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Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present! (part 2)

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koobcamuk said:
Nice setup - congrats. You haven't wasted money if it's what you want, surely?
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I made a mistake jumping to a Windows Vista machine over the summer (which I sold at a loss to buy the iMac). I really wanted to get back into PC gaming because I love it so much and my old iMac (a 17" Core Duo model) couldn't cope with anything.

I realise now that pretty much every good game is out for Xbox 360 and there isn't much at all exclusively on PC. I do still game on my iMac but the performance is downright miserable.

Oh well, an error of judgement that will not be repeated.

Part of the reason I went to PC was because the iMac that had just come out in August didn't really interest me and I still think it's pretty ugly but I spent all of my time with my MacBook connected to a monitor so I just decided it was time to go back to iMac. I'm missing the ability to stick the remote to the enclosure and also the sleep light. Why on earth would they ditch these?!
 
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first day out the box loaded her up with 4 GIGs and now trying to get a macbook :)
 
Victor ch said:
Hi,

Current setup:
-BlacBook C2D 2GHz 120GB HDD, 1Gb Ram.
-8GB iPhone.
-30GB 5.5 Gen. iPod.
-Wireless Mighty & Keyboard.
-Sony sound system.
Photo taken with no clue about photography with my sisters Nikon D80 and unprofessionally adjusted it with Aperture, I apologize if its weird looking jeje.
-Victor
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you have probably heard it enough times, but is it worth paying the black tax?
 
This is my current setup, Nothing special but it does the job.
 

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how do you like the mini?
ive rolled into some money and would like to buy my mom one, but she just couldnt have it!
 
bc008 said:
how do you like the mini?
ive rolled into some money and would like to buy my mom one, but she just couldnt have it!
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How does one roll into money? I just dropped to the floor and rolled but I doubt that was money I hit. ;)

I'd buy a mini for my mom hands down. She got the laptop (not a mac) so technically a nice little mini would do her good.
 
neiltc13 said:
I made a mistake jumping to a Windows Vista machine...
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:eek:

Seriously, a Mac and a 360 is the best of both worlds in my opinion. A dedicated games machine and a computer that runs OSX - what more could you want?

Sorry it cost you some money getting there, but at least you're there.
 
koobcamuk said:
Seriously, a Mac and a 360 is the best of both worlds in my opinion. A dedicated games machine and a computer that runs OSX - what more could you want?
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I agree - Mac and PS3 here. Now, if they'd release some games worth playing...:rolleyes:

Until then my PC, which is in its death-throws can still manage to play Day of Defeat.
 
irbdavid said:
I agree - Mac and PS3 here. Now, if they'd release some games worth playing...:rolleyes:

Until then my PC, which is in its death-throws can still manage to play Day of Defeat.
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iMac and PS3 here too. Yeah - lack of games biggest problem.

COD4 is fricken awesome though. Waiting on Wipeout, Aircombat - and pretty much all the titles that got me INTO the Playstation years ago. FYI - I'm a very slow learner - but recently discovered that my PS3 is a GREAT media center. It now sees movies / music and pics from my iMac AND external HD. I encoded some of my DVDs using HandBrake - and they look GREAT - even on a 52" 1080 Plasma. (and my encode is almost 1/3 the size of the original DVD files) So I stuffed the HD full on that, and use it 10 times more than in the past year. It's also a great space heater when Folding. (which takes place of my gas heat - seriously)

My over-exposed crappy photo of my "meh" setup:
 

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Big-TDI-Guy said:
iMac and PS3 here too. Yeah - lack of games biggest problem.

COD4 is fricken awesome though. Waiting on Wipeout, Aircombat - and pretty much all the titles that got me INTO the Playstation years ago. FYI - I'm a very slow learner - but recently discovered that my PS3 is a GREAT media center. It now sees movies / music and pics from my iMac AND external HD. I encoded some of my DVDs using HandBrake - and they look GREAT - even on a 52" 1080 Plasma. (and my encode is almost 1/3 the size of the original DVD files) So I stuffed the HD full on that, and use it 10 times more than in the past year. It's also a great space heater when Folding. (which takes place of my gas heat - seriously)

My over-exposed crappy photo of my "meh" setup:
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Your office area looks comfortable!

So do you play your PS3 on one of your monitors?

Nice choice going Dell for the dual display.
 
My brother's setup:

MBP 2.4 17"
PM G5 Dual 1.8
iBook G4
Canon XHA1
Nikon D70
Samson Monitors; B&W Hi-Fi; Logitech Z-5500 5.1
etc, etc, etc...

Photographer; Audio/Video Editor/Producer; Musician;

Sorry about the pic, I took it again with my nokia mobile phone:eek:
 

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jessica. said:
How does one roll into money? I just dropped to the floor and rolled but I doubt that was money I hit. ;)

I'd buy a mini for my mom hands down. She got the laptop (not a mac) so technically a nice little mini would do her good.
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hehe ;)

i sold a MBP for 1200, and a guitar/amp/case for 1000.
 
jessica. said:
I know you were referring to the Blackbook, but we should probably find another name for that tax. :D
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jessica. said:
How does one roll into money? I just dropped to the floor and rolled but I doubt that was money I hit. ;)

I'd buy a mini for my mom hands down. She got the laptop (not a mac) so technically a nice little mini would do her good.
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boy Jessicas really taking a bite out of me!

jk ;)
 
koobcamuk said:
:eek:

Seriously, a Mac and a 360 is the best of both worlds in my opinion. A dedicated games machine and a computer that runs OSX - what more could you want?

Sorry it cost you some money getting there, but at least you're there.
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There's actually nothing wrong with Windows Vista and I thoroughly enjoyed using it, especially Windows Media Center. The problem was that I just preferred OS X.
 
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