After going through a few phases of decision making for my new setup while saving, I can finally reveal my new office and really start to push the boundaries with content creation.

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2.66Ghz Mac Pro

Even though I threw up some different ideas for my machine throughout the stage when I was saving, I’ve ended up with the machine I initially intended on buying, and the Mac all Apple fanboys lust over.

When I called Apple and placed the order I asked for the 2.00Ghz model, being the person I am it wasn’t even half an hour later I was back on the phone changing my order to the higher 2.66Ghz model. If I’m keeping this machine for a long time I might as well get the best I can afford at the moment.

Full specifications are. 2 x 2.66Ghz, 3GB RAM, 250GB & 500GB HDD, BT + AE.

The Mac Pro looks like an amazing machine which will last me for years and years, I finally have my computing setup at a point where no more changes need to be made to the main elements for a long time.

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30″ Apple Cinema Display

Initially I planned on Dual 23″ Apple Cinema Display’s, then changed my mind to Dual 24″ Dell’s. When it came to the crunch I couldn’t resist the drop dead gorgeous anodised aluminium Apple displays, and purchased the holy grail of all. The 30″ Apple Cinema Display.

This display appears to be drop dead gorgeous, and it’s ridiculously large. I’ve only played with it at an Apple reseller a couple of times. Standing in front of this monitor is a life defying experience, I can’t wait to be sitting in front of it on a daily basis.

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Canon PowerShot TX1

I’m starting to experiment with different aspects of digital media as of recent, and I’ve been wanting to do a similar tech video show like Chris Pirillo for a while now. The only problem was my lack of video related hardware, and the iSight really didn’t cut it for video recording.

I did a little research and (impulsively) purchased the Canon PowerShot TX1. The TX1 is not only a 7MP still camera, it’s a High-Definition video camera which records directly onto SD cards.

Additionally

I also picked up a few miscellaneous objects in the past 2 weeks, including an iPod nano dock, 4GB SDHC card for the TX1, and additional 2GB Sandisk card for use in the the 350D. Expect full reviews of all three large products soon.

Can you believe both the Mac Pro and 30″ Apple Cinema Display are still sitting in the box? I made myself wait until I wrote this post to unpack them. As for now, I’m off to setup the Mac Pro and have some fun with my new toys. Ciao!