Fr0zen
join:2002-10-22
Chicago, IL
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February 1st, @12:26AM
| Got My New Mac Pro - Pics Inside
Just received it Monday.
Specs:
30 inch Apple Cinema Display
2.8ghz Quad Core Xeon Penryn Core
6GB 800mhz ECC DDR2 (from OWC)
2 x 750GB 32MB Cache Samsung Spinpoint F1 HDD's in Raid 0
Ati HD 2800XT
M-Audio Studiophile LX4 Speakers (not new)
The desk, palm tree, and Aeron will be gone soon. I'm having the office professionally redesigned with a larger desk, seating room, more plants, lamps, and some pictures on the wall. Possibly a 52" Samsung somewhere too. The Aeron isn't very comfortable for longer sits. I'm going to go with a Steel case chair. Much larger/softer base with ergonomics to boot.
The Mac Pro is lightening, the 30" ACD must've been shot down from heaven. I have multiple 2005 and 2405 Dell FPW monitors in the house, none of them hold a candle to the ACD. The colors, brightness, and overall build quality make the Dells look like trash.
My old setup from 2005: »My Setup :)
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liht
Acryllicht
join:2000-07-11
Mesa, AZ | nice
aah the joys of disposable income.
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Fr0zen
join:2002-10-22
Chicago, IL
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February 1st, @01:01AM
| said by liht  :nice aah the joys of disposable income. I haven't purchased a new computer product since 2004 or so. This setup is strictly business. This isn't simply just a pointless purchase for bragging rights. |
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nfx
The Wire
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join:2001-05-21
Vancouver, BC
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Mind getting a close-up of the keyboard? It looks interesting.
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Fr0zen
join:2002-10-22
Chicago, IL | I will try to get a close up. It's the stock Apple wired keyboard. It came out around September I think. It ships stock with all new Apple Mac Pros. |
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jwersan
R.I.P. Mom, Brian, Ziggy, and RichK1957
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Port Jefferson Station, NY
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said by Fr0zen :The Aeron isn't very comfortable for longer sits. I have NEVER found those chairs to be comfortable at all, yet there are some people I work with who swear they are the best thing ever made. |
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AdamB
join:2001-01-07
Westerville, OH | reply to Fr0zen
Very nice setup you have. I do like your simple, uncluttered desk. I would suggest getting the Mac Pro off the floor but the professionals will probably take care of that. |
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Dslam
join:2007-04-04
Canada
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February 1st, @12:58PM
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I have the same keyboard with my Mac
»store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/W···B110LL/A |
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bobrk
4179. Exercising poor judgement
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join:2000-02-02
San Jose, CA | reply to Fr0zen
VERY nice. |
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Fr0zen
join:2002-10-22
Chicago, IL
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February 1st, @01:29PM
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said by AdamB :Very nice setup you have. I do like your simple, uncluttered desk. I would suggest getting the Mac Pro off the floor but the professionals will probably take care of that. New desk will have a stand for sure. |
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bobrk
4179. Exercising poor judgement
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| said by Fr0zen :said by AdamB :Very nice setup you have. I do like your simple, uncluttered desk. I would suggest getting the Mac Pro off the floor but the professionals will probably take care of that. New desk will have a stand for sure. Does it matter? The box is off the floor anyway thanks to the built in handles on the bottom, no?
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Fr0zen
join:2002-10-22
Chicago, IL | Yes, it's not on the floor. Just the handles. I like having my towers on the floor. The air is cooler down there and it's out of the way. |
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bobrk
4179. Exercising poor judgement
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join:2000-02-02
San Jose, CA | I've had my G5 on the floor for 3 or so years now without any issues. 3 years. Hmmm.  |
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Bigzizzzle
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join:2005-01-27
Franklin, TN | reply to Fr0zen
I hate those new Mac keyboards... Like using a freaking laptop keyboard... ARgh Mac.. Everything else looks great |
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Ctrl Alt Del
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join:2002-02-18 | reply to Fr0zen
DO WANT! |
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Fr0zen
join:2002-10-22
Chicago, IL
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February 2nd, @12:04AM
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said by Bigzizzzle :I hate those new Mac keyboards... Like using a freaking laptop keyboard... ARgh Mac.. Everything else looks great I had a Microsoft ergonomic keyboard before this and in comparison the Mac keyboard feels pretty normal. The key pressure and bounce back is laptopish, but the layout is not. I kind of miss the ergonomic position (hands spread over the keyboard), but it's not bad.
I have bad news though. The Mac Pro is going back to Apple. There seems to be a flaw with the Ati Radeon HD 2600XT video cards. A lot of people who ordered have the same isues as me. Artifacts, freezing, and screen flicker.  I'm probably going to re-order with a Nvidia 8800GT because even replacement Mac's with the Ati cards still have the same issues.
On a side note, I'm sort of happy. I will be able to order with 8 cores now instead of 4.
Cheers to all those that commented! |
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MikeL
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join:2001-03-12
Miami, FL | reply to Fr0zen
Mmmmm nice, love the 30" panel . |
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Bigzizzzle
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join:2005-01-27
Franklin, TN | reply to Fr0zen
Just curious what do you use the MAC for in business? Sucks about all the recent Apple Flaws with their manufacturing. |
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Fr0zen
join:2002-10-22
Chicago, IL
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February 2nd, @02:23AM
| said by MikeL :Mmmmm nice, love the 30" panel . Thanks, I love it too. I'd get another one if I had more room.
said by Bigzizzzle :Just curious what do you use the MAC for in business? Sucks about all the recent Apple Flaws with their manufacturing. I'm in internet marketing. I don't do much video or photo work. I primarily run Adwords editor, 40+ firefox tabs, ichat, coloquy, and 7 or so tabs in terminal, in addition to thunderbird and photoshop/illustrator. What I meant by business was that I use this computer for business only. I don't game on it, etc.
I can't really blame Mac, it's Ati's fault. Everything else is flawless. To be honest this is some of the best built computer equipment I've seen. My custom built PC's with top of the line aluminum cases look like garbage compared to the Mac Pro. Hopefully it will be corrected soon. There are 50+ units that have been confirmed to have the issue and were returned, so it's only a matter of time before Apple notices this and takes action - if they haven't already. |
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Cori2094
@statefarm.com | reply to Fr0zen
On your last setup. Where did yo get that desk from? |
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