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Re: ASK HN: What's your setup?

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15" Mid 2009 MBP and two 24" Benq screens (unfortunately TN panels). One screen is dedicated to a Windows 7 tower for more intensive processes (Q6600, 4GB ram). Apple Keyboard (with keypad) for programming, Das Keyboard for other things. Razer Deathadder mouse for both; I prefer gaming mice for everyday use. I use Synergy to share mouse and keyboard between Mac and Windows. 2TB network drive for sharing files and mak…

Your idea of a poor student and mine are somewhat different!

Re: ASK HN: What's your setup?

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post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How'd you squeeze 2 SSDs in there?

you have one normal drive bay for a 2.5inch ssd/hd and then you also have a msata connection below the keyboard next to the wifi card. it doubles as a pcie bus in which you could put a mobile broadband card or a msata ssd such as this one: http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.aspx?IMODULE=CT480M50...

TIL they make msata ssd's .. very cool :)

Re: ASK HN: What's your setup?

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post #31
post #25

15" Mid 2009 MBP and two 24" Benq screens (unfortunately TN panels). One screen is dedicated to a Windows 7 tower for more intensive processes (Q6600, 4GB ram). Apple Keyboard (with keypad) for programming, Das Keyboard for other things. Razer Deathadder mouse for both; I prefer gaming mice for everyday use. I use Synergy to share mouse and keyboard between Mac and Windows. 2TB network drive for sharing files and mak…

Your idea of a poor student and mine are somewhat different!

Hahah reading it back I suppose it is quite a lot! I suppose I see people on here and Twitter with 27" Thunderbolt screens and MBP retinas and seem to adjust myself towards the poor end when in fact it's not the case with regards to my fellow students.
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