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- flashbender
How very interesting - a non-branded mac.
"The highly extensible Open Computer is a configuration of PC hardware capable of running unmodified OS X Leopard kernels."
-Unmodified is the key word there.http://www.psystar.com/index.php…
more about the open mac program:
http://www.psystar.com/psystar_o…
- emecks0
I'm only responding to you out of kindness.
- so as you don't go sideyways.emecks
- thanks yous. apparently it is not as interesting as I thought it was.flashbender
- it's like buying fake nikes. some people just want the real deal. we call them stupid.lvl_13
- lvl_130
Case Color: White
Intel Processor: Core2Duo/2.66GHz (+ $90.00)
Hard Drive: 400GB 7200RPM SATA (+ $95.00)
Graphics Processor: GeForce 8600GT 512MB (+ $155.00)
Firewire: 3 x IEEE 1394 (+ $50.00)
OS X Leopard: Installed (+ $155.00)
Memory: 4GB DDR2 (+ $100.00) OPN15501 $1,044.99 $1,044.99- still barely over $1000 with all upgrades. pretty sweet.lvl_13
- alexand0
I'd still have to use a Mac mouse and keyboard.
- oh noes!flashbender
- haha, that's what I can't force myself to usingrafalski
- TheBlueOne0
I sit back and await the Steve Jobs Ninja Hit Squad that will take down they're corporate officers, chinese manufacturing and server farms and I wager Jobs is ordering hot suace to put on CEO's femur, on which he will gnaw thoughfully as he wondes where to post the man's piked head as a warning to all others...
- 2pence0
"The use of Leopard on non Apple-branded hardware is a violation of its End User License Agreement (EULA) and is specifically prohibited."
- yeah, that's what makes it interesting - how and if they are getting away with itflashbender
- They're not. It was announced the other day and now Apple is suing them into nonexistence.2pence
- their anti-monopoly has some merit though. SO it may not be a done deal.flashbender
- They don't have a hope in hell.2pence
- thats just wrong.akrokdesign
- rafalski0
This is actually very interesting, they seem to have an idea for the court storyline.
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/04…
http://www.macnn.com/articles/08…If they win, this will be interesting and actually threatening to Windows.
- doesnotexist0
looks like a turd
- so as you don't go sideyways.– emecks1/3
thanks yous. apparently it is not as interesting as I thought it was.– flashbender2/3
it's like buying fake nikes. some people just want the real deal and pay 4x. we call them stupid.lvl_13
- so as you don't go sideyways.– emecks1/3
- Iggyboo0
It won happen the licensing specifically is against this to happen.
- mrdobolina0
does anyone actually use firewire anymore? Seems so proprietary for not a lot of benefit.
- every day. across 4 drives. i know more firewire users than USB.madirish
- rafalski0
They're challenging the license, that's the key point. Any PC can technically run OSX now, they claim to have a case, saying Apple is a monopoly Microsoft-style and cannot tell you what computer you can install the system you'd bought with your money.
- Lestrade0
I sincerely hope this somehow slips through legal cracks and is viable. I would love to order one of these; this is exactly what I've been bitching about to friends and colleagues for months now. The towers are nice-looking, too — and upgradeable! Who'd'athunk?
- roundabout0
Well sense apple have moved over to Intel hardware, mac are basically a PC running OS X in a nice designed box, and yet to get a mac you have to pay over the odd for the bloody privilege. If someone can bring out a cheap PC that can run OS X i will buy it in a heart beat.
- rafalski0
This would be good, because it would promote the OS and it would gain proper market share and actually compete with Microsoft.
It would be bad, because it would harm Apple sales, Apple stock and OS experience quality (due to bad drivers and so on).
Apple licensed the OS (to UMAX and Motorola afair) in mid 90's and it was the company's darkest period, their stock going down below $4.
- kona0
$399? Odd, when I built it the way I would a normal mac I'd use for design the price jumped to $1,044.99. Without a monitor of course.
- That still a bargain compared to the pro range.roundabout
- still less than half the price of a comparable maclvl_13
- i bought a 24" imac 2.4 ghz with a 500gb hd for $1300.kona
- what graphic card does your imac have? Building that case out is more comprable to a full blown desktopflashbender
- ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB memory. (copied from apple site)kona
- i don't really think an imac is comparable. def. more comparable to a tower. upgradeable to the full extent unlike imacs.lvl_13
- ...unlike imacs.lvl_13
- then it better come with multiple processors, multiple hds, multiple vid cards to run 4 monitors, double digit ram....kona
- so on and so forth. not arguing here but comparable? really?kona
- lvl_130
so what if you were to just buy it today? i mean, would you actually get the machine, or would you just get a letter saying "you are out of luck. here is a refund" or worse "you are out of luck, we are filing for bankrupcy and you don't get a dime back"
- flashbender0
From the articles it seems like they are planning on selling them with leopard installed until the court forces them to stop.
I can't find any reviews or anything online though.
- acescence0
read the bit about updates, you can't update the OS! and you know that apple will do everything they can to totally break if it you do.
- Ianbolton0
you gotta admit it though, a 24" iMac does look great. It's an iconic piece of kit. Although since when has tech-geek ever been put alongside vanity.
- SteveJobs0
Piss Tar... has a nice ring to it...