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Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present!

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Mac 1: (For my business, Art, Photoshop, web design, general work), Dual 2.0 GHz 4GB RAM, 256MB v-card, 500GB Lacie, 20" Apple Monitor, Aluminum Powerbook, 1GB RAM, Superdrive.

Mac 2: (Pretty much all music) Mini, 1GB RAM, SuperDrive, Viewsonic VP171B, M-Audio Ozone, 30GB iPod, JBL OnStage iPod dock, TDK 40 watt speaker system.

PC World: (Software testing, gaming, chasing viruses) Sony Vaio 3.2 GHz Media Center, 2 GB RAM, Dual Drive, 512MB V-card, Viewsonic VP201B 20" LCD, Sony Vaio PCG-691L wireless micro laptop.
 

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DarkBlue-G5 said:
First post here! Thought I'd start with my rig, my pride and joy...

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PowerMac G5 (dual 2.7GHz CPUs, 2GB RAM)
Maxtor 250GB
Western Digital Caviar 160GB
Airport Extreme
30" ACD (the goliath next to my IBM Thinkpad)
iSight
Matias Tactile Pro Keyboard (the best keyboard I've ever owned)
Logitech G7 Mouse - with a little help from USB Overdrive (the best mouse I've ever owned)
Altec Lansing 2100 Speaker set
40GB 3G iPod

I found the gorgeous desktop wallpaper at deviantART.
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you have absolutely made me hate you o so much :D
 
DarkBlue-G5 said:
Don't hate me: this is my first Mac, I'm making up for lost time! :)
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Regardless, we pretty much all hate you....but it's only due to ridiculous amounts of envy... ;)

Still waiting for my setup to be complete, will still be a little while...:(
 
DarkBlue-G5 said:
First post here! Thought I'd start with my rig, my pride and joy...

my_rig.jpg


PowerMac G5 (dual 2.7GHz CPUs, 2GB RAM)
Maxtor 250GB
Western Digital Caviar 160GB
Airport Extreme
30" ACD (the goliath next to my IBM Thinkpad)
iSight
Matias Tactile Pro Keyboard (the best keyboard I've ever owned)
Logitech G7 Mouse - with a little help from USB Overdrive (the best mouse I've ever owned)
Altec Lansing 2100 Speaker set
40GB 3G iPod

I found the gorgeous desktop wallpaper at deviantART.
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As Borat would say, "Wa, wa, wee waaa!"

What a way to start your beautiful friendship with Apple!

Btw, I hate you too:p
 
My Apple Setup:

It took me a long while to find the table. I had an idea in my mind of what I wanted, but it was elusive. I finally found it at The Great Indoors in Chicago:
 

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kwajaln said:
It took me a long while to find the table. I had an idea in my mind of what I wanted, but it was elusive. I finally found it at The Great Indoors in Chicago:
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Wow you have no idea how much I hate you right now.... :rolleyes: :D
 
The table was $1,300 and it was absolutely worth every penny. The current iMacs are so beautiful that I really set out to find something that would compliment it well and I love the look. Thanks for the compliments.
 
So yeah, the lighting in my room is atrocious for photography. Sue me. But anyway, this setup includes: 20" ACD, Harmon/Kardon Soundsticks II, an iSight, a 30GB iPod, a Razer Pro mouse, and obviously my PB.
 

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Meyvn said:
So yeah, the lighting in my room is atrocious for photography. Sue me. But anyway, this setup includes: 20" ACD, Harmon/Kardon Soundsticks II, an iSight, a 30GB iPod, a Razer Pro mouse, and obviously my PB.
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Loving the PowerBook!!!!! Wow. Very nice. Professionally done, or did you do it?
 
Yes, it is a reflection. Quite high gloss, and EXTREMELY scratch resistant. I actually had to take photos of it from three different angles before I could get my own reflection out of the picture when getting the back of it. Yes, it was a Colorware job. Yes, it was worth it (seeing the lit-up white Apple logo on the black surface by itself is just amazing). It's sitting on an iLap, which I've found to be an excellent cooling and ergonomics solution.
 
That is by far the coolest thing i have ever seen.....ever.

Im totally feeling a black Imac.


Oh heres a pic of my setup. Bad pic. took it with my other camera really quick.
 

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I was lucky enough to get a mac keyboard to go along with an icurve, and a microsoft laser wireless mouse, for my 12" ibook. The only thing i'm questioning is if i should keep the wired keyboard or take it back and pay the difference for the wireless keyboard.

I was noticing the majority of pics posted here have set-ups that includea wireless keyboard. Now i obviously don't have anything that can compare with you guys, but would you take back the wired keyboard and pay the difference for a wireless, or why would you keep the wired keyboard. Thanks in advance guys.
 
DarkBlue-G5 said:
First post here! Thought I'd start with my rig, my pride and joy...

my_rig.jpg


PowerMac G5 (dual 2.7GHz CPUs, 2GB RAM)
Maxtor 250GB
Western Digital Caviar 160GB
Airport Extreme
30" ACD (the goliath next to my IBM Thinkpad)
iSight
Matias Tactile Pro Keyboard (the best keyboard I've ever owned)
Logitech G7 Mouse - with a little help from USB Overdrive (the best mouse I've ever owned)
Altec Lansing 2100 Speaker set
40GB 3G iPod

I found the gorgeous desktop wallpaper at deviantART.
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Was it really worth paying $150 for that keyboard? I love it and I think I want to move to wireless, but I just wondered if it was worth it. I mean keyboards get dirty, wear out (my space bar is half shinny because the texture wore off from use)...so I wondered.
 
jessica. said:
Was it really worth paying $150 for that keyboard? I love it and I think I want to move to wireless, but I just wondered if it was worth it. I mean keyboards get dirty, wear out (my space bar is half shinny because the texture wore off from use)...so I wondered.
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Yes, 100% absolutely yes. It was worth every penny, to me anyway. I'm in the UK, so I paid in pounds sterling rather than US dollars. The cost for the keyboard was £62 including shipping and taxes. Compare that with the £30-40 I would expect to pay for a so-called "multi-media keyboard" and I'm sure you can agree - I got a pretty good deal.

A product is worth whatever a customer is prepared to pay. As a programmer, I spend the vast majority of my computer time on the keyboard and, sadly, the standard Apple keyboard just doesn't cut it in this kind of environment.

Yes the keyboard will get dirty (I don't care, it's a tool - not an ornament). Yes it will eventually wear out or suffer mechanical failure (but there's a 5-year guarantee for peace of mind)... and yes, the characters might well wear off (but I'm a touch typist anyway so I can cope a little better with that than most).

Ultimately none of the potential drawbacks matter. What matters is that, at last, I have a keyboard that I am comfortable with. A keyboard that enhances my productivity rather than diminishing it.

By the way, the Matias Tactile Pro (http://matias.ca/tactilepro/) isn't a wireless keyboard. I wouldn't have bought it if it was - a wireless keyboard is no use to me.
 
I got a new desk! Actually, my dad and I built it. Finished and everything. Big difference, don't you think?
 

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zflauaus said:
I got a new desk! Actually, my dad and I built it. Finished and everything. Big difference, don't you think?
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Very nice! Looks like something you would buy from Ikea or the like. You should consider starting a desk-making business! :p
 
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