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Post your MBP Setup!

WAM2 said:
I Saw Another thread like this for the MacBook air, and one for the iMac, So Lets see the MacBook Pro Setups!

What's your setup consist of?

1. Which MacBook Pro do you have?

2. Is the MBP your main computer? Or Do you use it along with an external monitor, another computer(s),ect?

Photos of your setup welcome!
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1. I have a late 2011 17" MBP. Upgraded to 8 GB ram and Crucial m4 128 GB with the stock 750 GB platter in the optical bay.

2. This is one of 3 computers I use. I have an office issue laptop (ThinkPad) and a 27" iMac (2.93 GHz with 12 GB Ram) I use the MBP at home and for all my photo editing. The iMac is for iTunes server duty primarily, and the wife uses it as her main work computer/server.

About 4 hours after I opened the box, about ready to close her back up from surgery. :)
 
randy98mtu said:
1. I have a late 2011 17" MBP. Upgraded to 8 GB ram and Crucial m4 128 GB with the stock 750 GB platter in the optical bay.

2. This is one of 3 computers I use. I have an office issue laptop (ThinkPad) and a 27" iMac (2.93 GHz with 12 GB Ram) I use the MBP at home and for all my photo editing. The iMac is for iTunes server duty primarily, and the wife uses it as her main work computer/server.

About 4 hours after I opened the box, about ready to close her back up from surgery. :)
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I Love the way the inside of your looks, amazing!
 
WAM2 said:
Have you had any issues with running a HDD in the Optical Bay? I Heard doing it could cause problems with booting..
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I saw things about issues with the SATA controller in the optical slot, so I put the SSD in the main drive slot and the OS is on that. I had it lock up a couple times, but I ran memtest and then reseated my ram and haven't had a problem since. I've never had a problem with boot up or anything. It boots cold in 13-14 seconds. I only use it for a couple hours a night, so I shut it down and power it up every day.
 
randy98mtu said:
I saw things about issues with the SATA controller in the optical slot, so I put the SSD in the main drive slot and the OS is on that. I had it lock up a couple times, but I ran memtest and then reseated my ram and haven't had a problem since. I've never had a problem with boot up or anything. It boots cold in 13-14 seconds. I only use it for a couple hours a night, so I shut it down and power it up every day.
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Oh Nice, well enjoy! Extremely nice machine.
 
MacBook Pro

15" MacBook Pro
2.2 GHz Intel i7
16 GB RAM
750GB 7200 RPM


This is my Main Computer.

Got this MacBook Pro, after thinking for 4 months. After working on it, sold my Dell PC, and waiting for the new iMac to be released.
 
MacBook Air 11″ 1.6Ghz i5 4GB RAM 64GB SSD (2011)
Thunderbolt Display 27″ (2011)
iPad 3rd gen (2012) 64GB Wi-Fi & 4G LTE with a red Smart Cover
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Apple Magic Trackpad
Apple Magic Mouse

:D
 

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My MBP is used as a portable. So here it is at the front of a classroom where I teach. It gets connected to a projector and sometimes I attach a Wacom Bamboo tablet.
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Also gets used various other locations. The day I got it I swapped the HD for a Seagate Maximus XT 750GB hybrid drive and went to 8GB of RAM. I also have an Incase Nylon Sleeve for transport, not shown in the picture.
 
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Mid-'09 13" mpb5,5
2.26ghz C2D/Lion/8gb crucial ram/500gb wd blue hdd/Asus 24" LED monitor/Magic Trackpad & keyboard/Logitech Z305 laptop speaker bar/Rain Design m-stand
next up is a ssd and Optibay hdd

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Early '06 15" mbp1,1
2.0ghz CoreDuo/SnowLep/2gb crucial ram/160gb OEM hdd from my mbp5,5/broken screen
Driving 40" Samsung LCD via dvi/hdmi & Onkyo 7.1 channel receiver via optical audio

Not pictured:
2TB Samsung hdd in ext case w/FW800 for quick TM backups
1TB WD Mybook
320gb Seagate ext hdd
 
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talmy said:
My MBP is used as a portable. So here it is at the front of a classroom where I teach. It gets connected to a projector and sometimes I attach a Wacom Bamboo tablet.
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Also gets used various other locations. The day I got it I swapped the HD for a Seagate Maximus XT 750GB hybrid drive and went to 8GB of RAM. I also have an Incase Nylon Sleeve for transport, not shown in the picture.
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Care to share your thoughts on the XT? Interested to give one a bash.
 
My set-up

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Resolution is set at 1920x1080 via mini displayport to displayport kabel. Doesn't look sharp so I need to tweak it a bit.
I got the 15" MBP because I use Traktor. The screen of the 13" I own was just to small. And TSP2 Wasn't working that smoothly in my opinion. I'll definitely keep using the 13" as back-up.
USB cable sticking out of the back of the desk if I ever need to hook something up.
Still planning to get PalmGuard from Moshi seeing I put lotion on my hands a lot (not that kind of guys :p ).
I'm also slowly upgrading all my network cables to Cat6.

Apple producten
Apple MacBook Pro 15" 2.4GHz (Najaar 2011) (Now with 8GB Ram from Corsair)
Moshi EU Layout ClearGuard MB
Startech Mini DisplayPort naar DisplayPort (MBP to Dell Scherm)
Apple Wireless Keyboard (Najaar 2009)
Apple Magic Trackpad(I love it!)
Twelve South BookArc Macbook Pro
Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB Zwart
Macbook Pro 13" (Black), Late 2006 (with Lion OS X)

Rest
Dell Professional P2310H (screen for my PC and now MBP)
Logitech Z-5 (hooked up to my PC)
Logitech Cordless Desktop MX3100
Netgear WNR3500 RangeMax Wireless-N Gigabit Router (starting to have some problems, need to get a new one)
Logitech MX518 Optical Gaming Mouse
Logitech G35 gaming headset (Hooked up to the PC)
Western Digital Elements Desktop 500GB Wit
Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 1TB Zwart

Niet beeld
HP C6180 Photosmart printer
Netgear GS605

Apple Magic Mouse
Mobee The Magic Charger for Apple Magic Mouse

These two I use with my 13".
 
macmastersam said:
MacBook Air 11″ 1.6Ghz i5 4GB RAM 64GB SSD (2011)
Thunderbolt Display 27″ (2011)
iPad 3rd gen (2012) 64GB Wi-Fi & 4G LTE with a red Smart Cover
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Apple Magic Trackpad
Apple Magic Mouse

:D
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OMG!!! I absolutely LOVE this setup, this is by far the BEST setup I've ever seen in my entire life. Cool bro :D

By the way, I've seen this on OS X Daily website before this post ;)
 
henry72 said:
OMG!!! I absolutely LOVE this setup, this is by far the BEST setup I've ever seen in my entire life. Cool bro :D

By the way, I've seen this on OS X Daily website before this post ;)
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;) just keep that as a secret between us yeah :D:D :cool::apple:

plus, i found this picture on my computer earlier today... i remember sending this to os x daily a few months ago
 
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