My Gear

Well after a number of years my home office is starting to take shape so thought I would do a quick blog about what gear I am using and what I hope to purchase soon.

iMac 27-inch: 2.7GHz upgraded to 8GB of RAM


Got this as a bit of present to myself last year and it is a beast, I have been without a desktop for a while choosing to use my laptop for work purposes but decided to invest knowing it would get some usage.

On it I have installed CS5 - mainly because I had some Flash work to get done but also for Illustrator which my wife uses. I have also installed VMware fusion which runs Windows 7 so that I can run Visual Studio and is my main working environment.

iPad 2 64GB 3G


Also got this last year as payment in kind for some work I did (sorry Mr Taxman) - if I am honest 64GB is far to much for me to fill and have not even bothered purchasing a sim for the 3G but its all good. I use it much more than I thought I would so big thumbs up but then there is the iPad 3..hmmm.

iPhone 4S 64GB


I had an HTC Desire for a long time, which I rate as one of the best phones I have ever had, but with the iPad and iMac all set up using iCloud the logical step when it came to upgrading was to go for the newest iPhone. Again if I am honest going for the 64GB one was probably unnecessary but it is nice anyway.

Dell XPS M1530


I bought this laptop about 3 years ago now and spent well over a grand on it upgrading various components and it is still going strong (despite having to replace the battery) - its size means it is not exactly portable and with the iPad doesn't see as much action as it used to but still worth keeping.

HP Photosmart C4585


A good solid all-in-one wireless printer - does what it says on the tin.

The Future


For the future I would probably like a more lightweight netbook/laptop (or whatever the term is these days) for taking on the move plus I am currently considering getting a second monitor for my iMac - I would like to buy one of the Apple Thunderbolt displays but for the sake of my wallet will probably look for a cheaper alternative.

Beyond that I am on the hunt for a good picture to go above my desk (my fabulous wife intends on painting me something herself at some point) and a new mousemat.