 2 full gallons on this small room. I will get around to it sooner or later, but for now it has to stay like this...

I would also avoid Valspar. I used that to paint my new office a medium grey which was going over matte finished light green and a gallon barely covered it. This is a 10' x 10' room mind you, thank god for bookcases and posters...

 

[HIMAN1998]

Past: Power Mac G5 Dual 1.8GHz, 4GB RAM, 160GB HDD, 10.5.8. Loved the thing, even though it was kinda slow.

Present: MacBook Late 2008 Core 2 Duo 2GHz, 8GB RAM, 320GB HDD, Mavericks. Love this thing, speedy for it's age.

The MacBook has helped me convince my mom to switch to Mac. Me and my mom are buying my dad and her a MacBook Early 2008 2.1GHz, 2GB RAM, 120GB HDD, 10.6.8. Mostly it will be used for Facebook, email, some Facebook games, and browsing Craigslist and news sites. It will also get some other things like iWork, Office for Mac, Adobe Reader, and maybe a few other things.

 

[snebes]

I didn't know it had arrived? Never heard it before this thread. Swag to me is the bag a robber would carry in an old cartoon. I guess it means something else now?

SWAG is an acronym for Stuff We All Get. Like freebies, give-aways, etc. I've heard it in use like you mentioned as well. I'm not sure how it applies to the 3 monitor setup...

dictionary.com

Or the preferred definitions...

 

[DarkStar701]

MacPro as a Home server. 2 external drive arrays with 16 3TB drives in a RAID 5 array.

This MacPro also provides train layout operations for my model trains (currently under construction).

What kind of software do you use for your model trains?
Ho scale? Good luck with the construction, I suppose it will take a while until it's finished

 

[Number Curtain]

I referred to my monitors as led displays in a another tread once. I meant to say lcd displays.
All five displays and both mice, are connected to the 4,1(->5,1) macpro. The G5 is never powered.
The two upper displays are stuck to the tops of the towers with five packs of poster putty each, in case there is ever an earthquake.
The two mouse pads are held in place, by two poster hanging rods taped together. So the keyboard resting on the rod keeps the mouse pads in place.

 

[The.316]

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I referred to my monitors as led displays in a another tread once. I meant to say lcd displays.
All five displays and both mice, are connected to the 4,1(->5,1) macpro. The G5 is never powered.
The two upper displays are stuck to the tops of the towers with five packs of poster putty each, in case there is ever an earthquake.
The two mouse pads are held in place, by two poster hanging rods taped together. So the keyboard resting on the rod keeps the mouse pads in place.

That is some high tech security you have there, protecting the MPs and monitors

 

[cgk.emu]

Here's my current bedroom setup. Just got all my theater components in and set up: will have a new desk/layout in the next month or two.

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13" Haswell Macbook Air
LG E2742
Toshiba 50" LED
Denon X1000
MartinLogan MLT-2

One of the nicer setups I've seen. Functional.

 

[TWO2SEVEN]

That is some high tech security you have there, protecting the MPs and monitors

Mr. T model cable locks

 

[iDutchman]

Late 2013 Mac Setup Update - iDutchman

Late '13 Mac Setup

27" iMac
15" rMBP
iPhone 5S 16GB Space Grey (with Sena Case)
Hercules XPS 101 2.1 Speakers
Wooden Table (custom made here in Holland)

Current Setup (it was night):






iPhone 5S Case:




Previous mid 2013 (summertime) setup:


The iPad Mini is still with me but boxed away awaiting the purchase of the New Mini with Retina.


Yes, there exists a whole iPhone collection with boxes and some MacBooks and an iMac G4 in the back of the picture(s).

 

[master00]

 

[GrumpyGeek]

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Very nice setup, very clean!

 

[Paul Graham]

Been a while since I posted in here, Sorry folks...


We're moving at last just after crimbo so this will probably be the last time you see my setup looking like this.
Excuse the mess, But what you see is a used Desk, Not a pretty one lol.

I got the iPad 4 Retina so just getting it all set up

Once we're in our new place Ill have a far bigger desk, So the Cambridge Audio gear will be going elsewhere for official Hi-fi duties...
I have a set of Fostex PM04n's coming in Purple along with some Foam stands.
I also plan on getting a 24 or 27" ACD for the living room as I'm thinking about getting a new Macbook for the living room so I can have a portable Mac that doubles up as a desktop.
The iMac will then go in our bedroom.
I still have the eMac which will be in our kitchen and finally I now have a Mac Mini 2007 C2D for my sons room.
He's also having my old iBook sand the old Powermac will be sat under my desk for keeps sake lol...

Theres also a clue in there to our new car we're getting in June.

 

[JoeG4]

Hercules XPS 101 2.1 Speakers

I thought they made graphics cards! turns out that company was bought out by another company that now makes speakers under the same brand haha.

 

[calicartel]

Been a while since I posted in here, Sorry folks...


We're moving at last just after crimbo so this will probably be the last time you see my setup looking like this.
Excuse the mess, But what you see is a used Desk, Not a pretty one lol.

I got the iPad 4 Retina so just getting it all set up

Once we're in our new place Ill have a far bigger desk, So the Cambridge Audio gear will be going elsewhere for official Hi-fi duties...
I have a set of Fostex PM04n's coming in Purple along with some Foam stands.
I also plan on getting a 24 or 27" ACD for the living room as I'm thinking about getting a new Macbook for the living room so I can have a portable Mac that doubles up as a desktop.
The iMac will then go in our bedroom.
I still have the eMac which will be in our kitchen and finally I now have a Mac Mini 2007 C2D for my sons room.
He's also having my old iBook sand the old Powermac will be sat under my desk for keeps sake lol...

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Theres also a clue in there to our new car we're getting in June.

HHMMM Guess your getting an Evo..................? LOL JK Sti Beasty!

 

[NOTNlCE]

Sorry for the mess, tried to straighten up a bit for you guys. Main computer is a 2008 Mac Pro, Dual Quad 2.8, attached to an Acer H243H via DVI with a dual screen through the original Radeon 2600 XT for a boot screen and extra display. via VGA. I've also got a 4 Port VGA switcher to the second monitor for display of my older Windows 7 Box, (on the floor, next to the PowerMac G4) and an extension of my MacBook Pro '09 (left hand side on a Griffin Riser.) Older speakers, actually, really old, they're SP-115s that were on my parents' first computer, but the sound quality is actually great, surprisingly. My 360 is sitting on top of my Mac Pro, with HDMI into the main monitor. If you're wondering why there's three cases sitting there, those are my two old G5s. You can see the Logic Boards in the third picture. Both had a PSU failure, and they're waiting to be used for a case mod. Later, I'll post my father's setup, which is a G5 Casemod Hackintosh. The Studio Display G4 barely gets used, but I keep it around for lols. Again, sorry for the mess.

 

[AQUADock]

my current setup

Nice! Is the Air powering both of the displays?

 

[MacRazySwe]

Been a while since I posted in here, Sorry folks...

Theres also a clue in there to our new car we're getting in June.

Wow, that was a tricky one...

 

[CDivander]

My Mac Pro setup:

 

[oMc]

@CDivander: very nice setup and lighting.

 

[Dejie]

I am absolutely in love with this, as a fellow designer space has always been a problem and just having the small space in-between the desk to keep your pencils and books is such a great idea. Far to much inspiration here! Bravo sir!

I got a new custom desk. Design by myself & built by a professional carpenter I know. I'm very happy with it - finally so much space.

 

[macindork]

My Latest Setup: No more PC or Mac for me (At least not until I need it)

http://twitter.com/johnatucker/status/404793974503661568/photo/1

 

[rgarjr]

iMac

 

[owensky]

Here is my setup.

- Sitting on the Rain Design mStand is my late 2012 13" Retina MacBook Pro intel core i5 and 256GB SSD.

- To the right is my monitor an Asus 23" IPS display (MX239H) connected via HDMI with some lights I got at Ikea on the back.

- On the far right is my Sonos Play:3 speaker. (It sounds great!)

- Lastly in the front the standard Apple Wireless Keyboard and Magic Trackpad (Which I love)

- The desk legs are from Ikea ($10 each) and the top was a left over piece of Butcher Block from the kitchen that I stained and coated.

***Poor photo quality is thanks to my iPhone 4S***

 

[KeegM480]

my current setup

**Insert Heart Eye Emoji**