Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present!

[diehldun]

It's a screensaver called Fliqlo. I've had many comments about it on my laptop.

Hmm, I tried downloading that it wouldn't show up in system preferences...

 

[queshy]

Thanks! Actually, I built this desk myself one Saturday this past summer. The surface is comprised of four 1x8" white pine boards; they are glued and screwed to a frame of 1x2s that runs around the edges and has three additional cross-supports running front-to-back. Four basic metal legs hold it up. The only storage I have is a separate rolling filing cabinet I got from Staples years ago.

The varnish on it is a nice matte satin; however, it's very soft and I think I'm going to have to refinish it. It soaks up just about anything, so there's some stains on it already. I left my headphones sitting face-down on it for a couple hours and came back to find two black circles (from the foam ear protectors) soaked into the varnish.

I love your setup! What made you upgrade to the new iMac, if I may ask? To me, I don't see the value in ditching my 24" to get the new one - but I'm guessing you saw some value - was it the speed?

 

[blackslayer]

Mine

 

[steffi]

Shipping on an Ikea desk is about 3-4 times the price of the actual desk when you're buying at the low end. Has anybody here actually gone the Room & Board tabletop/legs route before?

 

[rogersmj]

I love your setup! What made you upgrade to the new iMac, if I may ask? To me, I don't see the value in ditching my 24" to get the new one - but I'm guessing you saw some value - was it the speed?

I had an opportunity to sell my white one at a great price, and get the EDU discount on the new one since my wife is still a student. Plus, I got the free iPod nano since I bought it during back-to-school season. After selling the nano, I actually made $50 on the upgrade. Since I like getting new shiny things as much as possible, I jumped at the opportunity. Not a necessary upgrade by any means, but since I had the chance I took it.

 

[rogersmj]

Shipping on an Ikea desk is about 3-4 times the price of the actual desk when you're buying at the low end.

That's actually what made me build my desk. I was about to order one of those nice, simple large Ikea desks but when I went to check out the shipping was like $200

 

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[queshy]

I had an opportunity to sell my white one at a great price, and get the EDU discount on the new one since my wife is still a student. Plus, I got the free iPod nano since I bought it during back-to-school season. After selling the nano, I actually made $50 on the upgrade. Since I like getting new shiny things as much as possible, I jumped at the opportunity. Not a necessary upgrade by any means, but since I had the chance I took it.

Wow, that's awesome! So you think it makes more sense to change your computer more frequently than normal? Because in effect, in 4 years my white iMac won't be worth very much...so I guess it makes sense to upgrade if you have a nice offer.

 

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