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I don't personally care for stickers, at all. Not on my Apple products at least. I'll admit, though, the girl who got her MBP through selling advertising on the back ended up with a really unique, cool looking machine. I wouldn't mind a nice laser-etched design.
 
yah its just personal opinion, but those stickers dont look good at all. I agree with the above post, the only way to make a computer look classy is a good quality laser etching. Too bad you have to have a mbp, pb or tower to do it.
 
I only apply stickers to Apple products I have more than one of... helps me easily tell them apart. Stickers are on my 2 iPod Shuffles, 2 PB batteries, 3 power adapters, etc..
 
yah its just personal opinion, but those stickers dont look good at all. I agree with the above post, the only way to make a computer look classy is a good quality laser etching. Too bad you have to have a mbp, pb or tower to do it.
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The intention wasn't to make it look 'classy'. The intention was to make it LESS inviting to a mugger/robber. Anyway, I'm not in the 'just another Mac fanboy' camp who all want an identical shiny white machine that they are so scared of getting scratched that they take home & polish every night.
 
lost eden said:
The intention wasn't to make it look 'classy'. The intention was to make it LESS inviting to a mugger/robber. Anyway, I'm not in the 'just another Mac fanboy' camp who all want an identical shiny white machine that they are so scared of getting scratched that they take home & polish every night.
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Maybe try adding some speed holes too, Flanders.
 
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I rearranged my set up again, and I got a shiny new 19 year old IBM Model M keyboard.

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And here is a link to my Flickr page for more pictures and annotations.

If you want more info on either my set up or my crazy keyboard addiction, check out my blog, Bound Up
 
DoFoT9 said:
wow man that is a nice keyboard...how is it good or bad???? what makes it so good>>?<<
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What true geek hasn't heard of the Model M? They were made by IBM (later Lexmark & Unicomp) in the mid/late 80's --> early 90's. The thing that makes them great is their use of a buckling spring setup underneath the keys, instead of a rubber membraine (most desktop keyboards) or scissor springs (most laptop keyboards). It gives the keys a much more tactile feel & means that you always know whether the key has been pressed successfully, as there is an nice *click* rather than a squidge of rubber. I'm not lucky enough to have a real Model M, but I do have a fairly nice buckling spring board from some Chinese company (thins has a DIN connector!).
 
Does anyone have a setup with a MBP and a 22" or 23" widescreen monitor? I am considering getting a Dell E228WFP and would like to see how big it is in relation to the MBP.
 
kellah said:
Does anyone have a setup with a MBP and a 22" or 23" widescreen monitor? I am considering getting a Dell E228WFP and would like to see how big it is in relation to the MBP.
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I'm getting a E228WFP as well, I'll let you know how it goes and post pictures.
 
kellah said:
Does anyone have a setup with a MBP and a 22" or 23" widescreen monitor? I am considering getting a Dell E228WFP and would like to see how big it is in relation to the MBP.
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I'm using my 15" MacBook Pro with a 22" ViewSonic monitor, so I'll post some pics for you. (Sorry about the crappy quality it's 4AM so low-light conditions and it was taken with my iPhone.)


Shot with iPhone at 2007-07-26


Shot with iPhone at 2007-07-26
 
Killyp said:
Never seen that setup before :rolleyes:
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So I guess I can't post an example of how the big the MacBook Pro looks next to a 22" display to help someone out just because I posted my setup before? :rolleyes:

EDIT:
The last time I posted my setup was over 2 months ago, and that is over 20 pages back.
 
lost eden said:
What true geek hasn't heard of the Model M? They were made by IBM (later Lexmark & Unicomp) in the mid/late 80's --> early 90's. The thing that makes them great is their use of a buckling spring setup underneath the keys, instead of a rubber membraine (most desktop keyboards) or scissor springs (most laptop keyboards). It gives the keys a much more tactile feel & means that you always know whether the key has been pressed successfully, as there is an nice *click* rather than a squidge of rubber. I'm not lucky enough to have a real Model M, but I do have a fairly nice buckling spring board from some Chinese company (thins has a DIN connector!).
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WWOOWW crickey... that is pretty amazing i suppose. i wonder why they dont make those keyboards anymore. too expensive, or not feasible...

am i a true nerd/geekz0r now?? cauz i know the history of the Model M??
 
xsphat said:
I rearranged my set up again, and I got a shiny new 19 year old IBM Model M keyboard.

And here is a link to my Flickr page for more pictures and annotations.

If you want more info on either my set up or my crazy keyboard addiction, check out my blog, Bound Up
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How exactly is that old keyboard hooked up to your mac? did you use some sort of switch to get it to convert the old keyboard connector (whatever type it may be) to a USB signal?
 
Jasonbot said:
How exactly is that old keyboard hooked up to your mac? did you use some sort of switch to get it to convert the old keyboard connector (whatever type it may be) to a USB signal?
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I went to RadioShack and found a PS/2 to USB adapter for $15, hooked it up and it works great. I called around and every single person I talked to was convinced that I meant a Playstation to USB adapter, so it is best to physically go to the store and find one yourself.

If you find a really old Model M, you may run into another problem - the first ones came with AT plugs, so you then need an AT to PS/2 and a PS/2 to USB adapter. Luckily my Model M is a PS/2 keyboard.

I like it a lot, and as someone else said, the tactile feedback and loud clicky noise is great for touch typing, and they are supposed to be better on the hands, which is a constant concern with me because I am a professional writer and I type about 15,000 words a week.
 
i wonder why they dont make those keyboards anymore. too expensive, or not feasible...
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It's all down to cost really. Nobody I know of makes buckling spring boards anymore, though there is the Matias Tactile Pro;

http://matias.ca/tactilepro/index.php

I like it a lot, and as someone else said, the tactile feedback and loud clicky noise is great for touch typing
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But not so good when you're pulling an all-night coding stint & your room-mate is trying to get to sleep!
 
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