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Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present!
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ye mrrogers it looks very nice and clean and very light i like it alot!
What speakers are they? Logitech Z4's? becuase im looking at getting i half decent 2.1 system because i have 5.1 but i dont need them... im planning on selling them. Also im looking at adding a Mac Mini soon
as desktop before i get my MBP on the new revisions.
What speakers are they? Logitech Z4's? becuase im looking at getting i half decent 2.1 system because i have 5.1 but i dont need them... im planning on selling them. Also im looking at adding a Mac Mini soon
as desktop before i get my MBP on the new revisions.
ye mrrogers it looks very nice and clean and very light i like it alot!
What speakers are they? Logitech Z4's? becuase im looking at getting i half decent 2.1 system because i have 5.1 but i dont need them... im planning on selling them. Also im looking at adding a Mac Mini soon
Those are Z-2200s. Very nice 2.1 speakers. I ditched my Z-5500 5.1 system for them because I had no need for 5.1 anymore.
It's an Allsop metal mouse pad I bought at Best Buy a little over a year ago when I was looking for a way to spend Christmas gift cards I had received. I didn't really know what to expect, but it's been wonderful. Smooth, stable (the whole bottom surface is a grippy rubber material -- it does not move unless you want it to), tracks well, and I think it was only about $15.
V270
I like it a lot as my mobile mouse, it feels good and it's bluetooth...but it doesn't have enough buttons. I would love to have a back button and another button for Expose. I haven't found a Bluetooth mouse I like with enough buttons that's also fairly portable.
Several updates here!
1. Most notably, the Dell 700m has been sold off and replaced with a black MacBook! 2.0GHz Core Duo, currently 1GB of RAM (going to 2GB soon), 80GB hard drive, dual-layer DVD burner. VERY nice machine, got a great deal on it and now I am completely Mac (except for the server of course, thats Linux).
2. Added gigabit ethernet. MUCH faster than the old 10/100. Also, I moved all the networking stuff (router, switch, etc), my USB hub, and all my charge/sync cables to the keyboard tray that I dont use; you can see it under where the MacBook is placed on the desk. That cleaned up a lot of cable clutter on the desk.
3. Sold the Logitech S530 set and got an Apple Bluetooth keyboard and Logitech VX Revolution mouse.
My past workstation shots can be seen at http://rogersmj.com/tech/workstations.
Coming soon a new custom built desk!
Nice update!
Our setups are remarkably similar actually....
1) Howcome you sold the Logitech m/k set? I also ended up getting the bt kb! (and the bt mm)
2) Why'd you sell the 700m? Is the macbook much faster?
3) Do you find that music sounds just as good on those speakers as on the old 5.1 set? I actually got the Z-5450 (wireless) but I had to give them back because they interefered with my mouse. I am now speakerless
and not sure which ones to get.Overall, I love the setup!
FYI: Your site incorrectly detects that I'm using IE when I'm using Safari. Oh, and it's REALLY messed up when using Safari.
A little updates...new MacBook connected to 20" ACD
windows PC connected to 23" ACD
both
a little fun
don't tell me that too many HDs it's only part
boneca
new MacBook connected to 20" ACD
windows PC connected to 23" ACD
both
a little fun
boneca
Shouldn't the MacBook deserve the 23"?
a little fun
don't tell me that too many HDs it's only part
So... I need an extra hard drive... wanna send me some?
Nice update!
Our setups are remarkably similar actually....
1) Howcome you sold the Logitech m/k set? I also ended up getting the bt kb! (and the bt mm)
2) Why'd you sell the 700m? Is the macbook much faster?
3) Do you find that music sounds just as good on those speakers as on the old 5.1 set? I actually got the Z-5450 (wireless) but I had to give them back because they interefered with my mouse. I am now speakerless
Overall, I love the setup!
1. I liked the Logitech set, but decided I liked the Apple keyboard even more. I hate the MM though. Love the free-flying scroll wheel on the Revolution.
2. Why did I sell the 700m? Because it's not a Mac, and once I got used to working on a Mac I had to have one on the go. It was also a little over two years old, which is pretty long for me to keep a piece of technology. And yes, the MacBook is a crapton faster than the 700m was.
3. Yes, the sound is pretty comparable. Maybe lacking a touch in the high range, but overall very good.
I know
I am appropriately humiliated. I hacked together that design well before I ever had a Mac or, honestly, cared at all about Safari. And I was still learning my way around Wordpress theming, so I didn't devote as much effort as I should have to cross-browser compatibility. My main mission was just to insult IE users I have a fantastic design idea, and as soon as I get the time I'm going to be implementing it 100% for all browsers.
don't tell me that too many HDs it's only part
boneca
Yeah I've got about that many...but they're all dead. I don't know quite why I keep them.
Maybe it's because you want to properly dispose of them?
Throwing them in the trash is bad for the environment because mercury can seep into groundwater.
1. I liked the Logitech set, but decided I liked the Apple keyboard even more. I hate the MM though. Love the free-flying scroll wheel on the Revolution.
2. Why did I sell the 700m? Because it's not a Mac, and once I got used to working on a Mac I had to have one on the go. It was also a little over two years old, which is pretty long for me to keep a piece of technology. And yes, the MacBook is a crapton faster than the 700m was.
3. Yes, the sound is pretty comparable. Maybe lacking a touch in the high range, but overall very good.
I know
Lmao, now I have a good excuse to ditch my 700m for a Mac! I'm just waiting for an ultraportable Macbook though!
Yup, the bt keyboard is incredible! I truly love the feel of it. I actually had the MX Rev but I gave it back. It felt great in the hand, but I found the scroll wheel annoying in the sense that it would always switch back and forth, and I always found myself tweaking the settings. I love the frictionless mode, but I was too annoyed changing the settings all the tiem. However, the real reason I gave it back was because it was interfering with my LOGITECH wireless speakers (mouse was jumpy). I gave it back and bought a bt mm thinking it wouldnt interfere (it still does..only then I relaized BT is on the same channel as RF!). However,now that Im using it, the MM feels good, and it matches!
I think i'll end up going with those speakers. I realzie I don't really watch movies that much so 5.1 isnt really necessary. I really want the best music performance.
Once again, great setup! I will post once Apple sends me a new iMac (had to get my 24" replaced!!)
I also just got a Logitech VX Revolution and I love it, I think it's the best mouse ever. (Tried the MX revolution but felt it was too big) And nice setup, although why are you using an ACD with a PC? Wouldn't the MacBook be much better suited for it?
Uh...what?
Oops, I think he meant to quote boneca.
Uh...what?
Sorry, I got confused too, maybe I shouldn't solely rely on Mail to read the thread
. That part should have been referring to boneca.
Oh, yeah, probably. Didn't occur to me, because the mouse comment was obviously directed at me.
I've changed things up a bit since last posting. I used to have my X360, like everthing else, hooked up to my HDTV. But I continuosly found myself at the computer desk, then switching back to my bed to play games, back to the computer. So, I got a VGA cable for my X360, and now with the press of a button on my monitor, I can go from this:
...to this:
And lastly, just a wide shot of the room:
A bad last pic, I may take another one later...
...to this:
And lastly, just a wide shot of the room:
A bad last pic, I may take another one later...
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