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shabbasuraj · Sep 18, 2004, 10:34 PM

Here is my setup...

iREZ · Sep 19, 2004, 01:04 AM

Nice touch of color with that stand, you make that yourself?

gatep5 · Sep 19, 2004, 02:07 AM

Originally posted by Icruise:
Here's my brand-spankin' new rev C 12" PowerBook (replacing my rev A) and 23" Cinema HD Display. It's hard to convey just how big this sucker is in a picture. My iPod, PDA, printer, scanner, etc are out of frame.

Is that 23in. display being run from the powerbook? If so, are you able to change the resolution to be higher than 1024x768?

icruise · Sep 19, 2004, 04:36 AM

Originally posted by gatep5:
Is that 23in. display being run from the powerbook? If so, are you able to change the resolution to be higher than 1024x768?

Of course you can. Any of the current powerbooks can run up to a 23" cinema at its native resolution, plus the powerbook's internal screen as well.

gatep5 · Sep 19, 2004, 09:47 AM

Originally posted by Icruise:
Of course you can. Any of the current powerbooks can run up to a 23" cinema at its native resolution, plus the powerbook's internal screen as well.

Of course, I figured that out just shortly after posting. My bad. Wish I had the money to get both of those. Maybe one day.

shabbasuraj · 11:39 PM

Originally posted by iREZ:
Nice touch of color with that stand, you make that yourself?

thanks...

Yeah, it is custom made out of copper pipe. The same stuff that carries water throughout your house. Thus it is rigid and durable as hell.

The PB sits on top of soft silicone bumpers at all four corners, thus maximizing potential airflow. I am thinking about welding/gluing a fan underneath towards the rear.

I think it kinda complements the industrial look of the Al skin.

MrForgetable · Sep 19, 2004, 11:17 PM

Originally posted by Icruise:
Of course you can. Any of the current powerbooks can run up to a 23" cinema at its native resolution, plus the powerbook's internal screen as well.

really is a nice setup.

<--jealous

15 inch PB+23 inch Cinema would be absolutely amazing. Too bad it is a little bit out of my range

Will have to stick with my 15 inch LCD

V12 · Sep 19, 2004, 11:43 PM

yea im thinking about picking up a 20" applecinema display for xmas....

can you run cable to it as well and use the screen as a tv when not connected with the powerbook?

if so that would kill 2 birds with one stone

STAT · Sep 20, 2004, 12:20 AM

Originally posted by shabbasuraj:
Yeah, it is custom made out of copper pipe. The same stuff that carries water throughout your house. Thus it is rigid and durable as hell. I am thinking about welding/gluing a fan underneath towards the rear.

You should hook it up to a recirculating pump and use it as a liquid cooling heat sink thing.

shabbasuraj · Sep 20, 2004, 01:44 AM

That actually crossed my mind, until I had a vision of my built contraption frying my beloved PB due to an accidental fluid leak.

Imagine me coming home to my PB with fried electronics sitting in a puddle on my desk...

AppleCare does not have any provisions for such events...

hahahhaaaaaaaaaa.

8minute · Sep 20, 2004, 05:18 AM

I'm currently playing around with standing my pb on the side ... mini tower style!

azdude · Sep 20, 2004, 07:42 AM

Looks very nice, although I'd have chosen a more substantial "stand" for the PB.

Simon · Sep 20, 2004, 07:45 AM

Originally posted by 8minute:
I'm currently playing around with standing my pb on the side ... mini tower style!

Very nice idea 8minute!

I'd really like to try something like that myself. I'm just wondering wher I could find such a stand w/o having to buy an entire external HD.

Looking at that picture of yours I started thinking that the headless iMac already exists, it's called 12" PB.

iREZ · Sep 20, 2004, 10:16 AM

That's a great little stand you got there, ever notice any problems while using it to its full potential on its side?

8minute · Sep 20, 2004, 06:31 PM

Yeah I agree, the stand isn't perfect and it's only a temporary thing. I was toying with the idea of standing my pb vertically as I used to do that with my work laptop. As luck would have it the stand for my ext hdd works. Actually it's an ext hdd case (so it doesn't come with a hdd) ...

I haven't had any probs so far and temp seems to be the same whether i have it vertical with lid closed or sitting down normally with lid open .... some more details in this thread http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...hreadid=228287

thefunkymunky · Sep 21, 2004, 02:35 PM

Originally posted by shabbasuraj:
Here is my setup...

What mouse is that your using? I like it.

shabbasuraj · Sep 21, 2004, 03:11 PM

Originally posted by thefunkymunky:
What mouse is that your using? I like it.

Thanks...

It is a Kensington Optical Elite. It has 5 FULLY programmable, FULLY OS X compatable buttons and a scroll wheel and if you utilize the MouseWorks software you can program 'chords' where when you press 2 buttons in tandem you can trigger another user configurable fuction. So you actually have a 7 button scroll wheel mouse. Moreiver, you can program the individual buttons for individual programs, very nice.

I actually modified it a bit by removing the mechanicals that make the scroll wheel 'click' when it is moved. Now when I scroll the wheel it is just a smooth action. I have done this modification to all of the mice I have owned.

Here are the details...

http://www.kensington.com/html/4011.html

V12 · Sep 22, 2004, 09:46 PM

um i know this doesnt belong here but i have a pic i want to pst and i dont know how to put it as a file right in the post...

thanks

albook · Sep 23, 2004, 01:15 AM

Originally posted by V12:
i have a pic i want to pst and i dont know how to put it as a file right in the post...

Go to ImageShack and upload the image.
Then use the resulting link to attach the image here!