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My New Mac Pro Pictures

Put a coaster under that mug! 🙂

Very nice setup, one of these days I'll post a picture of my setup that will probably make you want to scream.
 
can't put solid hardwood plank flooring in a basement if the floor is concrete/slab unless you build an underfloor first.I wanted to do that and found out it would add a 1 inch slope to the entrances and exits.
 
Cromulent said:
Put a coaster under that mug! 🙂

Very nice setup, one of these days I'll post a picture of my setup that will probably make you want to scream.
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Whoa, whoa, wait a second... you let a mug (filled with liquid, presumably) sit within a ten-foot radius of your Mac Pro and 30" Cinema Display!? 😀
 
Mr.PS said:
Thanks for all the kind comments. I really love the 30" ACD. It's truly amazing. I had two dell 2005FPW's prior to the 30" ACD and they cannot compare. Color, brightness and black/white reproduction is amazing on the ACD.
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Okay, your Dell's are a bit older perhaps, so that explains the difference, but do you know that Dell and Apple use exactly the same panel? It's from Samsung, if I remember correctly.

--Erwin
 
m1stake said:
What's amazing is that Dell somehow manages a way to ruin it 😀
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My dad uses dells for his work, and yesterday he was having some problems with it. He called up his tech guy and was told he needed more ram. He went to dell's website and they told him he needed DDR2 667mhz PC5300 ram. He got some and replaced it in his machine. The computer started acting up, the monitors were mirroring when he wanted them to act seperately and the screen resolution was bloated and did not fit. He put the old ram back in and is now only having the problems he was having before. I told him he should have got a mac, and I think I kind of pissed him off lol.
 
Erwin-Br said:
Okay, your Dell's are a bit older perhaps, so that explains the difference, but do you know that Dell and Apple use exactly the same panel? It's from Samsung, if I remember correctly.

--Erwin
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If steve jobs is god, then you are going to hell.
 
Evil

You Sir are EVIL...
Not for (Finally) getting a great Mac Pro that works…
Not for your 30” wonder window of greatness…
You are EVIL because of the color of your office/guest room. I called my wife in to check out your set-up and she noted that color would look great in our bedroom….guess what I’m doing this weekend…..yep your EVIL. BTW a sincere good luck with your new Mac. I’ve read your other posts…Great set up. 🙂
 
Mr.PS said:
No choice currently, as you can see. I'm a neat freak that vacuum's his house twice a weak with a miele hepa filtered vacuum. There is very little dust here; however, yes, my new desk/setup will have the Mac Pro off teh floor.
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Yeh, it's only a matter of time before you, oops, wack the vacuum cleaner right into the Mac Pro. I mean, you can only get so close!
 
Erwin-Br said:
Okay, your Dell's are a bit older perhaps, so that explains the difference, but do you know that Dell and Apple use exactly the same panel? It's from Samsung, if I remember correctly.

--Erwin
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The Dell's were a bit old, yes, but their not S-IPS panels. The Cinema Display and most Dell Displays are LG/Philips panels. The Cinema Display is S-IPS SOHC certified. I have a Dell 2405FPW downstairs, that is fairly new, the ACD is head over heels compared to it as well.

The Cinema Display cannot be beat in my opinion. Only other current rival is the Dell 3008FPW. It's $300 more and still not superior to the ACD in any respects other then brightness and a slightly higher color gamut %.

Cyberjenks said:
You Sir are EVIL...
Not for (Finally) getting a great Mac Pro that works…
Not for your 30” wonder window of greatness…
You are EVIL because of the color of your office/guest room. I called my wife in to check out your set-up and she noted that color would look great in our bedroom….guess what I’m doing this weekend…..yep your EVIL. BTW a sincere good luck with your new Mac. I’ve read your other posts…Great set up. 🙂
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It took me a while to settle on a color - but this one is great. I love a dark office!

krye said:
Yeh, it's only a matter of time before you, oops, wack the vacuum cleaner right into the Mac Pro. I mean, you can only get so close!
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Don't worry 😉 I'm careful.
 
My setup is similar to Mr.PS. I bought the stock w/ 8800GT. Bought an additional 8GB (2GBx4) from OWC and 2 750GB Samsung F1 drives from Newegg in software RAID0. My 30 ACD comes 21st.

So far, this thing rocks. I haven't attempted a sleep since I don't care about it. Leave it on for all I care. I don't pay the electric bill at work.

This is fast and quiet. With my old Dell desktop out of the way, I can hear the quad core (cheap custom built from local shop) virtual server next to me now. I don't really use it. But it sits next to me. I didn't hear it before.

Putting in the RAM & HDDs was a breeze. I left the stock drive out in case I have to take it in.

1.4TB RAID0
10GB RAM
8800GT
30 ACD
😀
 
mmccaskill said:
My setup is similar to Mr.PS. I bought the stock w/ 8800GT. Bought an additional 8GB (2GBx4) from OWC and 2 750GB Samsung F1 drives from Newegg in software RAID0. My 30 ACD comes 21st.

So far, this thing rocks. I haven't attempted a sleep since I don't care about it. Leave it on for all I care. I don't pay the electric bill at work.

This is fast and quiet. With my old Dell desktop out of the way, I can hear the quad core (cheap custom built from local shop) virtual server next to me now. I don't really use it. But it sits next to me. I didn't hear it before.

Putting in the RAM & HDDs was a breeze. I left the stock drive out in case I have to take it in.

1.4TB RAID0
10GB RAM
8800GT
30 ACD
😀
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I returned my Samsung 750GB Spinpoints, they made a super annoying noise (search for my latest threads). I'm getting another pair. As for the ACD - you won't be disappointed.

I sleep my Mac Pro nightly and it doesn't have any problems. I care about the electricity even though I don't pay it, I don't like to waste, but anyway, the Mac Pro even when idle doesn't use much power.
 
mmccaskill said:
Yeah my F1s are silent. I can barely hear them when they read/write. Even then I have ear right up on the case.
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mine were as well; however, every 15-20 minutes they would make this horrible reset sound much lounder then the normal read/write noise. It drove me crazy. It was a large buzz/drone every 15 minutes. I believe they were faulty, I'm anxiously awaiting a refund.

gcmexico said:
who makes those speakers? love them, and I must have them😀
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They're M-Audio LX4 StudioPhile studio monitors. They're a 2.1 system, although they can also be a 4.1.
 
Mr.PS said:
I sure would as well 😉 Unfortunately this is a rather large spare bedroom upstairs that has turned into a bedroom. I'm moving to the basement soon and that will be hardwood, cherry, thick plank.
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🙂 I forgot to leave a smiley face before to tip off that I was only kidding. The room is fine; and I wish my office was as clean as yours.
 
jb60606 said:
🙂 I forgot to leave a smiley face before to tip off that I was only kidding. The room is fine; and I wish my office was as clean as yours.
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No worries, thanks. I really would prefer hardwood though. It's just better ofr an office. Has nothing to do with ease of keeping it clean or anything. It's just more office friendly.
 
If you don't mind me asking, is this setup more for personal enjoyment or is it for work?
 
cms2 said:
If you don't mind me asking, is this setup more for personal enjoyment or is it for work?
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Work, I don't really enjoy myself unless I'm working, so it's work. I'm actually trying to get the new office setup ASAP so I can enjoy two ACD's. I love the 30" ACD!
 
Oh how one can dream, April 1 I get a pay rise I get a Mac!
Sweet.

Although my question that I still ponder is WHY is there a nearly $1000 NZ difference between the price of the stock Mac Pro between Australia and NZ???
Our currencies are nearly on par with each other. Is it just market size?

Also is it worth investigating buying in Australia and shipping to NZ to save the extra $$$????

Oh so jealous! 😀
 
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