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What is your dream mac setup?
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Ok, I know we cant always get what we want. But if money were no limit, then what kind of mac(s) would you own along with anything else?
Here's mine,
Main~
A 24" iMac maxed out on a tilt/pan wall mount, up close against the wall. All cables going to the iMac would be fished behind the wall completely out of sight. This computer would hover over some ultra modern cherry wood desk. On either side of the screen would be two small cube speakers, like Bose or something. These speakers would also be wall mounted and have concealed wires as well.
Mobile~
Macbook Air w/ 64gb ssd DUH!
Car~
lifted 1970 black Toyota Land Cruiser w/ concealed Mac Mini and 7" Multi Touch display in the dash!
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This thread could be really cool as a photoshop mockup competition...
I once saw a bathroom TV product that was an LCD built into the bathroom mirror. You turned it off and it was just a normal mirror. I thought that would be really cool as a desktop setup, if the computer could kind of "disappear" when off. Too bad they were charging about 10x too much for it.
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Houston, TX
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I need a Mac Pro with a 30" on my desk at home and a 15" HD MBP.
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Well if it doesn't have to exist... A 15" MBP with a 500 GB SSD HD, wireless DVI, wireless power, and wireless USB.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Aug 2006
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I want whatever Steve has.
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Max'ed out Mac Pro with 8 30" cinema displays.
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Signature depreciated.
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Mac Elite
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{Animated sigs are not allowed.}
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Louisiana
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Mac Pro
Four 500 GB hard drives
Two 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Xeon
32 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 1.5 GB
One 30" Apple display
Wacom 20Cintiq WSX Tablet (love my Bamboo, but wish I had a lot more money to upgrade)
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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A Mac Pro with:
Two 3.2GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8-core)
32GB (8 x 4GB)
Mac Pro RAID Card
4 x 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 1.5GB (Stereo 3D, two dual-link DVI)
2 x Apple Cinema HD Display (30" flat panel)
Two 16x SuperDrives
AirPort Extreme card (Wi-Fi)
Apple wireless Mighty Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) + Mac OS X
Or perhaps just an iMac with:
2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme
4GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x2GB
1TB Serial ATA Drive
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Apple wireless Mighty Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) + Mac OS X
Accessory kit
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB memory
24-inch glossy widescreen LCD
AirPort Extreme
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The gene pool needs cleaning - I'll be the chlorine.
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I'll settle for a fully loaded 15" MBP
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Dream 1: "And now, at MWSF '09, we have one more thing: the announcement that Apple is committing to a dual PPC/Intel architecture strategy with all new, Apple developed PPC processor families that represent astounding technological breakthroughs over the current processor generation."
Dream 2: Dual 30" ACDs connected to a top of the line, fully speced Mac Pro, plus a top of the line, fully speced multi-touch MBP and ample NAS. Such a setup would only be marginally better than my DP 2.0, of course. 
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I think most people would have the same reply. I would like a loaded Mac Pro with a 30" monitor or two, a MacBook Air and a regular MacBook for the wife. Throw in two 16 gig iPhones as well and a Time Capsule for good measure.
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Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 
I'll settle for a fully loaded 15" MBP
Well, if you wanna be kinda/sorta realistic about it, then SURE.
If we're going down that route, I'd settle for a stock 15" MBP to take the place of my aging PowerBook.
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Originally Posted by Jawbone54
Well, if you wanna be kinda/sorta realistic about it, then SURE.
If we're going down that route, I'd settle for a stock 15" MBP to take the place of my aging PowerBook.
I'm not being realistic, that is what I want. I need a desktop like I need a ball and chain.
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Mac Pro. Dual 30's fully loaded.
17" MBP 4 gb ram. regular disk.
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iMac G5 1.9Ghz 2.5GB RAM 160 GB HD 17" widescreen + external regular 17
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A little bit of everything.
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MacBook Pro 15" Maxed out with a 23" ACD. And it's close to becoming reality.
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I'm with Dakar, I'd take a loaded MacBook Pro. Probably 17" and maybe an extra display for when I'm at home.
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32GB iPad 2 | 32GB iPhone 4 | 11' MacBook Air 1.6 i5, 4GB, 128GB SSD
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Mine's fairly humble:
- 17" MBP
- 1TB Time Capsule
- 30" ACD
- Beer fridge next to an all brushed-aluminum sweet ass desk, but filled with Diet Coke® and Swiss Cake Rolls®
Yup. Fairly humble.
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Originally Posted by harbinger75
Mine's fairly humble:
- 17" MBP
- 1TB Time Capsule
- 30" ACD
- Beer fridge next to an all brushed-aluminum sweet ass desk, but filled with Diet Coke® and Swiss Cake Rolls®
Yup. Fairly humble.
I'd just take the beer. 
But really maxed out macpro and a maxed out 15'' MBP for on the go.
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I would like a 15" MBP with 4 GB of RAM, a Mac Pro with a 23" Cinema, and a 1 TB Time Capsule (or two).
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I like how a 1TB drive can be considered 'humble' now 
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It doesn't exist but I'd love a MacBook Air (with 250gb HDD) + 30" monitor.
I guess my MacBook (4gb ram + 250gb HDD) + 24" is as close as I'll get for now.
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I like how a 1TB drive can be considered 'humble' now
Hehe, I was totally being sarcastic, but hey, I can dream, right?
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An x-serve connected to my tv, and a MacBook Air to sit on the sofa with.
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Originally Posted by moonmonkey
A fanless x-serve connected to my tv.
Fixinated.
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Mac Elite
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If I'm dreaming - I want an iphone that has FULL internet access. Flash, java and everything else including space to download files. At least 5 Mbs speeds.
For real, I want a MacBook air.
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Mac: Mac Pro 3.2Ghz Octo, 32GB RAM, RAID Card, 2x300GB SAS, 2x1TB SATA, Quadro FX5600, Dual superdrive, Quad Channel Fiber.
Monitor: Eizo CG241W
Storage: 10.5TB Xserve RAID with Quad Channel Fibre located in the basement.
Portable: MacBook Air with SSD
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It would breakdown thus:
- Work machine: Mac Pro 3.2Ghz Octo, 32GB RAM, RAID Card, 1 x 300GB SAS, 3 x 1TB SATA, Quadro FX5600, Dual superdrive, Quad Channel Fibre, hooked up to a pair of 30" ACDs;
- Play machine: 24" Intel iMac in a G4 iMac form-factor, with a matte screen;
- Portable: MacBook Air with a 64GB SSD and a matte screen;
- Storage: 10.5TB Xserve RAID with Quad Channel Fibre.
(Apologies to Goldfinger--I just stole two of the items from his list with minor alterations.)
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Maxed-out Quadra 840av.*
*We're talking about our dream Mac setups from 15 years ago, right?
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