Wow man, I didn't even remember making that post.
That's cool, though - a widescreen CRT monitor. Definitely the first one I've seen, and very cool, I must say.
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Wow man, I didn't even remember making that post.
That's cool, though - a widescreen CRT monitor. Definitely the first one I've seen, and very cool, I must say.
Wow man, I didn't even remember making that post.
That's cool, though - a widescreen CRT monitor. Definitely the first one I've seen, and very cool, I must say.
Yeah, the colors are amazing like an LCD, the blacks are deep and rich like a plasma, then you have the CRT advantage of allowing all sorts of resolutions without scaling to crap and back.
Only problem?
It weighs close to 100 lbs, and takes a lot of room. You can hook two computers up to it.
I believe the original price was close to 3,000 dollars, it was like 2,700 before tax/shipping.
I paid 0 for it. Was given it from the local community college at the computer user group I volunteer at, as they thought it was dead.
I musta swallowed a ton of pain medication after moving that down a flight of stairs.
I do like that dell. It's pretty actually.I don't know if this the best picture but this is my current setup. Maybe if Apple brings out a thin and light notebook with a dvd burner and a dedicated GPU i might think about replacing it.
Specs are 2.2 LED. Vista Ultimate 3GB. 250 5400.1GB Intel Turbo Memory.2GB Ready Boost. Fingerprint reader. N Wifi. Bluetooth. 8400GS. I also got it with a 4 year warranty at a pretty great price.
I have had 2 MBP's in the past and 1 iBook and one Apple Clamshell. Before then i was using PC notebooks.
Yeah, the colors are amazing like an LCD, the blacks are deep and rich like a plasma, then you have the CRT advantage of allowing all sorts of resolutions without scaling to crap and back.
Only problem?
It weighs close to 100 lbs, and takes a lot of room. You can hook two computers up to it.
I believe the original price was close to 3,000 dollars, it was like 2,700 before tax/shipping.
I paid 0 for it. Was given it from the local community college at the computer user group I volunteer at, as they thought it was dead.
I musta swallowed a ton of pain medication after moving that down a flight of stairs.
That's the thing I hate about CRT's, the weight and how much room they take up. That IS an awesome CRT you've got, though. And the price - WOW! That's insane.
My poor neglected PC with my old Mighty Mouse laying on it's keyboard (I'm a stop motion animator which is why I have all that clay over there - bit messy but I never use my PC... Until recently I used my PC to capture frames but MacHeist provided me with iStopmotion Good stuff. My PC is currently waiting there until I can afford an external hard drive to transfer everything onto my iMac. It's ethernet is too old and any wireless transfer takes too long, hogs my router and gets interrupted)
Anyway, my PC:
I swear I didn't fiddle around with it to make it look less appealing! XD
Because I swear this picture wasn't taken in the same room under the same lighting conditions
Good stuff. My PC is currently waiting there until I can afford an external hard drive to transfer everything onto my iMac. It's ethernet is too old and any wireless transfer takes too long, hogs my router and gets interrupted)Anyway, my PC:
I swear I didn't fiddle around with it to make it look less appealing! XD
Because I swear this picture wasn't taken in the same room under the same lighting conditions
this is my windows setup, which I'm perfectly happy with. It's a little messy too, oh well.
(The 2nd monitor on the right is no longer there, it broke)
At least I have a mac sticker
Specs:
e6300 overclocked to 3.01 ghz
2 gigs ddr2 800
8800GT
Gigabyte DS3-L motherboard
320 gig seagate hard drive, sata 3 gb/s.
Antec 900
HP w2007 monitor
Logitech z2300 speakers
320 gig external hard drive
Plays any game I throw at it
I used to have a Celeron D @ 3.2 ghz and a ati radeon x300. That sucked...
(The 2nd monitor on the right is no longer there, it broke
)
At least I have a mac sticker
Specs:
e6300 overclocked to 3.01 ghz
2 gigs ddr2 800
8800GT
Gigabyte DS3-L motherboard
320 gig seagate hard drive, sata 3 gb/s.
Antec 900
HP w2007 monitor
Logitech z2300 speakers
320 gig external hard drive
Plays any game I throw at it
I used to have a Celeron D @ 3.2 ghz and a ati radeon x300. That sucked...
My server/gaming box:
Specs:
CPU: Q6600 @ 3.3Ghz
HSF: Noctua NH-U12F w/ Noctua NF-S12
MoBo: Gigabyte 965P-S3 Rev 3.3
RAM: 4GB Transcend DDR2-667
GFX: Sapphire x1950PRO 256mb
HDD1: 250gb WD (on SATA)
HDD2: 320gb WD (on SATA)
HDD3: 500gb WD (on SATA)
Optical: LG GSA-H62N SATA
Case: Antec P182b w/ Noctua NF-S12
PSU: Corsair HX-620 620W
OS: XP Pro
Display: 22" Chimei CMV 221D
Display: 17" LG L1719S
Speakers: Logitech X-230
Headphones: Sony MDR-7506
KeyBoard: Logitech Ultra-Flat
Mouse: Logitech G5
Specs:
CPU: Q6600 @ 3.3Ghz
HSF: Noctua NH-U12F w/ Noctua NF-S12
MoBo: Gigabyte 965P-S3 Rev 3.3
RAM: 4GB Transcend DDR2-667
GFX: Sapphire x1950PRO 256mb
HDD1: 250gb WD (on SATA)
HDD2: 320gb WD (on SATA)
HDD3: 500gb WD (on SATA)
Optical: LG GSA-H62N SATA
Case: Antec P182b w/ Noctua NF-S12
PSU: Corsair HX-620 620W
OS: XP Pro
Display: 22" Chimei CMV 221D
Display: 17" LG L1719S
Speakers: Logitech X-230
Headphones: Sony MDR-7506
KeyBoard: Logitech Ultra-Flat
Mouse: Logitech G5
That video card is probably bottlenecking that whole system.
The x1950 is sort of old by today's standards.
The x1950 is sort of old by today's standards.
Yeah it is for sure. Thing hits the high 90's (c) when playing orange box.
Either gonna get a 9600gt in a few days or hold out till the 9800gt's come around... not sure yet
And Apple doesn't make Apple laptops! Isn't the world a wonderful place?I like Dell laptops. Because Dell doesn't make them.
I like Dell laptops. Because Dell doesn't make them.
Well, to tell you the truth, I very much like the looks of the one on the left. The one on the right would be fond-able, I guess, if it didn't have the number pad.
The one on the left was running Ubuntu at the time. The one on the right has since been sold to my wife for her small business. I used the money from that to buy a Macbook Air. Now the 15" Dell sits all lonely on the table.
Well, yeah it is. I was trying make a point about Dell laptops. Most everyone says they're piles of crap because they're Dells. Most people don't understand that Dell doesn't make them. I forget the actual company, Quanta, is it?
I actually can't remember the name of the company that makes the Macpro and Macbooks either.
Well, yeah it is. I was trying make a point about Dell laptops. Most everyone says they're piles of crap because they're Dells. Most people don't understand that Dell doesn't make them. I forget the actual company, Quanta, is it?
I actually can't remember the name of the company that makes the Macpro and Macbooks either.
MacBooks are made by Asus, but I'm not sure about MacBook Pros. Incidentally, as you mentioned them, Quanta landed the contract for the MacBook Air.
My PC setup at college. I also have a Macbook I use as a portable computer, so it doesn't really have a "setup". My PC is getting a little old, but back in the day it was a pretty nice computer: Pentium M 2.0 GHz w/ 2.00 GB Ram, 80 GB 7400rpm hd, nVidia GeForce Go 6800, 17" 1900x1200 glossy screen. I also use it as a TV and DVR w/ Windows Media Center (XP).
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Here is mine from a month or two ago. The PowerMac G4 tower was replaced with a headless G5 system that I hooked up to my main LCD
Screens:
Dell 2005FPW, Dell 1800FP, Viewsonic Viewpanel VPA150 (on its side)
Tower:
AMD Athlon 3500+ (Newcastle)
Dual DVD Burners (one 16x dual layer)
1GB (2x512MB) OCZ DDR400
ATI Radeon 9600XT 256MB (not a gamer
36GB 10,000RPM Raptor
160GB Western Digital 7,200RPM
160GB Maxtor 7,200RPM
200GB Western Digital 7,200RPM (in enclosure)
Unfortunately I'm still on the PC most of the time because my headless G5 doesn't support at least dual monitors, which I have become oh so accustomed to.
Woah, an 18" Flat Panel! Those are quite rare!
Whoa!
I never thought I'd say this, but that is one sexy Windows setup.
Nice!
ya, and what looks to be a really nice room/view, where do you go to college?
2007FPW
2005FPW - 2007FPW - 2005FPW (B&W)
2005FPW - 2007FPW - 2005FPW (Color)
Apple Cinema 20" - 2005FPW - 2007FPW - 2005FPW (Color)
what i want to know is where do you get a wallpaper that big?
Whoa!
I never thought I'd say this, but that is one sexy Windows setup.
Nice!
Thanks!
I go to Rice University in Houston, Texas. At Rice we're fortunate to have a beautiful campus - I'm especially lucky because I get to enjoy the view through a huge corner window.
Computer:
2.66 Core 2 Duo
2 GB RAM
250 GB HD
8600 GT OC
Windows XP Professional
Accessories:
- Sennheiser HD 570s
- Sony MHC-GX20 Stereo connected to the PC
- LaCie 500GB External HD
- HP dc5000 plugged into satellite dish to record tv
- Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0
Not Pictured:
Logitech USB Headset
