Which MacRumors Member has the BEST Mac setup?

[cr2sh]

Okay, I have a 17" PB but I'm flirting with the idea of ordering a dual g5.. so I was wondering, of all the users here at MacRumors who has the best total mac setup?

So I guess this is your chance to via for the unofficial MacRumors best rig title... Post your systems and specs. If you think this is a dumb idea please feel free to flame me... :cool:
-c

[tazo]

This has already been posted:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15388

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1650&

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9692&

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5317&

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6751&

-tazo

[cr2sh]

Originally posted by tazo
This has already been posted:


The most recent of those threads is over a year old.. much has changed in that time. Even with that in mind, those threads are just "post your setup" I'm looking for only the more elite rigs.. but then no one may be interested. *shrug*

[edesignuk]

I don't think it's a dumb idea, but it is very hard to judge. Apple kit is largly 'standard' (no mods like in the custom built PC world) so there will be many with the same setup. Also it's not just the kit, it's the layout, the desk, the chair....blah blah.

edit: BTW...DP1GHZ (Quicksilver) / 1GB RAM / 80GB + 10GB HDD / GF4MX 64MB :eek: / SuperDrive / Dual 18" NEC LCD's :D / 10GB iPod / Logitech Optical Mouse. I can't be bothered to take a pic, it'd never win anyway :( :p

[tazo]

sorry. My 'setup' is soooo not elite its not even worth posting :)

[Mr. Anderson]

Well, I've always posted this one - and I really liked the setup in my basement. It pains me to know that its no longer there....we had a flood and had to put drains in the floor, so everything got moved out. Moving to one of the bedrooms sort of became permanent - one day - probably in a couple years I'll have the room back to this configuration or something close. Plus a G5 or what ever my next machine is ;)

D

[cr2sh]

I just wanna see who has the bombest laptop, the strizziest desktop, the diggidiest ipod, and the fashizel display.. yo. :cool:

[Kwyjibo]

maybe when i move into my dorm i'll snap a show of my setup then.

[eyelikeart]

nice studio D... ;)

as for mine...

I have a loaded 17" 1GHz iMac & RevB 667 TiBook

Western Digital 120GB external firewire drive

Smartdisk firewire CD-RW

Wacom Intuos II 9x12 tablet

Altec Lansing 3TB speaker system

[Powerbook G5]

My setup is pretty sad...an old coffee table my grandfather made before I was born with my PowerBook sitting on top. It'd be cool to have a basement setup, that pic was pretty nifty. Unfortunately, we don't have basements in Florida.

[MacBandit]

Well my current setup is a Dual/GHz/DDR PowerMac with 1GB or ram, 80GB IBM, 160GB WD SE, ATI9800, Superdrive, Lite-on 40125s 40x12x48.

Unfortuantely my weakpoint is outside the computer. I have an Apple CRT Studio Display 17". While it's very very nice it's small and is far from the latest and greatest.

[Mr. Anderson]

I'll have to post a pic of the current space - its scary....:D

And my new setup is ok, but not as large - I had to put the drafting table in storage which really sucks.

D

[wdlove]

I know that I have just an average setup, but I'm comfortable at the moment. The important thing is to be happy with what you have.

I would say that you cellar setup is a winner Mr. Anderson. What happened to cause the leak? Isn't there some kind of a permanent solution to prevent future leaks? :(

[vollspacken]

well, I can brag that I, vSpacken, have the most advanced high end setup of them all:

16Mhz 68030 SE/30 with built-in 9" black and white screen


muharharhar, beat that!!!

vSpacken

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by wdlove
I know that I have just an average setup, but I'm comfortable at the moment. The important thing is to be happy with what you have.

I would say that you cellar setup is a winner Mr. Anderson. What happened to cause the leak? Isn't there some kind of a permanent solution to prevent future leaks? :(

I think he moved it out before the leak luckily. I don't remember why it was being moved just the room it was going in wouldn't fit the drafting table.

[Powerbook G5]

That's a shame, that setup was pretty sweet. I bet it was one killer home office/workspace. It could be a killer Halo/gaming base, too :D

[mactastic]

Arn posted a pic of his dual apple lcds.. I'm not sure if there were 2 20" or 2 23" screens, but that's pretty freakin awesome either way.

My own setup is decent I guess, but only 'cuz the 15" PB's have been in limbo for so long...

1Ghz TiBook 15" (obviously) w/ 1Gig RAM and that lovely Radeon Mobility 9000 graphics card. No superdrive though.

Crappy Mitsubishi 17" CRT for a second monitor.

Airport Extreme Base Station w/ Epson C82 hooked up to the USB port for wireless printing.

Apple keyboard and wireless logitech mouse for use at the desk.

Hmmm... I think thats all the goodies, at least the apple related ones.

[Gymnut]

Originally posted by MacBandit
Well my current setup is a Dual/GHz/DDR PowerMac with 1GB or ram, 80GB IBM, 160GB WD SE, ATI9800, Superdrive, Lite-on 40125s 40x12x48.

Unfortuantely my weakpoint is outside the computer. I have an Apple CRT Studio Display 17". While it's very very nice it's small and is far from the latest and greatest.

How'd you get the 9800?

[Mr. Anderson]

I'm not much of a gamer - more interested in making things on the computer than playing on one.

The flooding supposedly has been fully contained - we'll see. The guys came over to do the work on Geekfest weekend, so that sort of created some problems.

Eye was there, he can tell you how bad it was ;)

Thankfully we never had more than wet rugs, no standing water.

D

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by Mr. Anderson

Eye was there, he can tell you how bad it was ;)

hmm...yeah...it's not as pretty as it used to be... :(

[Powerbook G5]

That reminds me of about 3 years ago...a hurricane took part of the roof off our house and my PowerBook got a bit damp with the rest of my room. It survived without a problem, too! I wish I could say the same for my nice dark blue carpet...we had to rip out all of our carpets and pretty much replaced them all with wood flooring after that.

Once I get to school, I am playing around with a few ideas. I am getting a new 15" PowerBook when they become available and I want to get a wireless RF thingy to use my Pinoneer sound system for my audio, a nice iSight so I can talk/see my family while at school, and wireless router to connect my PowerBook, Xbox, and roommate's PC to a network for online multiplayer games. We'll see how much of that I actually do after stuff like books and all bleed my bank account dry.

[applemacdude]

•Beige G3 Minitower overclocked to 375Mhz with a total of three fans
•320Mb of Ram
•IBM G3 with 1Mb of L2 cache
•20GB Hard Drive
•Internal Creative 6x DVD Drive
•Internal Yamaha 16x CD-RW
•Internal Zip 100 Drive
•Internal Floppy "Superdrive"
•PCI USB Card, PCI Firefire Card, Radeon Mac Edition
•$77D.F5F2 Rom Rev 3
•AppleDesign Keyboard
•Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II
•AppleDesign Speakers
•AppleVision 1710av
•17inch Multiple Scan Display

[MacAztec]

Heres side one....

[MacAztec]

The shark isnt on teh wall anymore...

[jelloshotsrule]

another dick measuring competition? sweet

[MacAztec]

Originally posted by jelloshotsrule
another dick measuring competition? sweet

???

[jelloshotsrule]

Originally posted by MacAztec
???

are you serious???

a contest, to see who has the best set up. people trying to show how awesome they are...... what?

i have a dual g5 as a head for my xserver (32 config). with the xraid

my triple 23" display set up is a bit small, so i'll probably have to add another.

but only if i can't get my big screen theater fixed where i project dvds...

etc

[cr2sh]

Originally posted by jelloshotsrule
another dick measuring competition? sweet

i invited flaming...

[scem0]

Here is mine - I really like it:

http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?postid=213125
http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?postid=213096
http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?postid=213105

The pics dont do it justice though. It is a really cool desk. It was expensive too though. It was all I got for christmas last year.

scem0

[edit] oh and btw I have a 18.1" LCD now - not that apple 17" CRT :).

[jelloshotsrule]

Originally posted by cr2sh
i invited flaming...

it's all good, i just expect it to get ugly at some point.

especially when some youngsters roll around to it. ;)

[cr2sh]

Nah you're right.. even as posting the thread I had hesitation.. it might be dumb but we all can certainly embrace the mac nerdiness of "wow, thats an awesome setup.." So that's more the vibe I was going for, sorry for inviting any more agression to the forum than may have been needed.

[Powerbook G5]

I never saw any reason for flaming. It's just cool to see how others use their workspace/game station/computer setup. Just like some other threads where people have posted pics of their computers, cars, schools, etc. It's just cool to see the things that bind us together as a community, the cool systems we wish to have, or even get ideas for setups.

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by Gymnut
How'd you get the 9800?

I ordered it when they announced it. I received it on Monday. eCost.com had it on sale for 334.69 or something like that and MacMall matched that.

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by jelloshotsrule
are you serious???

a contest, to see who has the best set up. people trying to show how awesome they are...... what?

i have a dual g5 as a head for my xserver (32 config). with the xraid

my triple 23" display set up is a bit small, so i'll probably have to add another.

but only if i can't get my big screen theater fixed where i project dvds...

etc

Well as stated on another thread I tuck mine into my sock. Oh, and yes and another MacRumors member did confirm that.:rolleyes: :D

[phrancpharmD]

Not it! Seriously though, my humble 600mHz iBook is all I need right now. But what a difference AirPort makes!

[phrancpharmD]

oops, sorry for the oversized picture. Anyone know how to make it smaller? (Howya like that one, jelloshots? :) :) :) )

[Powerbook G5]

Originally posted by MacBandit
Well as stated on another thread I tuck mine into my sock. Oh, and yes and another MacRumors member did confirm that.:rolleyes: :D

I neither confirm nor deny anything!:p

[Mr. Anderson]

Originally posted by jelloshotsrule
another dick measuring competition? sweet

you know, it was a little quieter around here, now I know what was missing.....:rolleyes:

Come on j-lo - if you've got nothing good to say on a subject like this, you're better off not saying anything. Why cause issues?

Save it for when it matters.

D

[MacAztec]

Scem0

Thats a sweet desk! I think I saw it once at BestBuy or Staples or something. Its really cool. Is it holding up pretty good?

Thats a nice CRT too. I liked Apple's CRTs, and wish they would keep making them.

[idea_hamster]

Originally posted by phrancpharmD
oops, sorry for the oversized picture. Anyone know how to make it smaller?
If you have Photoshop, you can use the "Save for web..." function to reduce the resolution and size for all those folks out there still on 20th century connections. ;)

Me?
Rev. A (Feb., '01) TiBook @500 MHz
1 GB Edge RAM
After-market Combo Drive
TransInt'l Toshiba 5400 rpm 40GB HD (16MB buffer)
LaCie 48x d2 CD burner
6"x8" Wacos tablet
+
10 GB Gen. 1 iPod
+
My NYC Apt. building's blazing T1 connection... Mmmm...brooooadband

(Oh, and I'm almost all saved up for a 2x3.0 GHz G5 :cool: :D )

[tazo]

Originally posted by scem0
Scem0's setup

Dude that is an awesome desk! I would love a similar one since right now i have an L shape with 2 desks :D with my tv in the elbow area :)

[Powerbook G5]

It is a cool desk, but for me, I tend for the cheaper solution--either the coffee table or my bed, for the most part. As for the light, make it blue and I'm there.

[Doctor Q]

Originally posted by phrancpharmD
oops, sorry for the oversized picture. Anyone know how to make it smaller?Put it in iPhoto, select it, select File->Export, select the File Export tab, click Scale images no larger than, fill in a size, click Export, and pick a file name and location.

[mnkeybsness]

Originally posted by MacAztec
Scem0

Thats a sweet desk! I think I saw it once at BestBuy or Staples or something. Its really cool. Is it holding up pretty good?

Thats a nice CRT too. I liked Apple's CRTs, and wish they would keep making them.

too bad under that desk, connected to that APPLE monitor is a :eek:GASP!:eek:DELL !!!!!!!

[job]

Originally posted by mnkeybsness
too bad under that desk, connected to that APPLE monitor is a :eek:GASP!:eek:DELL !!!!!!!

i saw it too.

Repent sinner! REPENT!!

:p

[Powerbook G5]

Where's Holy water when you need it! :)

[phrancpharmD]

Originally posted by idea_hamster
If you have Photoshop, you can use the "Save for web..." function to reduce the resolution and size for all those folks out there still on 20th century connections. ;)

Thank you. . .

Originally posted by Doctor Q
Put it in iPhoto, select it, select File->Export, select the File Export tab, click Scale images no larger than, fill in a size, click Export, and pick a file name and location.

And thank you!

[idea_hamster]

Originally posted by job
Repent sinner! REPENT!!
LOL! That's great!:cool:

[jefhatfield]

Originally posted by mnkeybsness
too bad under that desk, connected to that APPLE monitor is a :eek:GASP!:eek:DELL !!!!!!!

and i thought there was a mac under there...i am glad i can't see it too well on my small screen ibook

but that is one of the best desks i have ever seen...it would go great with a G5:D

[scem0]

Hey if anyone wants to buy me a mac I'll be happy to replace that PC with a mac ;).

But as of now macs aren't affordable, so I am stuck with PCs.

Well, not exactly though. I have ~$2,500 saved up. Not sure what I want to do with it... I was gunna get a g5, but Im thinking I should just wait till I can't stand the PC anymore.

But to tell you the truth, I don't like macs much more than PCs. The main reason for this is because macs are hella expensive, and my parents are tight-wads.

But if someone wants to start a donation or just give me a computer, I would be happy to replace that PC with a mac ;).

scem0

[scem0]

Originally posted by jefhatfield
and i thought there was a mac under there...i am glad i can't see it too well on my small screen ibook

but that is one of the best desks i have ever seen...it would go great with a G5:D

That's one of the reasons I want a G5 so bad >< ;).

Originally posted by MacAztec
Scem0

Thats a sweet desk! I think I saw it once at BestBuy or Staples or something. Its really cool. Is it holding up pretty good?

Thats a nice CRT too. I liked Apple's CRTs, and wish they would keep making them.

Yeah, the CRT was pretty good.

I like my LCD better though ;).

it is selling for $163.00 or something here (http://www.a-artfurniture.com/-z--deluxe-corner-049288nf.html).

Its a pretty good desk, but hey, a desk is a desk ;).

scem0

[Mac Kiwi]

Imagine using your app of choice on one of these babies :)


http://www.9xmedia.com/pages-Build_a_system/X-Top_Design_a_system-Configurations.html



I like the 10 in one myself :D ,the prices however would pay off a good chunk of your mortgage.


Just imagine all that screen real estate though...

[Wes]

I got a new desk since the last one of these threads.

Powermac Dual 1ghz, 200 Gig HD, 1.25 Gigs of Ram

iBook SE, 366 mhz, 192 megs (Panther testing).

Thanks to internet sharing I have my powermac sharing my dsl through the usb modem and along and ethernet crossover.

[job]

Oh. My. God.

That has to be one of the cleanest computer setups I've ever seen.

It's...beautiful.

I envy you Wes.

[Wes]

Originally posted by job
Oh. My. God.

That has to be one of the cleanest computer setups I've ever seen.

It's...beautiful.

I envy you Wes.

Thanks :D

The chair is soon to go replaced with this:

http://www.humanscale.com/images/products/freedom/photo_freedom_hr_3q_front.jpg

http://www.humanscale.com/products/freedom_headrest.cfm

[jelloshotsrule]

Originally posted by Mr. Anderson
you know, it was a little quieter around here, now I know what was missing.....:rolleyes:

Come on j-lo - if you've got nothing good to say on a subject like this, you're better off not saying anything. Why cause issues?

Save it for when it matters.


sir, yes, sir!



wes- that's a sweet set up. looks like something from AI or minority report.

[Powerbook G5]

I want one of those 10 LCD screens from 9X! I can't even image what it'd be like to play Halo on that thing...I just need like a 10 kilowatt surround sound setup to go wit it, along with winning the lotto to afford it! :D

The desk setup that Wes has is also really cool. That would be one of the reasons why a wireless mouse/keyboard setups would be sweet. It can be a real pain to get those cords to reach. I remember spending nearly 40 minutes trying to get that 50 some cords trying to reach the Dell I set up for my parents. For some reason, Dell makes all of their cords super shorts so when you try to fit it in your desk, your mouse cord is bearly there, and there are 3 more holes you had to drill into your desk unit to route the other cords through so it won't lool like a jungle. I love that about Macs because there are so few cords to deal with. A clean desk can go a long way with helping to improving your work enviroment.

[scem0]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
I want one of those 10 LCD screens from 9X! I can't even image what it'd be like to play Halo on that thing...I just need like a 10 kilowatt surround sound setup to go wit it, along with winning the lotto to afford it! :D

The desk setup that Wes has is also really cool. That would be one of the reasons why a wireless mouse/keyboard setups would be sweet. It can be a real pain to get those cords to reach. I remember spending nearly 40 minutes trying to get that 50 some cords trying to reach the Dell I set up for my parents. For some reason, Dell makes all of their cords super shorts so when you try to fit it in your desk, your mouse cord is bearly there, and there are 3 more holes you had to drill into your desk unit to route the other cords through so it won't lool like a jungle. I love that about Macs because there are so few cords to deal with. A clean desk can go a long way with helping to improving your work enviroment.

Macs have just as many cords as PCs....

and my Dell quietkey keyboards cord length is a lot longer than my apple iMac keyboard and my apple pro keyboard.


And I like your setup wes. You need white speakers though ;).

scem0

[ecino1]

my setup

[Wes]

Originally posted by scem0
Macs have just as many cords as PCs....

and my Dell quietkey keyboards cord length is a lot longer than my apple iMac keyboard and my apple pro keyboard.


And I like your setup wes. You need white speakers though ;).

scem0


1 step ahead of you: these coming in Nov, http://www.jblinvader.com/

[cr2sh]

Originally posted by Wes
1 step ahead of you: these coming in Nov, http://www.jblinvader.com/

Wes... man, those ugly things are going to destroy the nice vibe you got going... :)

http://www.bose.com/home_audio/game_computer/mediamates/

[job]

Small tid-bit:

Can we please have a size limitation on the attached images. I hate having to scroll all over my browser window just to see the whole image. 640*480 sound good to anyone?

[cr2sh]

Originally posted by job
Small tid-bit:

Can we please have a size limitation on the attached images. I hate having to scroll all over my browser window just to see the whole image. 640*480 sound good to anyone?

It's so funny... this thread already includes instructions on how to resize images... and yet we still get enormous (and low resolution) images posted.. some of what j-lo was saying has come to true.

[wdlove]

Originally posted by Wes
Thanks :D

The chair is soon to go replaced with this:

http://www.humanscale.com/images/products/freedom/photo_freedom_hr_3q_front.jpg

http://www.humanscale.com/products/freedom_headrest.cfm

That is a great setup that you have Wes. Definite clean lines, no wires! Wow! I also have a orthopedic chair, very helpful. The problem for me personally with your desk would be the leg room, I'm 6' 8"!

[jelloshotsrule]

Originally posted by cr2sh
some of what j-lo was saying has come to true.

what's funny is how i was chided for it....

[cr2sh]

Originally posted by jelloshotsrule
what's funny is how i was chided for it....

We've all learned a lesson then.. when posting a "post your setup" type thread include a disclaimer asking for limited size images, include possibly instructions on how to resize those images and lastly, don't flame j-lo for his grumpiness. :)

[jelloshotsrule]

Originally posted by cr2sh
We've all learned a lesson then.. when posting a "post your setup" type thread include a disclaimer asking for limited size images, include possibly instructions on how to resize those images and lastly, don't flame j-lo for his grumpiness. :)

you call it grumpiness, i call it tremendous foresight. ;)

[cr2sh]

A boring Saturday that's for sure... I'm leaving in a few hours to go down to the Kenwood Apple store in Cinci, check out the g5 machines. Here is my current desk-ing thing... setup.

[Les Kern]

Add to my signature:

D-Link DI-744
Airport Extreme
HP 4100 Laser
Palm M515
Formac TVR FW Digital TV Tuner
250MB Maxtor FW
Two 10B VST FW HD's
Cano-Scan 670U
Sony TVR240 DV camcorder
Casio EXILM digital camera
Canon PowerShot G3 Dig. Camera
Sony E540 21" Monitor
iBot web camera
HP 890C Network inkjet printer (damn ancient thing won't work in X)

I'm either blessed or a glutton for punishment.

[themadchemist]

Originally posted by vollspacken
well, I can brag that I, vSpacken, have the most advanced high end setup of them all:

16Mhz 68030 SE/30 with built-in 9" black and white screen


muharharhar, beat that!!!

vSpacken

got ya beat, I have the original SE, but with a double disk drive, so HA!

But don't worry, I've got an even more hopeless setup right now: It's called an Aptiva.

A couple of performas sitting in a closet and a G4 in storage, waiting for me to get back to school.

I have the second lowest processor rating of any G4. YAY!

[scem0]

am I the only one who suspects cr2sh of being a kleptomaniac?

Why else would you steal a desk ringer thingy? :confused:

:D

scem0

[Powerbook G5]

Originally posted by scem0
am I the only one who suspects cr2sh of being a kleptomaniac?

Why else would you steal a desk ringer thingy? :confused:

:D

scem0

My roommate last year stole the Steak n Shake sign from the drive through, a Taco Bell sign from the drive through, about 200 Chili's coasters, a glass mug from Chili's, a mug from Apple Bee's, the alcohol list from Chili's, the salt, pepper, napkin, and silverware from Roadhouse...and that's just the stuff I remember. I swear, you'll run into so many kleptomaniacs in college...my friend across the hall had about 500 toothpicks he stole from the cafeteria and just about everyone had silverware from there.

[Powerbook G5]

As for the wire thing, my sister's Compaq has 6 wires just connecting the monitor with its built in speakers into the desktop and another for the mic...the last I checked, Apple has one wire connecting the power, data, and mic all in one cord. I wish our Dell had longer cords...the power cord is seriously really short and the mouse is equally short to the point of being ridiculous. I guess that's what you get for cheaping out on the input devices an downgrading to the cheapest models...I can't wait to get my new PowerBook, I am going to try for a complete wireless setup. With bluetooth, I can have a wireless mouse, then I can have wireless internet and printing through Airport Extreme, then I'll have a wireless audio connection through the radio waves to connect from my PowerBook to my receiver. The only other wire to worry about is the AC adapter for when I have it plugged in. I've seen some technologies that even take care of that, but it looks like they will be a few years away. I saw one that is this power pad you lay on your desk that is powered and transfers the power to your stuff through a chip built into your stuff, then all you need to do is set your cell phone, your laptop, your iPod, etc on your desk and they automatically charge. I've only seen it work so far on a prototype laptop and cell phone, but the technology might be pretty cool in the future for a complete wireless workspace.

[cr2sh]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
a Taco Bell sign from the drive through

I once borrowed a 5' x 5' static sticker from the inside of the front window of a Taco Bell.. rolled it up, stuck it under my arm and walked out. The bunny came from an easter display inside Target, I have a matching Easter Egg that I also borrowed. The "ring bell" came from the fines desk, I had an over due book and they wouldn't dismiss the fine.. I borrowed it while she was looking at her computer. I have a 20' long x 4' tall BUDWEISER sign that I borrowed from a mathew sweet concert.. and that's the stuff I can tell you about. I went thru a hardcore 'borrowing' phase in college and was only arrested once. :)

edited

[job]

Heh. The only stuff I've ever borrowed are some old street signs and traffic lights/signs that I found while walking in the woods. I lived in Germany at the time. The signs currently grace the wall in front of my computer desk.

[Powerbook G5]

"I swear, officer, I was only borrowing this car!"

[Mr. Anderson]

Originally posted by jelloshotsrule
you call it grumpiness, i call it tremendous foresight. ;)

bloated gloating - you just need to sweeten up a little, and lose the sourness....;)

Nice setup Wes - too clean for me, I need piles of stuff and books......

D

[XnavxeMiyyep]

Dual 867 G4, 768 MB of RAM; 19" CRT monitor that I bought used for $50; 16" flat CRT that I received as a gift, but I don't have dual monitor capabilities yet; 12" x 9" Pen-mouse on smaller table; Table made of granite and iron to support all the weight I put on it; Random stuff such as Furby, Hockey puck mouse hooked up to nothing, a DSL phone filterer, and some Kleenex.

[iJon]

well here mine, i shrunk it in preview instead of photoshop so it looks crappy but you get the idea. yes its very messy and i love it. i have a dual 1.25, i will post a new pc with my g5 whenever it comes in. next to it is my homebuilt pc which is a 2ghz p4, 512ddr, gf4ti4400, audigy platinum card with 5.1 surround sound altecs, wireless microsoft desktop with a 19 flat crt samsung. on the powermac i have the 20 inch apple display along with the isight and creature speakers, which i have jbl encounter speakers on order. i have my dsl modem and airport extremem base station and my ipod stand all over there. then on my tv i have digital cable, with gamecube and ps2 hooked up to it, i have been to lazy to hook up my xbox to it. then as you can see i have Maxim, PC Gamer and Mac Addict magizines lying all over the place. i hve just everything i would need and want in this little room. oh yeah, my 12 inch powerbook on top of the pc, which will be replaced by a new 12 inch powerbook whenever new ones come out.

iJon

[Powerbook G5]

Damn, messy is an understatement!

[vollspacken]

Originally posted by themadchemist
got ya beat, I have the original SE, but with a double disk drive, so HA!

DAMN!!! I knew there was someone out there with a 68020 processor..!

;)

...and that's so frikken advanced! :D with two disk drives you will NEVER have to change disks. you can have your system on one disk and your application on the other one, pretty impressive ;)

those G5s don't even have a disk drive, so what's the fuzz all about??? maybe the got some "duh, we-don't-need-no-floppy-technology, we-gots-da-serial-ATA-harddisk", never heard of that..!
"harddisk", can't be any good..!

;)

vspacken

[Powerbook G5]

Here's my humble home setup...nothing like it is when I am at school, but sadly, all of my equipment is in storage in St Augustine while I am home for the summer. Once I get back to school and unpack, I'll have to take a new picture.

[Sun Baked]

This has been posted several times...

And I still like Wes' monitor. :D

http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?postid=225492

Of course that monitor styling would look better next to a G5, and optical audio connections to that monitor would be cool.

[Wes]

Originally posted by Sun Baked
This has been posted several times...

And I still like Wes' monitor. :D

http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?postid=225492

Of course that monitor styling would look better next to a G5, and optical audio connections to that monitor would be cool.

What are you doing posting my leg in pictures?

EDIT: A lot has changed since then, the plasma is now on the wall, and we got a new sleek unit for the dvd, tuner, etc.

[Powerbook G5]

That's a pretty sweet setup :)

[Wes]

Got a pic, no mac in this one.

[xpormac]

Originally posted by Wes
Got a pic, no mac in this one.

That computer generated :confused: lol

[Wes]

Originally posted by xpormac
That computer generated :confused: lol

Nah, the jpg has a few issues.

[Powerbook G5]

It's a great setup, I wouldn't mind having one of those vibrating chairs from the Sharper Image and a micro fridge and I'd be all set!

[mnkeybsness]

damn i wish i was as rich as some of you guys with your PLASMA TVs and giant LCDs...i just got my poor college kid's living at home set up here in my dad's soon-to-be office...this picture is pre-iSight, but basically nothing has changed from it since i got that.

[medea]

guess I'll join in, nothing fancy here.

[rhpenguin]

LOL.. this has turned into the klepto thread. But i have you all beat.

Ive got a mountain dew cooler that me and my friends swiped from a convienence store full of mountain dew! the guy was in the back and wasnt comming out anytime soon so we rolled it out and threw it in my truck!

Ive never gone to that convience store since..

[candan9019]

I hardly ever post so why not. My ipod and camera are hidden somewhere. Got my ibook doing nothing and my printer and scanner are packed for school. Not much but enough for me.

[BrandonRP0123]

Went to take a picture and realized I was paying bills earlier and its much too cluttered. Cleaning - standby ;)

[skymaXimus]

http://hardware.localhost.nl/pictures/Miscellaneous/flysim.jpg

[mnkeybsness]

HOLY *****!!! someone likes their flight sims!

[cr2sh]

Originally posted by mnkeybsness
HOLY *****!!! someone likes their flight sims!

not to mention pc's and crappy CRT's... :rolleyes: what's the title of this thread?

</j-lo impression>;)

[skymaXimus]

Okay, okay, thats not my setup, but I just couldn't resist.

[Powerbook G5]

You could probably afford a real plane for less than all that! Hopefully it wouldn't crash as often as Windows :D

[BrandonRP0123]

Here's my joint:
http://www.peskin.org/workspace-collage.jpg

Machine:
Power Mac G4/533, 1GB RAM, GeForce 2MX with 64MB, 40GB drive, 80GB IBM drive in a Pyro enclosure, The standard 8X CD-RW, iSub, Canon D646U scanner, LaserWriter 16/600PS (TCP/IP printing).

The 'Books (each has Airport/Airport Extreme respectively):

iBook 12.1" dual-usb Rev A 500MHZ G3, 640MB RAM, DVD-ROM, 20GB drive - you know the rest of the specs.

PowerBook 12.1" Rev A, 867MHZ G4, 640MB RAM, Combo Drive, 40GB drive - you know the rest of the specs.

It all comes together with a NetGear FS105 Fast Ethernet switch, a ZyXel Prestige 643 ADSL router back to my office (we're an ISP), and of course a Snow Airport Base Station.

The think different posters for inspiration.
What wouldn't fit in the first 640x480 is my guinea pigs (their cage is adjacent to the desk on the floor under where I took the picture of the 'Books). They like the little cubby shelves on the desk and they like to park it by the Power Mac for the warmth)
http://www.peskin.org/pigs.jpg

[themadchemist]

Originally posted by vollspacken
DAMN!!! I knew there was someone out there with a 68020 processor..!

;)

...and that's so frikken advanced! :D with two disk drives you will NEVER have to change disks. you can have your system on one disk and your application on the other one, pretty impressive ;)

those G5s don't even have a disk drive, so what's the fuzz all about??? maybe the got some "duh, we-don't-need-no-floppy-technology, we-gots-da-serial-ATA-harddisk", never heard of that..!
"harddisk", can't be any good..!

;)

vspacken

No seriously, and what's with this new-fangled OS? Colors? Puh-leeese. I'll show you colors: Don't get better than grey baby.

And I'll take my 80MB SCSI hard drive over your 160GB "oooh, Serial ATA, I think I'm almost as good as SCSI" mumbo-jumbo!

HA! And I repeat! Double HA!

You talk about your iMacs. "Oooh, one tight neat package." I'll show you a neat package...You don't need those fancy colors on the screen, and you sure don't need them on the computer---my SE is a neat package, and so small, it's practically a portable.

Jeez. When will they learn.

edit: Oh, and take Quake 3 and UT and Rogue Spear and SUCK IT! I've got Crystal Quest biii-otch. It doesn't get any better than that!

No, actually, I'm serious about that. Crystal Quest is awesome.

[BrandonRP0123]

Originally posted by themadchemist
No seriously, and what's with this new-fangled OS? Colors? Puh-leeese. I'll show you colors: Don't get better than grey baby.

And I'll take my 80MB SCSI hard drive over your 160GB "oooh, Serial ATA, I think I'm almost as good as SCSI" mumbo-jumbo!

HA! And I repeat! Double HA!

You talk about your iMacs. "Oooh, one tight neat package." I'll show you a neat package...You don't need those fancy colors on the screen, and you sure don't need them on the computer---my SE is a neat package, and so small, it's practically a portable.



According to your profile you were born in November of 86. That means you were a whole 3 months old when that SE was introduced (March 1987).

I take it that it was an acquired taste and not an old habit - then? :)

[vollspacken]

Originally posted by themadchemist
No seriously, and what's with this new-fangled OS? Colors? Puh-leeese. I'll show you colors: Don't get better than grey baby.

greys, we don't need no greys..! 1 bit black and white baby, that's how we're rolling!!!

and the platinum color of the case shows that 68k is bada**..!

:D

vSpacken

[HasanDaddy]

Skyma --- how do you get it to run on so many monitors??? is there a program for that or something?

THANKS

[Capt Underpants]

Originally posted by HasanDaddy
Skyma --- how do you get it to run on so many monitors??? is there a program for that or something?

THANKS

That's not his real setup.

[job]

Originally posted by Capt Underpants
That's not his real setup.

Still, it would be interesting to find out how the person set up his computer to do that.

Multiple PCI graphics cards?

[mactastic]

There's got to be things to put large numbers of displays together, like when you walk in to something like a Best Buy and they have a wall with like 25 TV's in a square shape, each TV is showing a small part of the overall picture, but if you look at all of them, they show the whole picture.

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by mactastic
There's got to be things to put large numbers of displays together, like when you walk in to something like a Best Buy and they have a wall with like 25 TV's in a square shape, each TV is showing a small part of the overall picture, but if you look at all of them, they show the whole picture.

There are devices for that but the Mac is capable of doing that too.

[skymaXimus]

I really don't know how the guy did it. I just found the pic on the web and thought it was hilarious and would fit great in this thread. Sorry I can't help w/ more info.

[XnavxeMiyyep]

Wes- How much did that huge TV/Monitor cost?

[Powerbook G5]

I've seen a big black box thing used to connect a large number a monitors together like that. I'm not sure how they work, if it's just one large monitor spanning device, but I assume if the owner of that setup had gotten ahold of one of those devices, that setting up all those monitors was simply a matter of plugging them all in.

[Powerbook G5]

Found this adapter card (http://www.eternal-graphics.com/multiscreen.asp) and I found various sites that sell multiple monitors and entire walls of monitors, but don't tell how they actually do it. My guess is basically the same way.

[RobVanDam]

Originally posted by skymaXimus
http://hardware.localhost.nl/pictures/Miscellaneous/flysim.jpg Why doesn't that guy just go and buy a real plane?

I wish I had a mac setup to show off, maybe in a few months.

In the meantime, picture a pos Gateway, a 19" CRT, and a 3 piece speaker set that is blown to all hell.

[senseibiz]

My turn,

[mnkeybsness]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
You could probably afford a real plane for less than all that! Hopefully it wouldn't crash as often as Windows :D

ZING!

[Wes]

Originally posted by XnavxeMiyyep
Wes- How much did that huge TV/Monitor cost?

£4,000

[job]

Originally posted by senseibiz
My turn,

Are those two iPods I see?

[Wes]

Originally posted by job
Are those two iPods I see?

His and her?

[Powerbook G5]

Maybe if you put them together, they will mate one night and you'll wake up to lots of little iPods.

[Wes]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Maybe if you put them together, they will mate one night and you'll wake up to lots of little iPods.

I never knew that iPods had such a short gestation period. I would have thought it would have been a few weeks before you saw the little ones playing with mother's firewire covering.

[cr2sh]

I hate it when J-lo is right...

I'm giving this thread until 5pm today to shape up, or I'll be forced to unsubscribe from me own thread. :eek:

[Mr. Anderson]

Originally posted by cr2sh
I hate it when J-lo is right...

You shouldn't mention it - it only goes to his head and he gets even more snitty.

D

[rhpenguin]

Originally posted by job
Still, it would be interesting to find out how the person set up his computer to do that.

Multiple PCI graphics cards?


In Windows 2000/XP you can have up to 9 video adapters.

[edesignuk]

Yeah, having lots of screens is not hard, especially in PC land. You can put up to 4 Matrox G200 MMS Quad cards in a PC, that's 16 screens!!!!!

[senseibiz]

Originally posted by Wes
His and her?


Yes they are, His and Her.

[XnavxeMiyyep]

Originally posted by Wes
£4,000 Do you have a link to the site for it, or the name of it? I just might buy one.

[Wes]

Originally posted by XnavxeMiyyep
Do you have a link to the site for it, or the name of it? I just might buy one.

http://www.pioneer.co.uk/uk/product_detail.jsp?product_id=482&taxonomy_id=62-63

It's a really great tv, works well with the mac, gets a 1280x768 res (Widescreen). Another member, Edesignuk, saw mine and bought himself one. You might considering asking him about it too.

[Powerbook G5]

My friend has a really nice Samsung plasma tv that has been nothing but awesome. They are pretty sweet sets now that the price has been coming down on them. I'm just a bit hesitant, though, since I've heard the average lifespan on plasma screens is pretty low, which makes me feel good about sticking with my 32" Samsung HDTV tube. (It just sucks having to move that thing, it's massive and weighs a ton)

[edesignuk]

Originally posted by Wes
Another member, Edesignuk, saw mine and bought himself one. You might considering asking him about it too.
<Stifler>Yeah dude!</Stifler> It friggin rocks! Awsome set, great picture, great style...it's just...erm...great!

http://homepage.mac.com/edesignuk/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2003-03-03%2014.25.46%20-0800/Image-3FB5D1684DC611D7.jpg

That black cable you can see on the left hand side is a long VGA cable that goes back to my mac/pc just outside of the shot. As Wes says, image quality @ 1280x768 is just fantastic!

Gallery (http://homepage.mac.com/edesignuk/PhotoAlbum9.html) :D

[Powerbook G5]

Let me be the first to say it...isn't it ironic that there are two Minis next to that massive television? :)

[G5orbust]

well that flying sim thing is actually owned by a man named Steve Ferris. He and his monster flying rig was featured in this month's Maximum PC "Rig of the Month" section.

Says he runs Flightsimulator 95 on those and a freeware software called WidevieW. All those computers are networked together and each have independent graphics chips, but the WidevieW software allows the spanning of the graphics data to that each computer can display a different section on its monitor, in real time!

Sorry I cant get the article to you. Its too large to upload and once I drop the quality, the text is unreadable.

[edesignuk]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Let me be the first to say it...isn't it ironic that there are two Minis next to that massive television? :)
haha! yes, I know. I had to sit and look at them while I was in the waiting list for the real thing for 6 months!

[amnesiac1984]

Originally posted by edesignuk
haha! yes, I know. I had to sit and look at them while I was in the waiting list for the real thing for 6 months!

But what, may I ask, is that interesting little grey box in between the two minis?

[RobVanDam]

Hey edesignuk, would you mind telling how much you paid for that setup?

[Wes]

Originally posted by amnesiac1984
But what, may I ask, is that interesting little grey box in between the two minis?

Seeing how Edesign loves my style, he even got the same speakers as me. That's the decoder for the 5.1 System, info here:
http://www.acoustic-energy.co.uk/products/aego/aegoloudspeakers.html

[edesignuk]

Originally posted by Wes
Seeing how Edesign loves my style, he even got the same speakers as me. That's the decoder for the 5.1 System, info here:
http://www.acoustic-energy.co.uk/products/aego/aegoloudspeakers.html
hehe, yes, I admit it. I love to copy Wes :D Well, his parents anyway, lucky bugger gets the use of all this kit and doesn't have to pay a peny unlike poor old me!
Originally posted by RobVanDam
Hey edesignuk, would you mind telling how much you paid for that setup?
Hmmmm....are you ready for this??? :eek: :D
It was my present to myself for working 6 months of long hard nights on a windows xp migration project, not much fun I can tell u!
For the display and the 5.1 sound it came to approx. £5,500 :eek:
The plasma was £5k from John Lewis, I could have got it cheaper online but I would not have got the 5yr warrenty that you get from John Lewis, and on an item like this I thought the warrenty was worth the extra expense.

A better pic of my room (http://www.spymac.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=21450&size=big&papass=&sort=1&thecat=500)

edit: oh, and there is a Pioneer DVD player in the shot, a 454 I think it is, great little player, will play anything you throw in it from any region. A bargin @ £130! :D

[Wes]

Originally posted by edesignuk
hehe, yes, I admit it. I love to copy Wes :D Well, his parents anyway, lucky bugger gets the use of all this kit and doesn't have to pay a peny unlike poor old me!


I am their tech advisor, I tell them what they want, and why. Without me, we'd still be watching tv on my Performa 5300 with Tv card on a cardboard box like last year. :P

[RobVanDam]

£5,500 pounds isn't that much when you think about it.

If you have a 5 year warranty you'd expect it to last at least 5 years. That means it costs £1,100 a year. Per day that's only £3.01.

Not bad for something that you use everyday :)

[edesignuk]

Originally posted by RobVanDam
£5,500 pounds isn't that much when you think about it.

If you have a 5 year warranty you'd expect it to last at least 5 years. That means it costs £1,100 a year. Per day that's only £3.01.

Not bad for something that you use everyday :)
Exactly! :) Someone with my way of thinking ;) :D I am perfectly justified to lay out £5k to watch TV/Movies! (Just watched LOTR: Two Towers DVD the other day (just out over here), looked and sounded awsome!)

[job]

Originally posted by edesignuk
(Just watched LOTR: Two Towers DVD the other day (just out over here), looked and sounded awsome!)

It just came out over here as well. :)

Yesterday if I remember correctly.

I'm waiting for the 4-disc 'Collector's Set' coming out in November.

I hope I'm not being to nosy, but do you live in a one room apartment or a dorm? I was just curious as all of your tech stuff (Mac, plasma TV, etc.) were all in the same room.

[Wes]

Originally posted by job
It just came out over here as well. :)

Yesterday if I remember correctly.

I'm waiting for the 4-disc 'Collector's Set' coming out in November.

I hope I'm not being to nosy, but do you live in a one room apartment or a dorm? I was just curious as all of your tech stuff (Mac, plasma TV, etc.) were all in the same room.

He's a momma's boy, lives with his parents.:p

[wdlove]

Originally posted by Wes
He's a momma's boy, lives with his parents.

I don't see anything wrong with that. Lived with my parents till I got married. I've heard news stories that more adult children are returning to live with there parents than in previous generations!

[Wes]

Originally posted by wdlove
I don't see anything wrong with that. Lived with my parents till I got married. I've heard news stories that more adult children are returning to live with there parents than in previous generations!

Nothing wrong with it at all. I live with my parents too and intend to for quite a few years.

[OutThere]

I've never posted my 'rig':rolleyes: before, so here goes, 640x480. Sorry for the yellow light, I took this with the lights on and well.....ewww.

[edesignuk]

Originally posted by Wes
Nothing wrong with it at all. I live with my parents too and intend to for quite a few years.
Of course u do! Ur only, what? 15/16? :D

[Wes]

Originally posted by edesignuk
Of course u do! Ur only, what? 15/16? :D
17 in Nov.

[edesignuk]

Originally posted by Wes
17 in Nov.
So....as I said...16 then :D :p

[Juventuz]

Mine's a little lame....

http://www.redstarmultimedia.com/pics/mysetup.jpg

Although I will be getting the Soundsticks and iSub very soon and am looking at the formac 20" lcd.