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

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srl7741

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MircoT said:
My first post on MacRumors and my first Mac... Please, be gently... :D
MacPro 2008, 2x2.8Ghz, 8GB, ATI HD2600, 2x750GB WD7500AYYS, Eizo HD2441W 24" for OSX, Eizo L685 18" for XP on Fusion, iSight (from e-bay), Canon MP970.
Desk and all installation are self made. "NoCableOnFloor" mode :)

Ciao. :apple: :)
p.s.: yes, my english is bad... :eek:
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Very well done, nice and clean. Is that a radio on the small shelf?
 
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MircoT

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EvanLugh said:
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Electricity meter made me laugh. ;)
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Why? :confused:
My power line has some huge variations (210 to 235 volts, from 220 nominal volts) and I need to know if some "side effect" correspond to this variations...
So I've installed one digital voltmeter :)
Fortunately the APC Smart UPS protect and regulate the power to my €€€€MacPro.
;)

Ciao :)
 
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steinlager

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MircoT said:
My first post on MacRumors and my first Mac... Please, be gently... :D
MacPro 2008, 2x2.8Ghz, 8GB, ATI HD2600, 2x750GB WD7500AYYS, Eizo HD2441W 24" for OSX, Eizo L685 18" for XP on Fusion, iSight (from e-bay), Canon MP970.
Desk and all installation are self made. "NoCableOnFloor" mode :)

Ciao. :apple: :)
p.s.: yes, my english is bad... :eek:
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That is by far the most intense setup I've seen (with the no-cables idea). Good on you! Makes it extremely clean! I like!
 
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supercooled

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MircoT said:
Thankyou :)
I'm paranoid on cables... :D

Ciao :)
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I have the same UPS. Does the USB to serial cable allow you to monitor the UPS? I didn't think APC had Mac compatible software for that.

I love the "monster-esque" looking cables. Where did you purchase them?
 
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MircoT

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supercooled said:
I have the same UPS. Does the USB to serial cable allow you to monitor the UPS? I didn't think APC had Mac compatible software for that.
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To monitor the ups I use the APC Network Management Card (not on photo), via ethernet cable. Anyway OSX recognize the ups via usb without any problem.

supercooled said:
I love the "monster-esque" looking cables. Where did you purchase them?
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What do you mean for "monster-esque looking cable" (see my sign... )?

Ciao :)
 
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supercooled

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MircoT said:
To monitor the ups I use the APC Network Management Card (not on photo), via ethernet cable. Anyway OSX recognize the ups via usb without any problem.



What do you mean for "monster-esque looking cable" (see my sign... )?

Ciao :)
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Monster Cable is a company that makes very high-end expensive cables for audio and video equipment. The cables you have is probably more to do with the country you're in than anything else. THey just look very professional and high end quality.
 
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lost eden

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supercooled said:
Monster Cable is a company that makes very high-end expensive cables for audio and video equipment. The cables you have is probably more to do with the country you're in than anything else. THey just look very professional and high end quality.
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Many Monster cables aren't actually all that great for the price. They rely heavily on being advertised & sold in shops where the customer doesn't really know any better & believes they must be better because they're big, shiny & expensive. Usually better can be had for less if you shop around.
 
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MircoT

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supercooled said:
Monster Cable is a company that makes very high-end expensive cables for audio and video equipment. The cables you have is probably more to do with the country you're in than anything else. THey just look very professional and high end quality.
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Ah, ok... I know Monster Cable. It make very nice products :)
All the power cable that you see on the photos are custom-self-made.
Some parts come from American store (colored cable sleeves), some from European store ("big" Shuko and IEC power plugs) and the rest form local electric store (professional power cables, plastic tubes, wall boxes, etc.)


Ciao :)
 
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supercooled

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lost eden said:
Many Monster cables aren't actually all that great for the price. They rely heavily on being advertised & sold in shops where the customer doesn't really know any better & believes they must be better because they're big, shiny & expensive. Usually better can be had for less if you shop around.
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I don't own anything by Monster Cables nor do I intend to. They're all marketing, imo. I just meant the big and shiny exterior that give it the appeal, but right you are.

I like Monoprice.com myself.

MicroT, good work on the self-made stuff. Way too time consuming for me though.
 
bluedoggiant

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MircoT said:
My first post on MacRumors and my first Mac... Please, be gently... :D
MacPro 2008, 2x2.8Ghz, 8GB, ATI HD2600, 2x750GB WD7500AYYS, Eizo HD2441W 24" for OSX, Eizo L685 18" for XP on Fusion, iSight (from e-bay), Canon MP970.
Desk and all installation are self made. "NoCableOnFloor" mode :)

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/4552/img0488rlk1.j


Ciao. :apple: :)
p.s.: yes, my english is bad... :o[/QUOTE]

You live in venice italy? you must have the best computer in that city!!! whats it like traveling with boats?
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iMpathetic

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To the OP of the original setup we're talking about here, I'd just like to say that you have gotten the largest number of replies I've seen for a setup in a really long time, perhaps ever since I joined.

Congratulations. It really is nice. :)
 
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MircoT

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bluedoggiant said:
You live in venice italy? you must have the best computer in that city!!! whats it like traveling with boats?
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I live near Venice, on "real" earth... So I don't have to use boats, but, fortunately, stable cars on real roads :D
Venice is beautiful, but, for me, not for working... maybe for living, maybe... :)

digitalnicotine said:
MicroT, thanks for sharing your setup. Now I have some ideas to tackle my cable management issues. Very innovative! :)
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You'r welcome :) I'm pleased to share my ideas :)

BTW, please... My name is Mirco, not Micro :D

Ciao :)
 
eXan

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iMpathetic said:
You know, I just don't get the appeal of those setups. They're just kinda clean. I mean, they're okay, but geez! They're not too great!
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Agree. As setups they aren't actually that great and some are really mediocre... I liked the one with the light coming from behind the iMac and a neat plant on the right though :)

I find that putting a light source behind my iMac when I work/play is most comfortable.
 
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PowerBookRelic

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I like the first setup because of the wall. Also, I feel that I have seen some of these before... definitely crouching donkey...
 
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