Okay, so I contacted www.colorwarepc.com today to find out what it'd cost to have them prototype one of my lovely hard drive enclosures for custom coloring and what it'd cost to have the thing colored, and the answer gives the words "CHA-CHING!" a whole new meaning.

Prototyping for any object is $500--whether it's a huge flat-screen TV or a tiny ( Read more... )

For the previous revision please see: this link.

Mac Pro - Final Configuration (Revision V)
Processor: Two 3.2GHz 8-Core Intel Xeon "Harpertown" 64-bit Processors, 12MB L2 Cache; 1600MHz Dual Independent FSBs.
Memory: 16GB 800Mhz DDR2 Fully-Buffered ECC RAM
Hardware RAID: Mac Pro RAID Card
Hard Drive (Bay 1): 1TB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s
Hard Drive ( ( Read more... )

17" MacBook Pro - Configuration Revision I
Processor: 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor.
Memory: 4GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM RAM
Hard Drive: 200GB 7200RPM SATA 1.5Gb/s
Display: MacBook Pro 17" Hi-Resolution 1920x1200 Pixel Glossy LED Widescreen Display
Modem: Apple USB Modem (56K USB Modem)
Power Options: Apple MagSafe Airline Adapter
Remote Control ( Read more... )

For the previous revision please see: this link.

Mac Pro - Configuration Revision IV
Processor: Two 3.2GHz 8-Core Intel Xeon "Harpertown" 64-bit Processors.
Memory: 16GB 800Mhz DDR2 ECC RAM
Hardware RAID: Mac Pro RAID Card*
Hard Drive (Bay 1): 1TB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s
Hard Drive (Bay 2): 1TB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s
Hard Drive (Bay 3): 1TB 7200RPM SATA ( Read more... )

High Grade Universal Century 1/144 Scale:

Unopened- RX-78-2 "Gundam" (US Version ( Read more... )

For the original post please see: this link.

I said "this will change at least once more by the time OS X 10.5 is available," and now it has! This is probably closer to the final configuration, but it's just a bigger behemoth.

Mac Pro - Configuration Revision III
Processor: Two 3.0GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 64-bit Processors.
Memory: 8GB DDR2 ( Read more... )

High Grade Universal Century 1/144 Scale:

Unopened
- RX-78-2 "Gundam" (US Version)
- RX-78GP03 "Dendrobium"
- RX-78GP03S "Dendrobium Stamen"
- RX-78GP03S "Dendrobium Stamen" (US Version)
- RX-178 Mk. II "Gundam Mk. II" (AEUG Extra Finish Version)
- MSZ-006 "Zeta Gundam"
- MSZ-006 "Zeta Gundam" (Extra Finish Version)

WIP:
- None

Completed:- RX- ( Read more... )

Oh sure, this will change at least once more by the time OS X 10.5 is available, but this is the current configuration I have planned for the replacement to the five-year old doorstop.

Mac Pro - Configuration Revision II
Processor: Two 3.0GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon 64-bit Processors.
Memory: 8GB DDR2 ECC RAM
Hard Drive (Bay 1): 750GB 7200RPM SATA ( Read more... )

Although I hope to never have to use these I'd like to introduce everyone to SECURITY LEVELS: The next step in troll reduction and placing you in the group that bests suits you for reading this LJ ( Read more... )

This is sad, but I'm putting it out there right now ( Read more... )