After: The New Setup

24-inch iMac maxed to 4GB RAM

23-inch Cinema Display

Apple Pro Keyboard

Razer Pro|Solutions mouse

Bose speakers

Acoustic foam for podcast recording quality

Mirra chair

Framed photo of Katia and me in front of the Eiffel Tower

Dell Personal Laser Printer hooked up to Airport Extreme Base Station

LinkSys phone router (for Vonage service)

Airport Extreme Base Station (N)

iPhone

Awesome hat Shawn gave me for my birthday last year

MBOX2 for Pro Tools

Underneath here: 320GB FW800 backup drive, two 500GB FW800 drives (one media, one media backup), cable modem

You could have bought a much better display for lesser cost from Samsung or Dell.

Dell uses the same glass. Pretty sure any competing Samsung does too.

Dell gives you a wealth of inputs too, not just a single DVI.

But the Cinema Display looks so much sweeter IMHO :-)

The ACD has more than just DVI (USB2.0, FW, etc), but all I NEED is DVI. Why would I pay for more than that?

like this :-]

You paid extra to have LESS. If you got more inputs, you'd not be paying for them, you'd be saving money!

Replaced the 17-inch MBP with a 24-inch iMac. Details in notes on the photo.

Oh, and Leopard, obviously.

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ben- says:

Does the foam Really do anything? It's not even covering the walls...
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

garrettmurray says:

@.ben. You'd be surprised. The foam doesn't need to cover the walls, it just needs to absorb bounce. The difference is staggering. (Note that it's also in a few places on the ceiling and behind the chair.)
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Brian Warren says:

This looks most excellent. I really like the file cabinet with the hard drives on top solution.

Are you going to pick up a UPS now that you are on a battery? Maybe you had one already with those hard drives. I have one and it's actually come in handy (i have yet to buy a house <50yrs old - even with updated wiring I can't account for the power coming into the house.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

John Pastor says:

Is the ACD on a VESA monitor arm?
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

macfixer says:

3 Q's:

- How's that Razer mouse for Mac? I've seen it in the Apple Store, but never tried one. Are the extra pixels noticed?
- Holy mouse pad!
- Are there Mac drivers for the Dell printer?

//k
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

mathewh says:

um, most important thing: where'd shawn find that hat and where can i get one like it? omg.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

garrettmurray says:

@BrianWarren I don't have a UPS, but I need to get one. I've been meaning to for a long time but never got around to it. I think more than anything I want UPS just for safe shut down. At the same time (knock on wood), we don't have many power outages in NYC. Granted, when we do, they're BIG.

@JohnPastor Yep. It's on an Ergotron LX arm. Makes it convenient to get the display closer sometimes when my eyes are tired, or to turn it vertical when I want a lot of text on screen at once for large files.

@macfixer The Razer mouse is actually really great. It's really, really smooth. I'm going to write about it soon. And yeah, the mouse pad is HUGE. But it's so good! And for the personal laser printer you don't need any drivers other than the Gutenprint (formerly GIMP) drivers that come with OS X.

@mathewh At a local hipster store. If you want, I can look there again and see if they still have them?
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Suburbia.org.uk says:

That's like the big brother of my setup, I just got a 20" ACD and 20" iMac - http://flickr.com/photos/suburbia_org_uk/1515 387378/.

I was curious about the display arm on the ACD too, on my setup the iMac screen is about 3 or 4 cm higher than the ACD, not a big deal but it kind of makes me want to level them out.

I used one of those Del laser printers before and they are actually pretty good. I think it's actually a Lexmark printer underneath the Dell badge, at least the one I used was.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Brian Warren says:

Garrett, yep that's why I bought a UPS for when I had my iMac - to be able to safely shut down my computer if the power went out. At my old house we'd have little power blips - just for a half-second - rarely long enough to reset the clocks. The UPS took care of those too - giving good clean power.

They're huge though. A pain to lug around and find a good place for. Still, it's a well-spent $50.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

garrettmurray says:

@RickCurran You could also do something like what <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/andalltha tmalarkey/1365932518/"Andy did for your display to be even. Obviously there are added benefits to the arm, though.

@jorgeq Basically all the furniture in my apartment is IKEA. I can't imagine what I'd do if I lived in a place where there wasn't one.

@BrianWarren Yeah, that might be a problem in my tiny room...
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

mathewh says:

@garrett: it is dangerous to tempt this fella with hats of such loveliness. hehe. i simply cannot resist - unless the price is not right. hehe.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

jazer says:

Garrett, where'd you find that huge mousepad?

Also, nice file cabinet. I have the very same one :-)
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

garrettmurray says:

@jazer It's an older version of the XTrac Ripper. Love it.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

peterbox says:

I like this configuration !!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Jordan Green says:

Looks really great!!!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Louis Lazaris says:

Nice, 2.4 or 2.8?
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

tmv32 says:

Very Cool!!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

garrettmurray says:

@LouisLazaris It's a 2.4.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

wjt13 says:

yeah that mousepad is looking goooood!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Strike Down Photography says:

very nice!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

ekoshyun says:

I was wondering if that that extra piece of deskpace was made from IKEA too? I was looking into expanding my workspace.. but I always thought I'd have to buy another desk. Just let me know!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

garrettmurray says:

It's all IKEA, yes.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

camh says:

Hey Garret.

I'm going to buy a 24" iMac soon, and I was going to get a ACD with it. How do you like the 24" with the 23" inch ACD?

I've heard that dual screen boost productivity, but I've also heard that two same-size screen can be hard to subconsciously differentiate between them. So I'm deciding between a 23" ACD or a 20" one.

How is it working for you?
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

garrettmurray says:

@camh In short: It's fantastic. Definitely no issues differentiating and they work beautifully together. Highly recommended!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

camh says:

@garret Cool, thanks for the info! I think I'm gonna go for the 23" ACD, I want as much screen space as possible. And if I don't get it when I can, I bet I'll regret it.

And I'm gonna use this stand to raise the ACD to the same level as the iMac, like you have with the Ergotron arm.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

kevinmarsh says:

The file cabinet with the drives and modem on it is pretty genius... so tell me, GALANT brother, what is the name of said file cabinet?
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

garrettmurray says:

It's also a GALANT piece. I'm not sure they make it anymore, but they make a very similar version still.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Miroslav Jelinek -regardit.eu says:

I'm getting 24' Imac soon. Just waiting for update. But your combination is really nice with the 23' I check my budget. lol
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

bueno10mex says:

cool all i got is a macbook
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

gregwyattjr says:

The only thing missing: Wireless Apple Keyboard, Wireless Might Mouse
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

danngelj says:

awsome setup!!!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

1maclick says:

very nice set up
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Hajime Chan says:

You're left-handed?
You put your mouse in left side!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

★ PINKY ★ darling ™ says:

wow
awesomeness
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

iPhoneAIR says:

Go lefties!!!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

inthery says:

Do you accumulate a lot of dust in this room? Where are you located? The reason I ask is that I live in Mission Beach, Ca. in an older apartment building and I am constantly battling dust! Arrgghh!!!
Just curious because I try and care for my equipment as best as I can.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

₪•°•¦ и'6ят '3øяøя ¦•°•₪ says:

nice pic

◣↘ M A N G O ↙◢ by ₪•°•¦ и'6ят '3øяøя ¦•°•₪

Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

ptcruiser102 says:

Hello,

its nice to see the iphone. This looks very beatyfuel - Apple products that is future. I love it. Many greetings von Mac to Mac.
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

ThomasChamberlain says:

Hey nice setup, What mouse Mat is that ???
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

Tango Alpha says:

nice looking set up garrett
ill be uploadin pic of my set up tomoz onces iv wrote down what in the pic :D

what Music you Produce??

as im a Drum & Bass Prouducer & DJ
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

dæxus says:

well - how about that!

In a matter of 4 days I find you on twitter and now here on flickr!
Just recognised the same icon - plain weird - or maybe must into the same things :)

I even had the same camera back in 2007 - triple weird :)
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

GeekGirl says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Planet Apple, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Raw Time Photos | www.rawtimephotos.com says:

www.flickr.com/groups/1083171@N23/discuss/721 57620719054650/

would love for you to add it to the thread!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

arun_highlands says:

Awesome! Damn, i dont get the noise cancellation foam around here. :(
Neat, yeah! :)
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

Manic Mac says:

Love the iMac! - Check out www.manicmac.net
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

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