My Beautiful All in One iMac..

kaelell · Dec 6, 2012, 08:38 AM

so I was just doodling the set-up of my forthcoming Beautiful "All In One" iMac...
(see pic)

(note* thread not completely serious)

randy98mtu · Dec 6, 2012, 08:40 AM

I see what you did there... Nice not having an extra power cord for the CPU and a video cable, eh?

noteple · Dec 6, 2012, 08:42 AM

Mans gotta have a plan

squan · Dec 6, 2012, 08:49 AM

You lack the fine art of concealment!

kaelell · Dec 6, 2012, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by randy98mtu

I see what you did there... Nice not having an extra power cord for the CPU and a video cable, eh?

knew I forgot something ! :P

tubbymac · Dec 6, 2012, 08:54 AM

Why is your time machine capsule connected to your firewire box? My time machine doesn't even have a firewire port, let alone a thunderbolt port... ?

Cidtek · Dec 6, 2012, 08:55 AM

You forgot the HDMI out connection... oops never mind.

vladfein · Dec 6, 2012, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaelell

so I was just doodling the set-up of my forthcoming Beautiful "All In One" iMac...

Fail... How do you connect your iPhone???

OlMighty · Dec 6, 2012, 08:58 AM

But look how much space you've saved by having a wireless keyboard and trackpad!!!

And no usb mug warmer...disgraceful.

kaelell · Dec 6, 2012, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubbymac

Why is your time machine capsule connected to your firewire box? My time machine doesn't even have a firewire port, let alone a thunderbolt port... ?

its just a firewire drive set up as a time machine

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Quote:

Originally Posted by vladfein

Fail... How do you connect your iPhone???

oh noes i forgot that too !

dhokes · Dec 6, 2012, 08:59 AM

No external speakers?

kaelell · Dec 6, 2012, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OlMighty

But look how much space you've saved by having a wireless keyboard and trackpad!!!

And no usb mug warmer...disgraceful.

yea I mean I just HAD to go wireless on those, no two ways about it, hate clutter...

WrrN · Dec 6, 2012, 09:02 AM

It's so true. At first I thought, what the heck? But upon closer inspection, this setup is not so different from mine. Crazy how much crap we have in our digital lives.

Just missing this in the schematic:

comatose81 · Dec 6, 2012, 09:07 AM

blueroom · Dec 6, 2012, 09:10 AM

I'd swap out the FW800 storage, Time Machine and SD reader for a Synology DS213 or DS213+. The copy button is pretty handy if the thing is on your desk.

Michaelgtrusa · Dec 6, 2012, 09:27 AM

Looks good.

bjm2660 · Dec 6, 2012, 09:32 AM

You should mount all that stuff on the back of the iMac.

mihai.ile · Dec 6, 2012, 09:34 AM

Now put this Synology thing close to the iMac and there you have it. The tower and the display

kaelell · Dec 6, 2012, 09:34 AM

I like this

ignoring the obvious....
what does the copy button do exactly?

bjm2660 · Dec 6, 2012, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaelell

I like this

ignoring the obvious....
what does the copy button do exactly?

Whatever it does, it's a big improvement over the "fail" button.

blueroom · 10:02 AM

The copy button will copy anything plugged into the SD card slot or front USB port into a user selected folder on the NAS. It's very fast and easy.

Those Synology NAS's are very powerful LAMP servers, bog easy to setup and use, stable. I've got a DS212 myself.

kaelell · Dec 6, 2012, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blueroom

The copy button will copy anything plugged into the SD card slot or front USB port into a user selected folder on the NAS. It's very fast and easy.

Those Synology NAS's are very powerful LAMP servers, bog easy to setup and use, stable. I've got a DS212 myself.

oooh I like

IGregory · Dec 6, 2012, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaelell

its just a firewire drive set up as a time machine

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oh noes i forgot that too !

You are allowed. Its a rough sketch not the final product.

blueroom · Dec 6, 2012, 10:40 AM

The only negative are like anything with mechanical HDDs is you're going to hear those drives. No different than any HDD enclosure you've got on your desk. The fan is near silent.

But there are many things a good NAS can do a FW800 drive can't.
Cloud storage, WebDAV, FTP, Apache (web server), email server, dyndns, rsync, security camera DVR, oodles of plug ins, multiple OS support, multiple user support...

Arman · Dec 6, 2012, 10:54 AM

Based on your schematic, I think you still have a spare USB port. How about a mini-LED christmas light given it's the holidays.

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kaelell Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2009	I like this ignoring the obvious.... what does the copy button do exactly?
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blueroom macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada	The copy button will copy anything plugged into the SD card slot or front USB port into a user selected folder on the NAS. It's very fast and easy. Those Synology NAS's are very powerful LAMP servers, bog easy to setup and use, stable. I've got a DS212 myself. __________________ My iOS devices are not jailbroken. Bill My Blog Last edited by blueroom; Dec 6, 2012 at 10:02 AM.
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blueroom macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada	The only negative are like anything with mechanical HDDs is you're going to hear those drives. No different than any HDD enclosure you've got on your desk. The fan is near silent. But there are many things a good NAS can do a FW800 drive can't. Cloud storage, WebDAV, FTP, Apache (web server), email server, dyndns, rsync, security camera DVR, oodles of plug ins, multiple OS support, multiple user support... __________________ My iOS devices are not jailbroken. Bill My Blog
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Arman macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SoCal	Based on your schematic, I think you still have a spare USB port. How about a mini-LED christmas light given it's the holidays.
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