Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present (Part 9)

[Archon Gold]

New around here, just thought i'd share my setup.

Everything on the desk is less than a month old, the laptop wallpaper explains it all.

Setup:

13" MBP (New July 09 Edition) w/ Speck See Thru Satin and iKlear keyboard cover
The MBP has an upgraded 4GB ram kit from Crucial.com and 500GB WD Blue Scorpio HD
20 inch HP Monitor (HP 2009M) on Monoprice.com Monitor Arm
Rain Design M-Stand
Belkin 7 port USB Hub
Logitech Z-2300 2.1 Speaker System

Woo Halo 3 LE Xbox 360 one of the best consoles ever (i own one aswell)

 

[pudrums]

@azboricua: What iPhone case is that?

 

[thepawn]

Bard's Tale
Ultima III
Wasteland
Archon
Etc.

Those are some of the best video games ever written.

(though swap "Apple II" for "Commodore 64" for me for playing those. )

 

[azboricua]

Nice setup azboricua!

Have you thought about moving the dock and Menu to the larger screen? That is how I have mine setup, but whatever works for you.
Enjoy the Mac!

This is mine...sorry for the poor lighting

2006 Macbook, 2.0Ghz, 2GB RAM, 320GB HD. 24" HP LP2475w monitor. 500GB MyBook. Xbox 360. Amplifier for speakers.
It still chugs along taking everything I throw at it, so I hope it lasts till I finish uni!

Thanks, I usually do move my dock, lol, man Your setup is very nice too, I want your desk (very nice) and window. Only thing is all of my furniture is from Ikea and its that Brown-Black color. I kinda wish I would of gone the color of your desk.

Woo Halo 3 LE Xbox 360 one of the best consoles ever (i own one aswell)

I love the color of the Halo Edition.

@azboricua: What iPhone case is that?

Incase Slider found here: LINK

 

[Apple all life]

I got a green xbox in a regular xbox box. I guess it was a halo edition or something IDK. But I have 4 xbox 360s and each one has been replaced AT LEAST twice. I am not even joking. Two went down in the same night so I walked to gamestop and bought a ps3. Microsoft sucks in everything they make. O and I have 4 headsets and they have all been replaced too even more than the xbox 360s.

 

[iKristen]

Heres another updated pi of my setup

 

[bowzer]

also my photoshootingskills are ehhh nonexistent. Sorry 'bout that. It really does look a lot better in real

takin the piss! this shot is awesome... i love the way the keyboard and mouse look like their glowing and floating.

 

[iPoTmon]

New around here, just thought i'd share my setup.

Everything on the desk is less than a month old, the laptop wallpaper explains it all.

Setup:

13" MBP (New July 09 Edition) w/ Speck See Thru Satin and iKlear keyboard cover
The MBP has an upgraded 4GB ram kit from Crucial.com and 500GB WD Blue Scorpio HD
20 inch HP Monitor (HP 2009M) on Monoprice.com Monitor Arm
Rain Design M-Stand
Belkin 7 port USB Hub
Logitech Z-2300 2.1 Speaker System

whats the wallpaper on the big screen? :O

 

[Andrew Henry]

Just finished moving into my new place, and setting up my computer:

*Missing from the photo: Dell Mini 10v running 10.5.8, 15.4" MBP 2.2ghz SR, iPod Touch, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G.

And yes I know my Drobo is telling me I'm almost out of space!

Also I know that I need to get on zip tying these wires!

 

[Iglio]

intense mouse

 

[monkey86]

whats the wallpaper on the big screen? :O

yeah please let us know its awesome!

 

[-Ryan-]

Just finished moving into my new place, and setting up my computer:

<snip>

*Missing from the photo: Dell Mini 10v running 10.5.8, 15.4" MBP 2.2ghz SR, iPod Touch, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G.

And yes I know my Drobo is telling me I'm almost out of space!

Also I know that I need to get on zip tying these wires!

That's a nice setup. I've got the same monitor, and always wondered whether it would look "right" with two side-by-side, but it looks great . I also surprisingly like the pink Nano - very cute!

 

[kingthias]

Just finished moving into my new place, and setting up my computer:

<snip>

*Missing from the photo: Dell Mini 10v running 10.5.8, 15.4" MBP 2.2ghz SR, iPod Touch, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G.

And yes I know my Drobo is telling me I'm almost out of space!

Also I know that I need to get on zip tying these wires!

Is that USB hub built in to the desk or did you attach it yourself?
If you did it looks awesome

 

[pudrums]

I guess it's just a regular USB-Hub taped to the desk.

 

[drewsof07]

Everything on the desk is less than a month old, the laptop wallpaper explains it all.

Lol, thanks for rocking my wallpaper

 

[azboricua]

whats the wallpaper on the big screen? :O

yeah please let us know its awesome!

Here is the link to the image itself, LINK

Other beautiful ones can be found here: LINK

Lol, thanks for rocking my wallpaper

Thank you for creating it!!!!!!

 

[Andrew Henry]

Is that USB hub built in to the desk or did you attach it yourself?
If you did it looks awesome

I did it myself! Looks pretty sweet huh? I thought it turned out good, it also emits a blue glow onto the desk!


Thanks everyone for the compliments!

Andrew

 

[dfy]

takin the piss! this shot is awesome... i love the way the keyboard and mouse look like their glowing and floating.

To be honest, I like that shot also. But it was pure luck

Btw, I bought the VX Nano today, I'm super happy with my iMac now. It's been 3 weeks and nothing but positive things about my switch to Apple.
I have to say Windows 7 is not bad at all on my Acer netbook I installed today (MSDN), but if the Acer would take OSX (with working Wifi) I would install it in a heartbeat.

 

[rkdiddy]

Here is my setup.

It started as a MBP (not pictured) with a 24" ACD. I quickly learned that I missed having a home computer - so I sold my ACD on eBay and purchased (2) Dell 22" monitors. Great monitors!

I then recently purchased a new Mini to utilize the dual monitors - I'm lovin' it.

On the side of the desk, I have a Dell XPS 210 and a Viewsonic NextVision tuner connected to the Samsung monitor. This allows me to run a PC (or Slingbox) if I need to OR most of the time I watch cable TV on it.

Let me know your thoughts - cheers!

 

[Nuttydev]

Here is my setup.

It started as a MBP (not pictured) with a 24" ACD. I quickly learned that I missed having a home computer - so I sold my ACD on eBay and purchased (2) Dell 22" monitors. Great monitors!

I then recently purchased a new Mini to utilize the dual monitors - I'm lovin' it.

On the side of the desk, I have a Dell XPS 210 and a Viewsonic NextVision tuner connected to the Samsung monitor. This allows me to run a PC (or Slingbox) if I need to OR most of the time I watch cable TV on it.

Let me know your thoughts - cheers!

I like where you put the Mini, looks pretty cool there Wish I still had one haha.

 

[shamrock593]

Just bought a MBP last week, very happy with it. My iMac doesn't get much use now.

 

[jcrazyjj]

Just bought a MBP last week, very happy with it. My iMac doesn't get much use now.

crazy how that works huh? i now sit at my desk and use my mbp, infront of my imac.

 

[MacFanUK]

Here is my setup.

It started as a MBP (not pictured) with a 24" ACD. I quickly learned that I missed having a home computer - so I sold my ACD on eBay and purchased (2) Dell 22" monitors. Great monitors!

I then recently purchased a new Mini to utilize the dual monitors - I'm lovin' it.

On the side of the desk, I have a Dell XPS 210 and a Viewsonic NextVision tuner connected to the Samsung monitor. This allows me to run a PC (or Slingbox) if I need to OR most of the time I watch cable TV on it.

Let me know your thoughts - cheers!

Those monitors do look nice. I'm actually considering a similar setup - all depends on what happens with the iMac lineup over the next couple of months though.

Did you notice much difference switching from the 1920 x 1200 of the ACD to 1650 x 1050 of the Dells? I currently have a Samsung 23" which is 1900 x 1080 so wondering how I'll cope with lower resolutions.

 

[rkdiddy]

Those monitors do look nice. I'm actually considering a similar setup - all depends on what happens with the iMac lineup over the next couple of months though.

Did you notice much difference switching from the 1920 x 1200 of the ACD to 1650 x 1050 of the Dells? I currently have a Samsung 23" which is 1900 x 1080 so wondering how I'll cope with lower resolutions.

I've mentioned this before in other posts, but the ACD (minus the glossy panel) in my eyes is the pinnacle of monitors. From the LED backlighting to the sexy style - in my eyes every other monitor was a step down.

With that said - I haven't regretted my decision one bit. I find I'm so much more productive with two monitors - whether I'm web designing or simply multi-tasking - the setup is great. Assuming your monitor placement isn't too far away, I don't think the difference will be too great. The color reproduction and the crispness of the 2209wa is second to none for the price.

 

[MacFanUK]

I've mentioned this before in other posts, but the ACD (minus the glossy panel) in my eyes is the pinnacle of monitors. From the LED backlighting to the sexy style - in my eyes every other monitor was a step down.

With that said - I haven't regretted my decision one bit. I find I'm so much more productive with two monitors - whether I'm web designing or simply multi-tasking - the setup is great. Assuming your monitor placement isn't too far away, I don't think the difference will be too great. The color reproduction and the crispness of the 2209wa is second to none for the price.

Yeah, I agree with you completely about the ACD - it really is a gorgeous display. I actually prefer glossy panels on notebooks but matte on desktops (although the glossy display on the iMac is gorgeous too).

If I had the kind of money to buy 2 ACD's, I would without question, but for me the one thing that puts me off is not being able to use them with normal computers (I have a PC which I will likely be keeping as a test server unless I can get a good priced G4 Powermac).

Those Dell's also look very professional which is what I was looking for.