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Renderz

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My setup

Mac Pro with 30" Dell Monitor
Macbook Pro
HTC Touch phone
PC running Vista 64bit
 

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phungy

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Dec 5, 2006
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Thanks. It's sitting on a Cooler Master laptop cooler. Works pretty well - it shaves off between 6-10 degrees off the operating temp depending on what I have going on.


I had one of these for my Vaio, it scratches the laptop though :(
 

koobcamuk

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I'm just now using the macbook pro instead of the Mac Mini/Ultra small pc/Macbook Pro plus 24in dell screen.

It much easier on the time I need to maintain the machines with just one to worry about.

Why didn't you want to keep the 24" screen though? I am all for sticking to one computer - life is more difficult with many, unless you keep them explicitly for different things. I used to have a cube, iMac and ibook. Got a MacBook and think I will be getting a MacBook Pro at the next revision.
 

Gordy

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May 22, 2005
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Why didn't you want to keep the 24" screen though? I am all for sticking to one computer - life is more difficult with many, unless you keep them explicitly for different things. I used to have a cube, iMac and ibook. Got a MacBook and think I will be getting a MacBook Pro at the next revision.

I umm'd and arr'd about the screen, but after using a smaller screen for a lan party the weekend before on my pc. I didn't miss the bigger screen at all. I can honestly say that I've not missed it all since doing the clearout. With leopard's spaces I get a far more useful multi monitor setup without the desk space being taken up.

The next time the mbp's get a big update I will look to replacing my mbp and then I may get an apple cinema display as well, but I doubt it.
 

rogersmj

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Sep 10, 2006
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Hey im lookin to ge the 24" dell screen. Is the quality on par with the ACD?

Oh God here we go again...that's never been asked on these forums before... :rolleyes:

Let me summarize:

"Yes, it's as good as the Apple."

"No it's not you noob!!! ALL monitors that aren't made by Apple SUCK!"

"Actually some of them use the same panels, so they're mostly comparable. Plus you get more inputs and adjustments with the Dell for less money."

"The ACDs have higher quality control so you're less likely to get uneven lighting and dead pixels...but yeah you're gonna pay almost twice as much. The Dells are really nice monitors but if you can afford it get the ACD."

"I'm a professional and I know that if you don't use an ACD then your work sucks because no other monitor can possibly be calibrated as well and I'm a professional and everything I say is right and OH MY GOD IT'S ALUMINUM AND MATCHES MY MAC PRO! HOW COULD YOU NOT BUY IT?!?!"

There, I just saved us two pages of pain and suffering. :p
 

BigJohno

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Jan 1, 2007
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Oh God here we go again...that's never been asked on these forums before... :rolleyes:

Let me summarize:

"Yes, it's as good as the Apple."

"No it's not you noob!!! ALL monitors that aren't made by Apple SUCK!"

"Actually some of them use the same panels, so they're mostly comparable. Plus you get more inputs and adjustments with the Dell for less money."

"The ACDs have higher quality control so you're less likely to get uneven lighting and dead pixels...but yeah you're gonna pay almost twice as much. The Dells are really nice monitors but if you can afford it get the ACD."

"I'm a professional and I know that if you don't use an ACD then your work sucks because no other monitor can possibly be calibrated as well and I'm a professional and everything I say is right and OH MY GOD IT'S ALUMINUM AND MATCHES MY MAC PRO! HOW COULD YOU NOT BUY IT?!?!"

There, I just saved us two pages of pain and suffering. :p

Thanks, Sorry im lazy.
 

Liamf555

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Jun 27, 2007
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Heres my new 20" 2.0 ghz imac (which im not allowed to open till christmas ) and my brothers new compaq laptop booo :mad:
 

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BigJohno

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Jan 1, 2007
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I would be so mad if my parents had got me those comps and wouldnt let me open them. Then again I remember finding out that they got me the graphite imac for xmis way back when. hmm os9 :)

Just tell them that you want to have an early xmis in nov.
 

Big-TDI-Guy

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Jan 11, 2007
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Crap. You just reminded me that I forgot about the lamps posted on the loft bed in this thread.

I so wanted to drive to Ikea this weekend and scoop some up, so I could show off my setup. As ghetto as it may be.

Why didn't you post this earlier Sunday???

Okay seriously. WTF. That was borderline creepy dude.
 

lost eden

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Mar 18, 2007
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Haha, i know right! It's killing me not to just go open it up right now. I actually have opened it up to check everything out, but I just taped the box back up. :D

I know that Apple products don't tend to follow the constant price diminishment of other electronic equipment, but surely even with Apple the prices could drop in the space of the month still to go before Xmas? Or does Apple really keep it's prices set in stone despite the ageing of the equipment & the constantly changing state of the market (I don't check Apple prices so I don't know)?
 
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