I went to a warehouse sale today, and found a fellows monitor stand that will do what I want! plus it’s height adjustable. It doesn’t look some amazing but hey… it was a whopping $10! (reg. 49.99)
I also bought a bytecc laptop cooling station (to put on top of the stand that I mentioned above) so that it keeps my macbook pro cool – there are 2 fans on the bottom of it that are powered by USB (my 20″ lcd has 2 USB ports on the side so i plugged it into there hehehe)
I also bought a new usb keyboard (looks really nice) it’s a pc keyboard but works just fine on the mac.
I ALSO (yup… more stuff) bought a USB hub that allows you to share 4 devices (or more if you plug another hub into it) with 2 computers. You can select which computer has each device independantly. I decided to remove my mouse from the setup and try to use my tablet fulltime at home. I have a Graphire 4 – so I have a mouse with it too in case I feel like reverting.
So, I’ve removed my primary desktop from the setup, my CRT from the setup, my ATI Remote Wonder from the setup, my KVM and a whole bunch of cables. I think that I’m going to be happy with this setup… I guess we’ll find out over the next week or so as I give this a go.
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I’ve decided to upgrade my server w/ my desktop hardware and use my laptop as my primary computer. (my desktop and server an PC-based).
I have a ps/2 kbd, a USB mouse (w/ ps/2 adapter) plugged into a KVM for the 2 pc’s. I have 2 monitors too (20.1″ ws lcd, and a 17″ crt – the crt is the one plugged into the kvm). My KVM is ps/2 not usb.
So… because my primary desktop died, I was thinking that I would upg. my server, and then use my laptop as my primary. Having said that, I want to do dual monitor with it, and use a regular kbd/mou and my tablet (plugged directly into the desktop).
I have to pickup the following:
usb kbd
usb kvm
stand for the laptop/cooling pad
Also, are there any problems with having the laptop on nearly all the time plugged into the wall?
Anyone have thoughts about my setup? what I should or shouldn’t do?
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Great news!
It’s been sold…
Thanks Chantelle for hooking me up with the seller…
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I bought my fiancee an ibook in Sept. 2004. She wanted it for school. Now that she’s working (in a PC environment) she wants a PC laptop – so that she can familiarize herself with it.
View photos at: http://pisarek.com/ibook
Here are the specs:
- iBook (M9418LL/A)
- 14.1″
- 1GHz
- 768MB RAM
- 40GB
- Combo drive
- Apple Protection Plan – just under 2 years left
- All power cables, etc.
- All original packaging, software, box, etc. I will even re-image the system to it’s original state for you.
- The battery is like brand new! I still get approx 5hrs out of it (depending on usage it might be more or less)
- NO DEAD PIXELS!
EXTRAS
- iSkin blue keyboard tray protector
- Macally dot-mouse (usb)
- Marware iBook sleeve – baracuda skin is what they call the pattern
NOTES
- I have formatted the system and it now has OS 10.4.3 with all the latest updates – the pictures were taken before I wiped the system
- The case has been cleaned up
- Save lots of $ if you buy this laptop vs. a new one
- The applecare alone is worth about $400CAD
This system cost over $2300 at the time of purchase plus about $130 for the extras.
I’m asking for $1500
I would prefer a local sale – but I’m willing to ship. We can work out the shipping details. I live in the northern GTA (Richmond Hill). I’m frequently in Thornhill and North York. I work in Oshawa. Outside of those areas, we can discuss shipping options.
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