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Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present! (Part 8)

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FadeToBlack

FadeToBlack

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Here is how my setup looks if I'm not on the couch. Dining room table setup, FTW! :cool:

2.0GHz White MacBook (current model)
2GB RAM
120GB HD
SuperDrive

12 oz. bottle of Heineken.

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dmmcintyre3

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My PowerBook leaves the desk all the time. It usually makes it to the bed or a sofa. It rarely leaves the house. It used to leave the house every week day and got a full cycle on the battery every week day.
 
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dmmcintyre3

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rogersmj said:
Here's a quick shot of my setup after I got my 24" iMac today.

The iMac is replacing a Hackintosh (which itself replaced a 20" iMac a little over a year ago), which is currently hooked up to the 20" Dell behind the far MBP; I'm currently pulling my files off of it over the network. Going to take 12+ hours...even with a gigabit network, 700GB is a lot.

The iMac is a refurb 2.8 GHz model. I got it for $1200, then as soon as I got it today I ripped it apart and popped in a Western Digital 1TB drive I bought from NewEgg for $90 and put in 4GB of RAM I got for $25 from Amazon. All in all, a pretty dang nice machine for a little over $1300. I'm quite happy with it so far. Way better than the 20" iMac I used to have.

Attached to the iMac is my Dell 2407wfp; then there's the two MacBook Pros (both belong to work). The closed one in the foreground is my outgoing one, a 2.2 GHz glossy-screen 100GB maxed out with 3GB of RAM. Since I'm buddy-buddy with the IT guy, I got a "stealth upgrade" out of cycle to the newer MBP (the open one), which is a 2.4GHz LED-backlit model with a 160GB drive and 4GB of RAM. I need my 4GB, baby.

Not pictured: the D-Link NAS I also bought this week (will be 1.5TB), my wife's Blackbook, or the Mac Mini attached to the plasma TV running Plex.
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What do you do for work?
 
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NRose8989

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Re-arranged my set-up...

BTW...

Dell 22" in portrait mode + MacRumors.com + the "green button" == Awesome!!! I can read an entire thread without ever scrolling!!!!

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Teleport + two Macs == Awesome!!!
 

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dmmcintyre3

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NRose8989 said:
Re-arranged my set-up...

BTW...

Dell 22" in portrait mode + MacRumors.com + the "green button" == Awesome!!! I can read an entire thread without ever scrolling!!!!

&

Teleport + two Macs == Awesome!!!
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Bet you cant read this one without scrolling!
 
rogersmj

rogersmj

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Mackilroy said:
What are you going to do with the Hackintosh?
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Probably sell it on Craigslist (wiped clean, of course). It's a pretty nice machine...a 2.53 (I think?) Core 2 Duo clocked at 2.8 GHz, 4GB of RAM, 400GB main drive, fanless dual-DVI (rare in PC world) Nvidia 7300GS video card, a Gigabyte DS3-R motherboard with more connections than you can possibly ever use, and an Antec Sonata III case that's ultra-quiet.

blair.harringto said:
Rogersmj,

Is that a mx revolution mouse i see in your set up? and the allsop metal art mouse pad? i have the mx revolution and wanted to get the allsop metal art pad as it would match perfectly with my glass desk, etc, but i wasn't sure how the metal art mouse pad handled the mx revolution (a laser mouse). the allsop website talks about using the metal art pad with an optical mouse but i have found no reviews online where they tie in laser mouse with that specific pad. any words would be greatly appreciated!!!!
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It's a VX revolution, but yes that's an Allsop metal mouse pad. It's quite old, I've had it for a long time. It works well. The mousing surface itself isn't actually metal--it seems to be more like some kind of ultra-hard plastic. The frame is metal, though. I like the stability of it but it's kind of ruined my desk. It's got one of those rubber non-slip pads underneath that has over time fused bits of itself to the finish on my desk. If you've got a glass desk though that won't be a problem.
 
steviem

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My setup at the moment, using my old G4 Mac Mini, all of the media data is on my server though.

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The AA Batteries on my keyboard ran out, hence the need to use my wired keyboard at the moment, The picture of inside my knee is because I recently had surgery on it to repair a cartilage repair, lol.
 
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Stormbringer

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mac88 said:
How do you like your Acer monitor? I'm torn between that one or the Dell SP2309W. I have been wanting a monitor but I can't seem to figure out from these two the right one.
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I'm very happy with it. I found it for €190 = $250 and I think that's one of the cheapest options for a Full HD monitor with DVI. The design is great too, and the touch-buttons are very sleek. Acer is not known for a very good quality, but I can't say anything bad about it. It's build well, nicely finished... Maybe because it's a new model.

Your Dell should be a bit better though regarding the screen quality, and I like the even more minimalistic design. And the resolution is a bit higher.

So choose for yourself if you want to spend a bit more for the Dell. But I can tell you that the Acer is much better than I expected, very pleased with it!
 
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courtnej

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SO Ive noticed a few people have an additional monitor attached to their iMacs - just wondering what connection I need to get to connect an acer monitor to my own iMac - is it the displayport to VGA Adapter?

Also out of interest what do people use their additional monitors for?
 
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LERsince1991

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pudrums said:
@LERsince1991: I love your posters at the wall!
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Cheers man :p
Do you mean the painting of the dancers or the wall plastered with photos?

Wiredrawn said:
A2 Product Design? Nice, I'm taking the same course, I was going to make a desk too, but decided instead to build a bass instead. :cool:

I read through the desk build thread, nice! Considering how seriously you take design, I take it you are going to uni for design? Where abouts?
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Cheers, cool, A2 product design is the best :p
Theres one thing building a bass but you didn't design it? ...
Did you buy a kit or work all the wood yourself? Thing is I don't know where you can get marks for just 'building' something, not designing it and no innovation. Don't want to put you down btw, I'm just curious.

Yup, I'm going to uni to study architecture because its the most challenging design course availiable. At the moment it looks as though I may be going to Nottingham Trent but I haven't accepted anything yet. What about you?

I need to get myself a dslr but I probs can't afford it unless I get a scholarship that I've applied to. Up to £10500 a year :p fingers crossed, I think I have to do soem presentations to some companies that may decide to sponsor me... I'm not good at presentations.
 
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LERsince1991

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courtnej said:
SO Ive noticed a few people have an additional monitor attached to their iMacs - just wondering what connection I need to get to connect an acer monitor to my own iMac - is it the displayport to VGA Adapter?

Also out of interest what do people use their additional monitors for?
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Personally, when using design programs like CS4 or Sketchup or hypershot, its good to have a second monitor to layout all the palettes and toolbars, makes one screen free for fully seeing what your doing without being covered in windows and pallettes.

Also really good to have it when doing most stuff, say have itunes open on one and your web browser on the other. Doing work? Have the biggest resouce ever on your left (internet) and word (or whatever you want) on your other. Its well useful for everything really.
 
rogersmj

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courtnej said:
SO Ive noticed a few people have an additional monitor attached to their iMacs - just wondering what connection I need to get to connect an acer monitor to my own iMac - is it the displayport to VGA Adapter?

Also out of interest what do people use their additional monitors for?
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When I'm doing web design I need a lot of stuff laid out and visible at once -- the code, the mockup, and the site itself. Having space for a movie to be playing is nice too :)

If your Acer monitor has DVI (most LCDs made in the last few years do), go with the mini DisplayPort -> DVI adapter (assuming you have the newest iMac; if not get the mini DVI -> DVI adapter, which is what I use). Always use DVI if it's available rather than VGA.
 
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