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

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drewsof07

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Benguitar said:
Replying to my comment was a stupid thing to do.

If you guys aren't against the 24's than why did you recommend 23's :confused:

23's - older - smaller - less pixels

Obsolete :rolleyes:
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FAIL :rolleyes:

If it were me I would recommend dual Alu 23"s entirely due to the interface. Who needs a macbook charger on their desktop tower?? :confused:
Also, if you want to use it with any computer other than a new Mac (right now) you cannot because of the mini displayport technology.

And also, your information about "less pixels" is entirely false.
Both the 23" HD cinema display and new 24" LED display have res'n of 1920x1200, so if anything the 23" has a higher pixel density.
They are superior displays (IMO) and it has nothing to do with the screen coating.
 
taylorwilsdon

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Benguitar said:
Replying to my comment was a stupid thing to do.

If you guys aren't against the 24's than why did you recommend 23's :confused:

23's - older - smaller - less pixels

Obsolete :rolleyes:
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Because you have no idea what you're talking about.

23 is smaller and has the same amount of pixels, meaning it has a higher pixel pitch and creates a more pleasing image to the eyes. Furthermore, it has a matte screen coating rather than a piece of glass in front of it, making it the only option if your work requires color accuracy.

Swing and a miss.
 
neiltc13

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uujamchen said:
Just picked up a Quad 2.66 Mac Pro, 6GB Ram, 640GB HD x2. Still undecided on my display set-up: Dual 24" LED, dual 23" ACD, or a single 30" ACD. Obviously, I'll either have to wait for a refurbished 23" (apple store) or find a new/used one on ebay. Cheers
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Your pictures make the difference between the displays so vivid. I wish Apple were still going down the silver frame route because it looks much better. I have the LED display but I think the black rim is ugly. If I had a Mac Pro like you I wouldn't hesitate to make sure my setup was that lovely aluminium and none of this black craziness.
 
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Just got my Samsung 22" inch screen:)

i really want to buy a mount kit, so i can have it on the wall, but its a firewall behind, so i think its a bit hard to get the mount kit on the wall..

Someone here knows a great USB-HUB thats like mac stylish?:D

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drewsof07

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andrewdale said:
Thanks for the clean-up, Mods.



Would love information on this too, as my wife needs a powered 7-port hub for her iMac BAD!
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Ha yeah, thanks mods :)

I found this hub awhile back, it looks pretty sturdy. A little pricey, but if you NEED 7 ports instead of 4 this would be the way to go.
 
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Sorry for bad quality, took it with camera phone as I cant really be bothered to get the proper camera out :rolleyes:

Anyway, my mum just got a new laptop today, so I have taken her 20" screen and now my MBP is being used as a desktop :D Also took the speakers off her hands, as she doesn't need them ;) Have got better, Z-2300s in my room but I prefer having them on my PS3/360. Next thing I am to do is save up for either a widescreen 20" or 22".
 

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Just moved to Colorado from Pennsylvania and got the home office setup..

MacBook Air 2nd Generation Vista Ultimate and OS X
Dell E-6400 - Work machine used for VPN - Windows XP Pro
Dell Optiplex 755 - Clients machine that I use for VPN connectivity using RSA VPN Windows Vista Ultimate
Old Dell laptop running Aterisk* phone server for Polycom phone. SIP Trunks brought in through Linksys WRT610N with MyBook and Comcast Business Class.

I tried to clean up the wiring as much as possible, but it is what it is.

All machines on the desktop run Synergy with the MBA as the server.

Also sometime during the day tomorrow Geek Squad will be coming to mount two 37" tv's on the wall. One for Video Conferencing using Cisco telepresence and one for CNN / headline news.

Last picture is why I love working from home. View from the office window, it just too tempting though sometimes!
 

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CBlasek said:
Just moved to Colorado from Pennsylvania and got the home office setup..

MacBook Air 2nd Generation Vista Ultimate and OS X
Dell E-6400 - Work machine used for VPN - Windows XP Pro
Dell Optiplex 755 - Clients machine that I use for VPN connectivity using RSA VPN Windows Vista Ultimate
Old Dell laptop running Aterisk* phone server for Polycom phone. SIP Trunks brought in through Linksys WRT610N with MyBook and Comcast Business Class.

I tried to clean up the wiring as much as possible, but it is what it is.

All machines on the desktop run Synergy with the MBA as the server.

Also sometime during the day tomorrow Geek will be coming to mount two 37" tv's on the wall. One for Video Conferencing using Cisco telepresence and one for CNN / headline news.

Last picture is why I love working from home. View from the office window, it just too tempting though sometimes!
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So what is it that you do for a living? Cause that is one kick ass looking setup you have
 
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toolbox said:
So what is it that you do for a living? Cause that is one kick ass looking setup you have
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I work for a consulting agency. The company does Business Tools Architecture assesments. I specialize in Systems Architecture and Integration.
 
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Ok here is my new setup, not as neat as i would like it but i am out of time with this room until i get my front of my house cleaned up

On the left i have my MBP hooked up to my dual displays. The other two laptops, i was using chrono sync to make sure they have everything the MBP has. The pic on the right is my Windows rig, and my firewall box is also sitting on top of it too and of course my switch and modem and the Easter egg.
 

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MacBook'06

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toolbox said:
Ok here is my new setup, not as neat as i would like it but i am out of time with this room until i get my front of my house cleaned up

On the left i have my MBP hooked up to my dual displays. The other two laptops, i was using chrono sync to make sure they have everything the MBP has. The pic on the right is my Windows rig, and my firewall box is also sitting on top of it too and of course my switch and modem and the Easter egg.
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What are you using to attach dual displays to the MBP? I am looking to set up a similar config and am wanting advice on what device to use.
Could you still use your laptop screen as well if you wanted? How is the performance?
 
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MacBook'06 said:
What are you using to attach dual displays to the MBP? I am looking to set up a similar config and am wanting advice on what device to use.
Could you still use your laptop screen as well if you wanted? How is the performance?
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I use a matrox dual head 2 go for my dual displays, they offer a triple head version which gives you 3 DVI outputs where the dual head gives you 2 DVI outputs

It just spans your desktop across 2 lcds, so you don't get to have the menu bar on one screen - the menu bar is the right the way across both screens. That was a paint for me when i first bought it but i have gotten used to it. How ever if you use it with windows based environment like in VMware. There are drivers to allow you to have the true dual displays
 
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