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iigloo · Jun 30, 2006, 11:22 AM

Bought a spanking new 20'' iMac Core Duo. The speed and screen are so awesome, especially for me who have been using an G4 iBook for a year, but finally after a lot of saving, and a lot of work I got the money for an iMac. It rocks!

eddiecatflap · Jun 30, 2006, 12:28 PM

very nice

love your view too !!!

Mongoos150 · Jun 30, 2006, 12:45 PM

20" iMac Core Duo
2.0Ghz
2.0 Gigs Ram
256Mb Vram
250 GB Hard Drive
Logitech S 530 Laser Apple Wireless Keyboard/Mouse
Klipsch Pro Media Speakers

OS X Version 10.4.6
Boot Camp w/XP Pro

Sony DSC-F707 5.0 Megapixel Camera
Panasonic Digital Camcorder

I forget the desk manufacturer

Your Klipsch speakers are wonderful! It's amazing how much better the Klipsch ProMedia speakers are compared to the overrated, undersounding and horribly-balanced Logitech speakers. For audiophiles and regular users alike... I see so many people with the Logitech Z series and I just want to cry...

eddiecatflap · Jun 30, 2006, 01:16 PM

i've got a pair of real hi-fi speakers attached to my imac

kef coda 7's

gonzea · Jul 2, 2006, 10:58 AM

This is my setup, right now I work from home in nyc. It is my 17 imac g4, sony vaio 45g and powerbook 17 g4. I work in the real estate/property mgmt. field.

EasyMac · Jul 9, 2006, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by stefanicotine

Woo, go upgrades! My grandma bought me a new desk,
and I used my graduation money to buy a video iPod and
a Wacom Intuos3 9x12 (on order)...

Dude, that's a beefy setup! 500 gigs! I can't figure out how to fill up my 250 gig, let alone another 250

When are you getting that?

You know whats funny? My cousin just got that same desk, and our gramdma bought it for him. lol. Such a nice desk though, I want one.

stefanicotine · Jul 9, 2006, 04:37 PM

Ya! It's nice desk

only costs $126 too. I really wanna mount another LCD flat under the glass, something small to have iTunes in. I think that would be so cool, but alas, I can only have one external with my iMac

EasyMac · Jul 9, 2006, 04:41 PM

Is that a 20"? Hell, 17" would be enough for me. I just do light Photoshop and a bit of Garageband. But my 12" iBook definately doesn't cut it, but when they come out I want to get a Mac Pro. Then get a power adapter for my 19" LCD on my basement.

stefanicotine · Jul 9, 2006, 04:51 PM

20" and a 19" ... I feel like upgrading the external though. I bought it for $368 and now it's selling for $220 *shakes head* It's getting really easy to find 20" widescreens for under $400 so I might do that and use my 19" for work. I love the ACD's but they're just to pricy for me

CYBER PETE · Jul 14, 2006, 06:24 PM

Just unboxed my 20" Intel Core Duo with 2gb of memory and 500gb hard drive.

stefanicotine · Jul 14, 2006, 08:01 PM

Nothing makes up for good photography. Excellent setup, Cyber Pete. And smart thinking with your iPod! That's a good spot for it

EasyMac · Jul 19, 2006, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by CYBER PETE

Just unboxed my 20" Intel Core Duo with 2gb of memory and 500gb hard drive.

What are you doing with that MacMini thats just sitting up in the corner?

jamil5454 · Jul 19, 2006, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by CYBER PETE

Just unboxed my 20" Intel Core Duo with 2gb of memory and 500gb hard drive.

Isn't that window a little bright to put a computer against it? Bad for your eyes. Why not the blue wall?

quangdiggity · Jul 20, 2006, 03:18 AM

Before:

After:

20" Apple Cinema Display
iMac Intel Core Duo 17"
Nintendo DS lite

stefanicotine · Jul 20, 2006, 10:29 AM

Nice, quangdiggity, very nice. Can I ask you, how is the DS Lite? Is it worth getting?

imitchellg5 · Jul 20, 2006, 04:05 PM

Beautiful pics quangdiggity. How do you like the 20 incher with the 17 inch iMac?

HAGEhead · Jul 20, 2006, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by stefanicotine

Nice, quangdiggity, very nice. Can I ask you, how is the DS Lite? Is it worth getting?

If I could be so bold as to contribute here, the DS lite is most definitely worth getting. It's the best Nintendo portable I've ever used, and I've used them all. The screen is absolutely fantastic, and the buttons feel fantastic. I just did 480 lines on Endless Tetris last night without my hands even getting uncomfortable.

Chinasaur · Jul 20, 2006, 06:28 PM

No clean desk for me although this is about as messy as it gets. This iMac replaces a DP 1.8 G5 with 2.25 GB RAM and it already feels faster even with only the stock 512MB. Amazing. Have to order 2GB RAM today

EasyMac · Jul 20, 2006, 06:36 PM

^^^ Finally, someone with the balls to post a messy desk! I got junk all over mine.

SeSawaya · Jul 21, 2006, 10:31 AM

Heres my iMac and Macbook in my studio, I move everything around a LOT between upstairs and this room, so it's always in a state of chaos.

not pictured is my electronic percussion just on the other side of the chair.

iREZ · Jul 25, 2006, 11:31 PM

new toys in my new setup (17" 1.83 iMacCD and 15" 2.0 MacBook Pro)

SeSawaya · Jul 26, 2006, 02:56 AM

I'm pretty sure we have the same desk!

(above 2 posts)

iREZ · Jul 26, 2006, 03:36 AM

haahaha...yep

cant go wrong with any jerker table from ikea. great solution, and its built to stand a life time it seems.

ael719 · Jul 26, 2006, 06:08 AM

i am jealous, i wish i got the mbp (i tried installing CS:Source via bootcamp and it failed miserably)

and this afternoon, I am helping my uncle buy a 17' mbp with my student discount and a thinner 30gig ipod (i bought the bulkier 60gig)

SeSawaya · Jul 27, 2006, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by iREZ

haahaha...yep

cant go wrong with any jerker table from ikea. great solution, and its built to stand a life time it seems.

yah I love my IKEA jerker table. It's amazing & SO cheap!! Very customizable.

stefanicotine · Jul 27, 2006, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by HAGEhead

If I could be so bold as to contribute here, the DS lite is most definitely worth getting. It's the best Nintendo portable I've ever used, and I've used them all. The screen is absolutely fantastic, and the buttons feel fantastic. I just did 480 lines on Endless Tetris last night without my hands even getting uncomfortable.

I broke down and bought one. Best entertainment purchase of my life! I can't get enough of it. I wish they sold the DS Browser in America though

thiagofll · 06:04 PM

Pictures of my new set up...

Tuishimi · Aug 2, 2006, 11:10 AM

Our desks are from IKEA too.

They are so "inexepensive".

Jeff Lebowski · 12:08 AM

Here's my iMac G5. I use the PC for playing CS:S and the Half Life games. It's pretty nice. Opteron 175, 7800GT, 2x160GB in Raid 0, SLI Mobo, etc. It gets ~230 FPS in CS:S.

iigloo · Aug 15, 2006, 04:02 PM

Updated a little, hehe (wireless mighty mouse

)

iMac at night

stefanicotine · Aug 15, 2006, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by iigloo

Updated a little, hehe (wireless mighty mouse

)

iMac at night

How's the wireless Mighty Mouse

Dark_Lotus · 02:04 PM

Just got my new 20" iMac in the mail today. I love it. Most amazing computer ever. Its a HUGE improvement over my 12" G4 iBook...

Wireless Keyboard, Might Mouse, Black 30GB iPod, 1st Gen 5GB iPod, JBL Creature II Speakers, Xbox 360, and Sony Ericsson w700i. This was taken with my Canon Powershot SD400.

jamil5454 · Aug 22, 2006, 11:54 PM

My 20" beast I just picked up yesterday:

GabrieL^ · Aug 28, 2006, 12:45 AM

Old school but these are very good running computers. OS X.3.9

jamil5454 · Aug 28, 2006, 02:09 PM

Hey I see my post!

Chinasaur · Aug 28, 2006, 09:07 PM

That is what kills me about OS X. I ran 10.3.2 (or .1 or something) on an original Bondi 233. And it ran OK. Not as fast as the QS2K2 I replaced it with, or the Dual 1.8 G5 after that, but it ran WELL with only 28x MB of RAM.

Say what you want about Apple, but overall, their HW build quality and OS quality, is second to none.

The original iMac shape is a classic and I know lots of people who still use their iMacs' to do real world things other than just surfing and email..both of which are also legitimate sole uses for an iMac today.

Brings a tear to my eye I tell ya....

stefanicotine · Aug 28, 2006, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by Chinasaur

That is what kills me about OS X. I ran 10.3.2 (or .1 or something) on an original Bondi 233. And it ran OK. Not as fast as the QS2K2 I replaced it with, or the Dual 1.8 G5 after that, but it ran WELL with only 28x MB of RAM.

Say what you want about Apple, but overall, their HW build quality and OS quality, is second to none.

The original iMac shape is a classic and I know lots of people who still use their iMacs' to do real world things other than just surfing and email..both of which are also legitimate sole uses for an iMac today.

Brings a tear to my eye I tell ya....

Pound that.

cwosigns · Sep 5, 2006, 07:24 PM

Here is my set-up. I just got the iMac last week, running OS X 10.3.9 which has been great so far. BTW the iMac I got for $65 on Craigslist. It's a 350 MHz Blueberry with an upgraded HD (only to 10 GB). It's wireless now, thanks to a gaming ethernet bridge that was truly plug 'n play.

Sorry for the pic quality. It's my camera phone. :-(

selowitch · Sep 8, 2006, 02:17 PM

I'll post a picture of my iMac setup as soon as I can figure out how to do that using the built-in iSight.

yakkiebah · Sep 8, 2006, 04:18 PM

Use a mirror.

Crouching Donkey · Sep 10, 2006, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by stefanicotine

Ya! It's nice desk

only costs $126 too. I really wanna mount another LCD flat under the glass, something small to have iTunes in. I think that would be so cool, but alas, I can only have one external with my iMac

Very cool set up!

I love your desk too. Where did you get it from?

siMac · Sep 10, 2006, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by stefanicotine

He uses frames, so it's illogical to direct link to the image

LOL, live long and prosper!

stefanicotine · Sep 10, 2006, 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by Crouching Donkey

Very cool set up!

I love your desk too. Where did you get it from?

Believe it or not, I got it from Zellers. I'm trying to sell it, however. I'm getting alot of periphals and starting to run out of room. I really need something with drawers.

Crouching Donkey · Sep 11, 2006, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by stefanicotine

Believe it or not, I got it from Zellers. I'm trying to sell it, however. I'm getting alot of periphals and starting to run out of room. I really need something with drawers.

Ah ok. We don't have Zellers in Hong Kong.

It seems a shame to sell it. I'd buy it from you if you lived nearby! But how about a set of metal drawers to match it?

stefanicotine · Sep 11, 2006, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by Crouching Donkey

Ah ok. We don't have Zellers in Hong Kong.

It seems a shame to sell it. I'd buy it from you if you lived nearby! But how about a set of metal drawers to match it?

Hong Kong eh? I'll look around. It's a popular design that alot of resellers carry.

jamie48 · Sep 14, 2006, 05:24 AM

Whoo hoo! waiting on my shiny new 20" set up and will be sure to post here as soon as its all good to go!

pwolfe1 · Sep 14, 2006, 05:20 PM

so where are all the 24" setups?? =(

bbrowne74 · Sep 16, 2006, 08:21 PM

My setup:

17" iMac Core Duo 2 2.0Ghz/1.5GB RAM/160GB HD/Superdrive/128MB Radeon x1600
15" MacBook Pro 2.0GHz 2GB RAM/160GB HD/Superdrive/256MB Radeon x1600
5G 60GB iPod w/ Video (White)
1G 4GB iPod Nano (White)
1G 1GB iPod Shuffle

Also:
Wife's MacBook 2.0Ghz/2GB RAM/60GB HD/Superdrive White Model
Canon Pixma ip5000 Printer
Canon Canoscan LiDe 30 Scanner
21" Samsung Syncmaster 215tw LCD Display

iREZ · Sep 17, 2006, 12:33 AM

in terms of everyday usage...can both bbrowne74 and thiagofll both compare their 24" imac to their 15" mbp's? i just want to know if theres any discernable speed differences...eugwanker you could also chime in with your new 24" and older 20" if you feel.

bbrowne74 · Sep 17, 2006, 01:11 PM

With what I've done thus far the boot up speed is a hair quicker, but it's been a wash for me thus far.