Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present (Part 5)

[eXan]

Don't remember the last ime I posted here, but I have a new set up so here goes.

I think last time was Powermac G5, 20in ACD monitor, ATI 9600 2GB Ram standard 160gb HD, big change to my new set up,(as my G5 died), posted below.

Main Machine -
Mac Pro (2) Quad 2.8GHz, 6GB RAM, ATI 2600HD, 320GB HD(system), 400GB HD (storage), 1TB HD (Photo/design work), External 400gb HD (Backup/storage). 2 LaCie 321 color correct monitors.

Server/DVR -
Powermac G4 Dual 500MHz 1GB RAM - 160GB Sata HD (system), 400GB HD (Music/iPhoto), 1TB HD (photo/design work back up).

AEBS w/400GB External HD (Backups)

Also 120GB Western Digital self powered USB drive for traveling w/PC laptop (until I can afford a Macbook Pro).

So where are the pics?

 

[daneoni]

That would make it even harder to see the details on the screen! No thanks, I'd take a 13.3"

Thats subjective. I personally find the resolution of Apple's desktop monitors (iMac/ACD) to be perfect. The DPI on Apple's laptops is already very high, especially on hi res screen for 17" MBP, makes me put my head closer to the screen.

Hmm to each his own as you say. I'd prefer it if the 13" laptops had 1330x768 resolutions and 12" screens get 1280x800 but thats just me. What can i say...i like pixels but can adapt easily to most resolutions either way

I would need an Apple USB keyboard for a 12" MB, which would defeat the whole purpose of having one for me.

I like a full key-set.

The 12" PB uses the same full size keyboard that you find in 15/17" PBs/MBPs

 

[mrwizardno2]

Well im not ashamed to admit I do that on a daily basis. My gf gets pissed though when I send an ichat video invitation while on the throne.

Hahahahahahahahahaha. I'm going to have to try that one.

 

[djbahdow01]

So where are the pics?

Will get to that sometime today, got a lot of work though will post an update soon with them.

 

[bwiissofly]

Here is my latest setup; I haven't finished it yet though. Got rid of the iMac, and plan on getting a new printer, backup HD, and a BT MM. Would like to get an external display later on, but I mainly use my MacBook on my bed so there isn't really a point.

Why did you get rid of the iMac?
You seemed pretty gung-ho about it when you received it for Christmas.

 

[neverownedapc]

i'm almost scared to show my set-up.

 

[bc008]

setup as follows:

15" MBP 2.4 GHz, 250 GB HD, 2 GB RAM
8GB iPhone
Small Silver Bamboo Fun
Horrible Philips speakers

I just added the worktable to the left because i needed room to actually do homework on my desk, a little late though because its summer now..

random items:
VIKA IKEA table
random IKEA lamps
DOKUMENT IKEA stuff
Chrysler building from target
Office Space calender

 

[Killyp]

i'm almost scared to show my set-up.

Oh go on, we won't laugh that much

 

[toolbox]

Here is mine. lol

Thats lol nice work, just need a tv in there and your set

I have done that a few times, normally it's when i have to type something for a meeting or when i was at school doing a essay in the morning because i couldn't be bothered the night before

 

[iMpathetic]

Why did you get rid of the iMac?
You seemed pretty gung-ho about it when you received it for Christmas.

Oh my God, he really got rid of it?

It's computer soul will haunt you for the rest of your days.

 

[cleanup]

Dell decided to have a fire at their warehouse and delay my order for a month or two so I decided to take my business elsewhere.

Acer AL2216WBD. Brilliant! And a bargain at only $199.

If only I could run clamshell mode with the battery. I'm tempted to take the battery out and simply have the MacBook run off of the MagSafe. Is that possible? I know it is with most PC laptops but I'm not sure how the MacBook's circuitry works.

 

[eXan]

If only I could run clamshell mode with the battery. I'm tempted to take the battery out and simply have the MacBook run off of the MagSafe. Is that possible? I know it is with most PC laptops but I'm not sure how the MacBook's circuitry works.

Not recommended.

 

[cleanup]

Not recommended.

Why's that? I don't believe I'll ever accidentally knock my MagSafe off. I'm just a little sick of having to plug the MagSafe in when I wanna run in clamshell mode, plus the whole deal with having to put the MacBook to sleep then waking it up... I'm running it off battery right now, but the MacBook is open, so it's driving two displays. If I can do that using the battery, why the flying ham can't I have the lid closed while on battery? It seems driving two displays would be worse.

Also, anyone know why when I leave the computer for a bit in clamshell mode, when the display turns off or the MacBook goes to sleep, it's impossible to get it to wake up without disconnecting the display first?

Thanks.

 

[iMpathetic]

Not recommended.

So, is having a desktop not recommended, either?

I see no reason not to.

 

[Benjamindaines]

Why's that? I don't believe I'll ever accidentally knock my MagSafe off. I'm just a little sick of having to plug the MagSafe in when I wanna run in clamshell mode, plus the whole deal with having to put the MacBook to sleep then waking it up... I'm running it off battery right now, but the MacBook is open, so it's driving two displays. If I can do that using the battery, why the flying ham can't I have the lid closed while on battery? It seems driving two displays would be worse.

Also, anyone know why when I leave the computer for a bit in clamshell mode, when the display turns off or the MacBook goes to sleep, it's impossible to get it to wake up without disconnecting the display first?

Thanks.

So, is having a desktop not recommended, either?

I see no reason not to.

Runs at half speed without the battery

 

[iMpathetic]

Runs at half speed without the battery

Not with my Powerbook, it didn't!

 

[Benjamindaines]

Not with my Powerbook, it didn't!

New Intel thing

 

[eXan]

Why's that? I don't believe I'll ever accidentally knock my MagSafe off. I'm just a little sick of having to plug the MagSafe in when I wanna run in clamshell mode, plus the whole deal with having to put the MacBook to sleep then waking it up... I'm running it off battery right now, but the MacBook is open, so it's driving two displays. If I can do that using the battery, why the flying ham can't I have the lid closed while on battery? It seems driving two displays would be worse.

Also, anyone know why when I leave the computer for a bit in clamshell mode, when the display turns off or the MacBook goes to sleep, it's impossible to get it to wake up without disconnecting the display first?

Thanks.

So, is having a desktop not recommended, either?

I see no reason not to.

Without the battery the CPU runs at half of its clock speed to prevent the power usage greater than Magsafe can provide. Apple recommends to keep the battery in in its support documents.

 

[ryannel2003]

Why did you get rid of the iMac?
You seemed pretty gung-ho about it when you received it for Christmas.

I was really sad to get rid of. Best computer i've ever owned; however when I got my MacBook, I started using it more. A whole lot more. So I made the decision to make the MacBook my main computer (which it kinda already was) and sell the iMac. With the money I get from the sale, I'm buying an iCurve, BT Keyboard/MM, and 500GB External HD. Also have another 2GB stick on order that will make for a total of 4GB (pulled 2GB from iMac).

However, I will really miss my iMac. I had always wanted one, but I thought it was wasteful for it to sit on the desk unused. I should've gotten an iMac to begin with, but I'm hard headed and don't listen to what people say most of the time.

 

[neverownedapc]

Oh go on, we won't laugh that much

i'm not really worried about that. i just don't want to be that single guy who blows a little too much money. give me a month or so so i can reconfigure my set-up for my new toys.

as for the rest of your guys, nice set-ups. you've really given me some ideas so when i rip my set-up down this month and then put it all back together, it'll be "fly".

 

[lost eden]

It is apcupsd's cgi output (think I installed with apt-get as an option) and have an apache on that box.

Am working on how to get the linux box to broadcast when theres is an outage and the APC levels are dangerously low so the Macs on the network can shut themselves down.

Thanks, I didn't know about the CGI package.

Without the battery the CPU runs at half of its clock speed to prevent the power usage greater than Magsafe can provide.

Am I the only one who's going to call BS on that? You're saying that the Magsafe doesn't provide enough juice to power the MacBook when it's under full load & has to draw from the battery to supplement it's output? If this were true, the battery would actually discharge whilst plugged into the AC if you left the machine doing heavy work.

The MacBook's Magsafe is rated at 60.225W. The MacBook is rated at 60.225W. The MacBook does not draw from the battery when the Magsafe is connected.

 

[daneoni]

Am I the only one who's going to call BS on that? You're saying that the Magsafe doesn't provide enough juice to power the MacBook when it's under full load & has to draw from the battery to supplement it's output? If this were true, the battery would actually discharge whilst plugged into the AC if you left the machine doing heavy work.

The MacBook's Magsafe is rated at 60.225W. The MacBook is rated at 60.225W. The MacBook does not draw from the battery when the Magsafe is connected.

I can vouch that this is true, i don't know why...personally i don't think it makes sense but go figure

When i had a Core Duo MacBook Pro and tried to remove the battery because i didn't want it discharging whilst running my ACD as was the case with my previous PowerBook, Core Duo temp would report that i was running at 1GHz instead of the full 2.16 EVEN when i was doing CPU intensive tasks

 

[Techguy172]

Thanks, I didn't know about the CGI package.


Am I the only one who's going to call BS on that? You're saying that the Magsafe doesn't provide enough juice to power the MacBook when it's under full load & has to draw from the battery to supplement it's output? If this were true, the battery would actually discharge whilst plugged into the AC if you left the machine doing heavy work.

The MacBook's Magsafe is rated at 60.225W. The MacBook is rated at 60.225W. The MacBook does not draw from the battery when the Magsafe is connected.

Intel Put this into it's new Core Lineup

 

[eXan]

Am I the only one who's going to call BS on that? You're saying that the Magsafe doesn't provide enough juice to power the MacBook when it's under full load & has to draw from the battery to supplement it's output? If this were true, the battery would actually discharge whilst plugged into the AC if you left the machine doing heavy work.

The MacBook's Magsafe is rated at 60.225W. The MacBook is rated at 60.225W. The MacBook does not draw from the battery when the Magsafe is connected.

Sometimes, I repeat s o m e t i m e s MacBook (Pro) c a n draw more power that MacSafe can provide. This is proved by the fact that fully charged battery sometimes reports the charge of 99 or other different that 100% number, and of course by Apple's official support documents.

You can argue forever, but you can't deny the truth.

 

[lost eden]

I can vouch that this is true, i don't know why...personally i don't think it makes sense but go figure

Apple can probably cut production costs by shipping underpowered supplies, because 99% of their clientelle won't use their machines hard enough for it to be an issue.

Sometimes, I repeat s o m e t i m e s MacBook (Pro) c a n draw more power that MacSafe can provide.

Is there the same problem with MacBooks?

This is proved by the fact that fully charged battery sometimes reports the charge of 99 or other different that 100% number

There are many other things that can cause a charge to remain at 97-99% rather than 100%, most notably the condition of the battery. In fact, although my MacBook has been idling on the AC adaptor for the last 5 hours, the battery hasn't shifted from 96%.

and of course by Apple's official support documents.

Got a link? Quite an interesting topic!