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Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present (Part 4)

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iMpathetic said:
I'm thinking about it. I need to decide if a 1.83GHz Core Duo iMac plus a 15" iMac G4 and a BT keyboard is a good trade.

Is it?
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Yeah I think thats a pretty good deal. The Intel iMac's are great machines, love mine to death. Plus, the iMac G4 is just a gorgeous works of art. However, you're probably going to miss having a portable Mac. Now that I've got a MacBook, I'm not sure how I would live with out one.
 
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My intrepid 2007 version 8 - core Mac Pro with 23" Cinema Display --

-built in May 2007
8 GB RAM
1.5 TB "jbod" storage

...it serves as a digital darkroom in addition to my "everything else" computer.

...seen from my apartment around dusk in beautiful midtown Kansas City, Missouri.
 
valdore said:
My intrepid 2007 version 8 - core Mac Pro with 23" Cinema Display --

-built in May 2007
8 GB RAM
1.5 TB "jbod" storage

...it serves as a digital darkroom in addition to my "everything else" computer.

...seen from my apartment around dusk in beautiful midtown Kansas City, Missouri.
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Very cool HDR, and awesome setup. Can't wait to get my MP!
 
iMpathetic said:
I'm thinking about it. I need to decide if a 1.83GHz Core Duo iMac plus a 15" iMac G4 and a BT keyboard is a good trade.

Is it?
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So do you already regret selling MacBook for PB? Can't say I'm surprised...

valdore said:
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My intrepid 2007 version 8 - core Mac Pro with 23" Cinema Display --

-built in May 2007
8 GB RAM
1.5 TB "jbod" storage

...it serves as a digital darkroom in addition to my "everything else" computer.

...seen from my apartment around dusk in beautiful midtown Kansas City, Missouri.
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Wow! I love HDR images :D nice setup! I have the same speakers (SoundSticks II) connected to my iMac and they are awesome! :D
 
Valdore, amazing setup. I'm thinking about getting a refurb blackbook and getting a 23" cinema display. That looks sweet.
 
eXan said:
So do you already regret selling MacBook for PB? Can't say I'm surprised...
Wow! I love HDR images :D nice setup! I have the same speakers (SoundSticks II) connected to my iMac and they are awesome! :D
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I have no remorse. The more items I split a computer into by trading, the more money I make. The more money I make, the cooler the computer I can buy, and the cycle repeats.
 
iMpathetic said:
I have no remorse. The more items I split a computer into by trading, the more money I make. The more money I make, the cooler the computer I can buy, and the cycle repeats.
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I fail to undertsand your logic...

You had a "cool" computer (blackbook) and you said it was too powerful for your needs so you sold it in favor of a slower system (PB). Now you say that from these tradings you earn money to spend on a "cooler" system, but did you already have one in the beginning of these operations?

Could you explain?
 
iMpathetic said:
I have no remorse. The more items I split a computer into by trading, the more money I make. The more money I make, the cooler the computer I can buy, and the cycle repeats.
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I think we need to hold an intervention for you. Your like addicted to swapping computers. It's like crack, but costlier (Maybe? I don't know what the prices are in todays crack market :p :D)

valdore said:
My intrepid 2007 version 8 - core Mac Pro with 23" Cinema Display --

-built in May 2007
8 GB RAM
1.5 TB "jbod" storage

...it serves as a digital darkroom in addition to my "everything else" computer.

...seen from my apartment around dusk in beautiful midtown Kansas City, Missouri.
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My gosh, that looks almost like a painting!
 
valdore said:
My intrepid 2007 version 8 - core Mac Pro with 23" Cinema Display --

-built in May 2007
8 GB RAM
1.5 TB "jbod" storage

...it serves as a digital darkroom in addition to my "everything else" computer.

...seen from my apartment around dusk in beautiful midtown Kansas City, Missouri.
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Would you mind sharing how you do images like this?
 
Latest iteration;
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My new IBM P275, Saitek Eclipse (original) & Kensington Expert Mouse trackball;
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Arch64 linux box on left, m0n0wall + switch + UPS (for both machines) on right;
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MacBook get's an occasional turn on the P275 for Photoshop, but otherwise I only generally use it when I'm actually on the go.
 
eXan said:
I fail to undertsand your logic...

You had a "cool" computer (blackbook) and you said it was too powerful for your needs so you sold it in favor of a slower system (PB). Now you say that from these tradings you earn money to spend on a "cooler" system, but did you already have one in the beginning of these operations?

Could you explain?
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Um, sure. :eek:

I had the "cool" computer, but didn't REALLY like it and I didn't need all the power anyway. I sell it and buy a PB and a Thinkpad. The Thinkpad I sell. The Powerbook I trade for two computers. The better of the two I keep and use for a while. The other one gets sold.

With the profits, I build a custom PC and sell it online at a profit. The money from THAT- who knows were it's going.

The thrill is in the hunt.
 
Picture of my 22" wallmounted Hp monitor, and of my mac mini which I use as HTPC to my 32" samsung :)
 

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