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    Show us your computer room!

    Discussion in 'Notebook Cosmetic Modifications and Custom Builds' started by lupin..the..3rd, Jul 6, 2007.

  1. sydboy84

    sydboy84 Notebook Enthusiast

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    lol@speakers on bricks
     
  2. dimonay

    dimonay Notebook Consultant

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    Gives a nice feel to the room don't it?
     
  3. zeppelin420x

    zeppelin420x Notebook Consultant

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    Just moved back into my moms for a few weeks, (been out of the country for school). I have taken over the kitchen table for a mini Lan party. First pic is right after the party and the rest are the morning after. :)


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  4. M1530

    M1530 Notebook Evangelist

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    Have those speakers caused any earing loss yet : p
     
  5. Atomicdeluxe

    Atomicdeluxe Notebook Consultant

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    Is that a nostromo?
     
  6. ScifiMike12

    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    Here's my current setup. I'm upgrading my ol' 21" CRT monitor to a 24" BenQ. Should be a nice upgrade.. :)

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  7. lixuelai

    lixuelai Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Think I posted this one before:

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    This was my setup in my dorm room last school year.

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    Setup earlier this school year. I just got a Gateway 17in notebook to take home with me and for my study abroad where I cant take my desktops and my tablet is way too weak for any gaming. The Dell monitor is mostly used as a TV or watching anime from the bed. It is mounted a bit differently now (got an Ergotron arm cheap on ebay). The silver matx comp (which was my Linux box before) was swapped with the AM2 build I have now. Before watching HD stuff was jerky now its good. Ill post an update when I get back to school.
     
  8. zeppelin420x

    zeppelin420x Notebook Consultant

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    It is :) Works very well.
     
  9. sydboy84

    sydboy84 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Its sure does !!
     
  10. sydboy84

    sydboy84 Notebook Enthusiast

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    It's easy. I'm 23 and live at home with my mum. I help pay bills and do everything else. I save alot becaue I don't drink or smoke, so I don't blow my money on alcohol like most my friends do. So I just save up and pay for everything. Oh and look for really good deals :)
     
  11. g00da777

    g00da777 Newbie

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    Hey, I'm a noobie in this forum...
    but I thought I'd show you guys my setup =]

    I've got an HP dv6000 connected to a 160GB Western Digital passport, a custom-built PC my uncle made me and it's all right for a desktop 2.4GHZ Pentium 4 Processor, 120GB HD, Asus Motherboard, Logitech S510... I've got it connected to a Samsung SyncMaster 940MW and a 160GB Ext. hard drive. Also connected to the monitor is my Xbox (soon to be 360 or Wii). I've ggot a Sharp 1-Bit Home Theatre system setup for my Desktop and it delivers pretty well. I have a couple of USB hubs/card readers and stuff connected to my desktop as well... (You can kind of see my Samsung Printer to the right and the subwoofer in the bottom left...) And that's pretty much it... I've also got an 80GB iPod 5.5G underneath my table =] I love it.

    Umm... yeah
    That's it.
     

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  12. exernet

    exernet Notebook Guru

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    My computer/dorm room:

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  13. lolpie

    lolpie Notebook Consultant

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    Exernet your dorm room is so clean, do they make you clean it or something? Mine is a huge mess...I'll post pics when I get back there from break
     
  14. wullger

    wullger Notebook Guru

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    Here's part of the current setup where I work. This is on one wall, the bigger displays are 32-37inch HDTVs :)

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  15. fifafreak18

    fifafreak18 Notebook Evangelist

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    O.O where do you work...
     
  16. wullger

    wullger Notebook Guru

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    Ops room at a hospital data center :) I'm the data protection/disaster recovery admin for the system's hospitals and clinics. We can monitor or control pretty much anything from this room, hehe.
     
  17. zeppelin420x

    zeppelin420x Notebook Consultant

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    I have those speakers back home and I misss them! Those are a really great set of desk speakers. You can't go wrong with Klipsch. :D
     
  18. moon angel

    moon angel Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    My setup is highly temporary but I feel like I must post it anyway, I'll see what I can do when I get home ^^
     
  19. exernet

    exernet Notebook Guru

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    The picture was taken a day after I got back from xmas break so I decided I'd clean it, probably the cleanest it's ever been lol.

    @zeppelin420x
    Yeah, I got them for only $99 at BestBuy recently and I love them
     
  20. rjstaaf

    rjstaaf Newbie

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    Currently we have about 10 computers in various rooms. Here are some of them. Obviously I have a problem hording computers according to my wife ;)

    The computers are all connected via Netgear Powerline modules. I also have a separate wireless network for the kids gaming systems and the Dell Inspiron 1520 I just purchased over Xmas.

    Living room, the main workspace for the wife and I.
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    Dining room, this is the computer the kids use as well as one of our servers.
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    Mine and the wife's bedroom, this is one of my Linux boxes.
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  21. moon angel

    moon angel Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Liking the Dells then...? :)
     
  22. rjstaaf

    rjstaaf Newbie

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    You could say that :D
     
  23. sander1991

    sander1991 Notebook Consultant

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    Hey.

    I'm running on a new 2.2GHz White MacBook (Leopard), some Dell speakers (they are almost 3 years old, but i think they play superb), an 250 GB Lacie Porsche external Harddrive, Logitech MX Rvolution, LG L1940PQ (Really nice 19" LG monitor. It's superb), Apple Bluetooth Keyboard (previous model). Also there is an iPod U2 Edition and the previous model iPod Dock and Jess Walter's book The Zero. (The version I have though is in danish)

    I also have a HP PSC 2110 All-In-One printer, which is hid away. It's big and bulky and ugly.

    Furthermore. Usually my Nikon D80 also lies on the table, but it was obviously used for taking these pictures.

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    Oh yeah, the cell phones are the Sony Ericsson Z310i and K610i.. They kind of disturb the whole picture, but whatever.
     
  24. Kierkes

    Kierkes Misanthrope

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    Sander, that's a gorgeous setup you have there.
     
  25. KGann

    KGann NBR Themesong Writer

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    Couple of pics. This is where I spend all my time when at home. This is sort of my home jam room. I own a studio a few miles from my home, but this place is just flat out fun. My Sony notebook and LG monitor are in the corner of the room.



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  26. JonBook Pro

    JonBook Pro Notebook Consultant

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    Where'd you get all those business machines?
     
  27. sander1991

    sander1991 Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks a lot. I try to keep it as minimalistic, clean and tidy as possible. I kinda dislike having things on my desk, that I do not use while working on my computer.
     
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    new2notebook Notebook Enthusiast

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    Wow KGann....very nice collection!!
     
  29. jojoinnit

    jojoinnit Notebook Consultant

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    KGann: Doesn't it get depressing living with such a lack of colour?
     
  30. rjstaaf

    rjstaaf Newbie

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    eBay ;)

    The Inspiron 1520 I just purchased over Xmas is the first "new" computer I have purchased in over 10 years. I have had nothing but great luck with the Dell Optiplex line.
     
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    KGann NBR Themesong Writer

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    Thanks guys. All that equipment... and my camera sucks. I have to shoot in black and white because of the terrible color the camera gives... :(
     
  32. sbarnet

    sbarnet Notebook Enthusiast

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    here's mine! I also have a couple of pics of the new dream machine.
     

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    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    After waiting patiently for almost 3 weeks, I found out today from NCIX that the BenQ FP241W was discontinued. I guess I'll have to refund my money and look elsewhere.

    Hell, I even rearranged my desks to accomodate the new monitor.

    Freakin' A!!!

    Drawing not to scale.. ;)
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  34. trueintentions

    trueintentions Notebook Evangelist

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    Man, I betchu everyone cleans up their desks for me. Well I'm not going to! :cool:
    This is actually what my desk usually looks like when I'm working;
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    Note the mess of cords to the left of my macbook, and the orange I just opened and was going to start eating. And yes, my macbook is on a cookie tray if anyone is wondering. I find that they keep laptops a lot cooler than any laptop cooler. :p
     

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    lolpie Notebook Consultant

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    What's that mini faucet thing in the top right corner?
     
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    trueintentions Notebook Evangelist

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    x) It's a paperclip holder.
    The paperclips are little blue water droplets.
     
  37. Arki

    Arki Super Moderator

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    Baking cookies? :p
     
  38. sprtnbsblplya

    sprtnbsblplya Notebook Deity

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  39. Chicken Royale

    Chicken Royale Notebook Geek NBR Reviewer

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    My very standard setup. Nothing out of the ordinary here.

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  40. Robgunn

    Robgunn Notebook Evangelist

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    Check out my setup. Its pretty tight.

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  41. bmwrob

    bmwrob Notebook Virtuoso

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    Warm, comfortable atmosphere and a convenient can for your empty beer bottles. Nice. LOL
     
  42. Arki

    Arki Super Moderator

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    ^^Must be your full experience gaming rig?

    Nice.
     
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    Lol Rofl Nice Rig
     
  44. Robgunn

    Robgunn Notebook Evangelist

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    yeah, the trash can puts all those gaming mouse pads to shame.
     
  45. diggy

    diggy Notebook Deity

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    Here's my modest set up (the laptop doesnt normally sit there - I had it out to download an update and would rather do it plugged in than over wireless)

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  46. Kierkes

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    Very nice setup diggy. And to whomever has the iMac with the mouse on the trashcan. HAWTDAWG that's sweet.
     
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    updated


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  48. hoodlum

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    heres mine...very simple and i am satisfied :)...


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  49. theusman

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    Which speakers do you have? Are they the logitech x230? How are they?
     
  50. Chicken Royale

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    Yep they're the X230 speakers. Compared with my Hi-Fi speakers the X230 lacks very much in the mid and treble tones which made me disappointed because you don't hear the 'glistening' sounds as much. However the bass absolutely rocks, the other day I was playing some ska music and my house mate said the bass was shaking the whole house :) In general these speakers are heavily skewed towards the bass and can sound somewhat 'muddy'.
     
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