Paul Stamatiou is a 20 year old Computational Media student at Georgia Tech, former Yahoo! intern as well as diehard Mac and Flickr user with a penchant for all things high-tech.
What does your current Mac setup consist of?
My main machine is a basic, no frills 24-inch iMac that I added 2GB of RAM to. It has the standard 7300GT graphics card and a 250GB hard drive. However, I decked it out with a VESA arm. I use the iMac with an Apple bluetooth keyboard and Logitech MX Revolution mouse. I have it setup with Boot Camp for Vista and Parallels for XP.
The next Mac in my arsenal is a Core 2 Duo white MacBook with 1GB of RAM, a 60GB hard drive and superdrive. I originally had an older Core Duo MacBook but after months of problems, Apple finally replaced it for me.
Why have you chosen this machine?
I got the MacBook for mobility – I used to have a 12″ Dell that I took everywhere with me and I wanted the smallest Mac I could find to serve the same purpose. If Apple ever does make a 12″ MacBook Pro like the rumors say, I’d get it instantly.
I actually got the iMac because my MacBook kept failing on me – around the time I had that random shutdown syndrome really bad and Apple had my MacBook in for repairs for over a month. The 24-incher was a mix of great value and performance, so it was an easy decision. Now, my only concern is that it will be outdated very quickly and then I’ll have no use for the 24-inch screen. It’s not like I can just connect another computer to it. =/
What other Apple gear do you own?
I have a White 4GB Nano 1st Generation and an Orange iPod Shuffle with my URL laser etched on the back. I also have an old school FireWire iSight that I love.
What is your next planned upgrade to your workstation?
I don’t have any plans to upgrade my Apple gear for quite some time as I’ve begun saving up for a Lotus Exige S (not anytime soon, 5 years at least) at the moment. I will, of course, upgrade both machines to Leopard when that comes out. Like I mentioned earlier, if some 12-inch MacBook Pro does ever get released, I’ll be selling my MacBook to purchase it.
What do you think of Paul’s setup?