get it up in there
Well, it’s here and after much effort, it’s in. If there’s one thing I can say about the Dual G5, it’s that the machine is ridiculously fast. If there’s another thing I can say about the G5, it’s that the machine is ridiculously big.
It kind of has to be. On the inside, the two G5 heatsinks look a lot like the sides of a Harley engine. The machine almost weighs as much as a Harley, too. Shipping weight was a whopping 58lbs (26.3kg). Thankfully shipping was free and the Apple warehouse is just a day away.
I have this desk system—the S7 line from Agio Designs—which I’ve been building up over the years and I really like it. The space, though, between the built-in cable management system and the undershelf I have on the right side of the desk is too short to fit the G5, so I had to break out the router and perform some surgery on the shelf to get the machine to fit. With my luck the next desktop I purchase from Apple (many years from now, I hope) will be wafer thin and I’ll be stuck with a huge notch on this shelf, but oh well.
The monitor arm on which the cinema display is mounted is probably the best thing I’ve ever installed on my desk. It allows me to use the primo desktop space in the corner, which right now houses my Mackie Control (which I use to control Logic). But removing my old monitor from the arm, installing the bracket on the Cinema Display, and placing the bracket/display back on the arm took me three hours.
It’s all in place now, though, crunching numbers and running up my electricity bill. My computing life, at least, is pretty hunky-dory.
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5 responses
Comment posted at 19:54 on Sunday, February 01, 2004
Wow… Now that is a cool Man Cave if ever I seen one!!!!!
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Comment posted at 21:03 on Sunday, February 01, 2004
I have been a lurker on your site for some time, but decided to post today when I saw the picture and link for the Mackie Control. I just wanted to say that I appreciate the link, really like your site and the photography (it keeps me inspired).
Keep it up.
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Todd
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Comment posted at 06:44 on Sunday, February 15, 2004
I adore my dual G5, affectionately named “Doozer”. It’s done wonders for my productivity when editing photos from my camera; I blink, and the RAW photos are open. Such an amazing little cheese grater. And it does a great job blaring Peter Gabriel, which is so important for productivity. 
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Comment posted at 21:49 on Monday, February 23, 2004
That’s a mighty fine setup you have there.
The monitor arm is a very good idea - might have to get one for work.
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lutefisk
Comment posted at 11:37 on Tuesday, February 24, 2004
I almost wept when I saw the Mackie. I must be the last soul on this cold and lonely planet still using the idiosyncratic yet lovable EZ Bus
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