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techlover828

macrumors 68020
Jun 28, 2007
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Maine
ah, you know, not the best, don't feel like cleaning, I'm getting an ACD soon and when I get that I'll clean up and take some better pics, click for larger.


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iMpathetic

macrumors 68030
Oct 7, 2007
2,547
4
IMBY
From Left to Right:
HP Photosmart C5180
17" Gateway Laptop w/ Ubuntu and Glossy Screen
15" MacBook Pro with a much nicer Glossy Screen
8GB iPhone
160GB LaCie External HD
LG Lightscribe Burner

I have to find a better place to put the printer.

Might I suggest behind one of the laptops, or under the desk?
 

bluedoggiant

macrumors 68030
Jul 13, 2007
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MD & ATL,GA
Just got the new desk.

Sorry for the mess, Im doing an English portfolio, which is due tomorrow.
Ha

btw

Wow, my dad has the shelf version of that furniture kit, I'm looking at the desk that you have now for my self, it looks pretty crappy in the pics, but god, you make the desk look good :p, and you have carpet in your room too, so it really would replicate what i can get. So, how is the desk? sturdy? any cons? and as for the keyboard drawer, can you put that on the long side of the "L"? Thanks a lot, I think this may just convince me to buy it.

Also, can you PM the exact dimensions of it? I think I'm on a hook here. And can you install that little shelf thing to the short side of the "L"?
 

Antimatter

macrumors regular
Sep 16, 2007
211
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A slight update to my setup with my new stand for my MacBook:
 

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xXriderXx7

macrumors 6502a
Jul 6, 2007
715
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Lake Elsinore, California
btw

Wow, my dad has the shelf version of that furniture kit, I'm looking at the desk that you have now for my self, it looks pretty crappy in the pics, but god, you make the desk look good :p, and you have carpet in your room too, so it really would replicate what i can get. So, how is the desk? sturdy? any cons? and as for the keyboard drawer, can you put that on the long side of the "L"? Thanks a lot, I think this may just convince me to buy it.

Also, can you PM the exact dimensions of it? I think I'm on a hook here. And can you install that little shelf thing to the short side of the "L"?[/QUOTE]

The desk is surprisingly sturdy.
First off, you will need to clear out the area you are going to put it, along with the surrounding ( to put it together). Also, once the entire desk is put together, it is incredibly hard to move, so I suggest connecting the two halves in its final resting place.

The only con I have noticed is not actually in the desk, it simply took a long time to put it together right. Really tighten every single screw, and make sure everything is aligned perfectly.

As for the dimensions:
[B]Height[/B]
The main surface desk is 29 and 1/2 inches.
And the keyboard pullout is 26 inches.
The shelf on the longer portion is seven inches higher than the main surface.
[B]Length[/B]
The shorter desk surface 27 x 32
The longer desk is 47 and 1/2 x 27
The shelf is 48 x 12

And for the modifications; You cant really.
The only possible thing you could do is drill small hole on the longer portion to attach the keyboard pullout, but you would need to be extremely carful not to punch through the top laminate. The shelf is too long to attach to the shorter part of the "L", and it would require some heavy modification.

But in all honesty, get the desk. For 90 bucks, its a steal. Its a tremendous improvement from what I had, and if put together right, is well worth it.


:D
 

bluedoggiant

macrumors 68030
Jul 13, 2007
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MD & ATL,GA
If I were to want to know what that clock screensaver is, I am sure that a search of past pages in this thread would produce the answer.

NO!!!! (not again:p, jk)here it is:

http://www.9031.com/downloads/screensavers.html

its the one all the way to the left.

The desk is surprisingly sturdy.
First off, you will need to clear out the area you are going to put it, along with the surrounding ( to put it together). Also, once the entire desk is put together, it is incredibly hard to move, so I suggest connecting the two halves in its final resting place.

The only con I have noticed is not actually in the desk, it simply took a long time to put it together right. Really tighten every single screw, and make sure everything is aligned perfectly.

As for the dimensions:
Height
The main surface desk is 29 and 1/2 inches.
And the keyboard pullout is 26 inches.
The shelf on the longer portion is seven inches higher than the main surface.
Length
The shorter desk surface 27 x 32
The longer desk is 47 and 1/2 x 27
The shelf is 48 x 12

And for the modifications; You cant really.
The only possible thing you could do is drill small hole on the longer portion to attach the keyboard pullout, but you would need to be extremely carful not to punch through the top laminate. The shelf is too long to attach to the shorter part of the "L", and it would require some heavy modification.

But in all honesty, get the desk. For 90 bucks, its a steal. Its a tremendous improvement from what I had, and if put together right, is well worth it.


:D

Thank you, thank you, thank you (etc.)

Now, if you could please, how long is the "long" including the corner piece, and how long is the "short" side including the corner piece.

This desk sounds like a good deal, and i may get maple/black too. I agree, it was a pain in the ass to put my dads shelf together (same z-line series).

Also, can you make it as though you have the "short" side in front of you, and the "long" side to your left? in your photo, the "long" side is to the right, i'd like it to be "left" of the short side, do you understand? :cool:lol
 

xXriderXx7

macrumors 6502a
Jul 6, 2007
715
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Lake Elsinore, California
Thank you, thank you, thank you (etc.)

Now, if you could please, how long is the "long" including the corner piece, and how long is the "short" side including the corner piece.

This desk sounds like a good deal, and i may get maple/black too. I agree, it was a pain in the ass to put my dads shelf together (same z-line series).

Also, can you make it as though you have the "short" side in front of you, and the "long" side to your left? in your photo, the "long" side is to the right, i'd like it to be "left" of the short side, do you understand? :cool:lol

The measurement of the long side including the corner piece is 75 inches, and the measurement of the short side including the corner piece is 59 inches.

I actually intended on switch the desk as you described, but you cannot. The way the legs are set up, there are over hangs, which are needed to connect to center corner. It wont work the other way. Sorry.
 

bluedoggiant

macrumors 68030
Jul 13, 2007
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The measurement of the long side including the corner piece is 75 inches, and the measurement of the short side including the corner piece is 59 inches.

I actually intended on switch the desk as you described, but you cannot. The way the legs are set up, there are over hangs, which are needed to connect to center corner. It wont work the other way. Sorry.

so you can't choose which desk has the advantage??? wow, thats a bummer, i need my imac on the long side, and the short side will be against the wall in the corner. So another question lol

how long is it from the shelf, to the edge of the desk? so your sitting at the "long" side, you have this shelf, how much is it from the shelf, to where you are sitting? I would like to easily be able to put my imac in that space if possible
 

zioxide

macrumors 603
Dec 11, 2006
5,737
3,726
Just got the new desk.

Sorry for the mess, Im doing an English portfolio, which is due tomorrow.
Ha

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Wow, having to turn your contort your body to type and look at the iMac must be uncomfortable.
 

WannaBMW3

macrumors regular
Aug 22, 2007
137
0
Central Cali
[To the Mac. It works perfectly with the LaCie Lightscribe software found here.[/QUOTE]

Perfect bro...I have the exact same burner only its hooked up to my xp POS machine! And on that machine, I usually only get about 10x write speed instead of the posted 16x...thanks alot!
 

mikes63737

macrumors 65816
Jul 26, 2005
1,154
339
Perfect bro...I have the exact same burner only its hooked up to my xp POS machine! And on that machine, I usually only get about 10x write speed instead of the posted 16x...thanks alot!

Also, if you wanted to use the burner only (no lightscribe) you don't even need to install anything - OS X should recognize it automatically.
 

richard.mac

macrumors 603
Feb 2, 2007
6,292
5
51.50024, -0.12662
Just got the new desk.

Sorry for the mess, Im doing an English portfolio, which is due tomorrow.
Ha

why not put the iMac in front of your keyboard and your papers and things everywhere else? /neckstrain!

From Left to Right:
HP Photosmart C5180
17" Gateway Laptop w/ Ubuntu and Glossy Screen
15" MacBook Pro with a much nicer Glossy Screen
8GB iPhone
160GB LaCie External HD
LG Lightscribe Burner

I have to find a better place to put the printer.

where did you get that polar clock screen saver? i downloaded the pixel breaker one but it isnt the same. has "pixel breaker" written top left.
 

rogersmj

macrumors 68020
Sep 10, 2006
2,169
36
Indianapolis, IN
...So, how is the desk? sturdy? any cons? and as for the keyboard drawer, can you put that on the long side of the "L"? Thanks a lot, I think this may just convince me to buy it..../QUOTE]

[quote="xXriderXx7, post: 5169341"]The desk is surprisingly sturdy.
First off, you will need to clear out the area you are going to put it, along with the surrounding ( to put it together). Also, once the entire desk is put together, it is incredibly hard to move, so I suggest connecting the two halves in its final resting place. ...[/QUOTE]

I had that desk once (look through my old pics [URL="http://rogersmj.com/tech/workstations"]here[/URL]) and while I agree it's a decent deal for the $50-$90 you can get it for, it's far from "sturdy". I eventually threw it away because it bowed so much in the middle -- and it never had anything heavier than a few LCDs on it. Still, not bad for a cheap desk.
 

bluedoggiant

macrumors 68030
Jul 13, 2007
2,634
94
MD & ATL,GA
...So, how is the desk? sturdy? any cons? and as for the keyboard drawer, can you put that on the long side of the "L"? Thanks a lot, I think this may just convince me to buy it....[/QUOTE]



I had that desk once (look through my old pics [URL="http://rogersmj.com/tech/workstations"]here[/URL]) and while I agree it's a decent deal for the $50-$90 you can get it for, it's far from "sturdy". I eventually threw it away because it bowed so much in the middle -- and it never had anything heavier than a few LCDs on it. Still, not bad for a cheap desk.[/QUOTE]

well here is my current desk:

[url]https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/5147347/[/url]

It is EXTREMELY sturdy, thick wood, and I don't want cheap quality or anything that will sink when I put my imac on it. and my desk was like $500, so that had to mean something (heavy wood). and it looks thin indeed, when i get home tonight I'm gonna see if my dad's shelf has "bowed". I am thinking hard, and though IKEA has nice stuff thats equal to that desk, I'm not really interested in buying from them.
 

SkyBell

macrumors 604
Sep 7, 2006
6,606
226
Texas, unfortunately.
For now, this is my setup;

iBook G3 300 MHz
160 MB RAM
3 GB HDD
CD-ROM drive
Mac OS X 10.3.9


It's not much, but it does everything I need it for.

And as usual, sorry for the bad picture.:eek:
 

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