Flickr Find: FakeBook Nano

Gizmodo found these pictures of a customized MSI Wind laptop that comes complete with glossy finishes, Apple logos and Mac OS X. The laptops feature the name "MacBook Nano."

The laptops have 10-inch screens, 2GB of RAM, 320GB hard disks, a flash media reader, and the specifications feature Windows XP Professional and Mac OS X 10.5.5.

Gizmodo notes that they can't tell if the laptops are a custom hack, or are being illegally sold. Descriptions on the images appear to be in Chinese, so if you can let us know what they say, be so kind as to leave us a comment!

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Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mickpro/sets/72157608560230667/

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JDG

I visited China two summers ago and there were all kinds of fake Apple products throughout the markets. The funniest thing about that trip is thinking back to seeing a really awkward looking, taller, fake iPod Nano...and then it was recently released by Apple. Weird.

November 11 2008 at 10:33 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

dlvgroup

It looks and acts just like a good old fashioned Chinese counterfeit! Maybe they did it for fun and to mess with your head! They are selling an iPhone clone out there also!

November 11 2008 at 8:06 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Sam

You go to all that trouble but you still leave a windows key?

http://gadgetsgamesandstuff.blogspot.com

November 11 2008 at 6:58 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

JuSofie

http://www.oikos.com.tw/v4/viewtopic.php?pid=417783

November 11 2008 at 5:51 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

George

I wish someone would sell one. I'd like to buy one.

November 10 2008 at 10:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

JuSofie

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mickpro/sets/72157608760097262/

November 10 2008 at 10:02 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

gweilo

I think this machine is a one-off thing. That fellow Mick bought a MSI Megabook Wind U100 and installed both Win XP and Leopard on it. The netbook goes for RMB 3,999, or USD 585 (RMB is the currency for mainland China, and from Mick's Flickr webpages it appears that he lives in Taiwan). Specs of the Wind U100 is at .

Mick painstakingly crafted the Wind U100 to look like a Mac. That includes sticking Apple logos on the keys and the chassis, exchanging the internal guts of the machine, sanding the top chassis and painting it black before sticking the large Apple logo on it. See a set of photos showing the modification at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mickpro/ .

November 10 2008 at 7:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

erik kang

typing from my msi wind running 10.5.5 as well. FYI - the MSI community figured out the no sound issue. headphone jack and speakers work fine. great little computer... especially running osx.

November 10 2008 at 5:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Joe

very interested in how you managed to get osx 10.5 running on the wind. Can you suggest the best tutorial, if one exists? Lots to read but am interested in a solution that comes recommended by others.
Thanks!

November 10 2008 at 6:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

ez2c

this is a Taiwanese guy, made a faked MacBook Nano which is never existing, based on a MSI laptop, polished the shell, put apple logo there. Seems he did it for fun.

November 10 2008 at 5:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

gehrbox

Bought one of these a few weeks ago, runs OS X 10.5.5 well. I set it up to dual boot Windows Xp or OS X. Only downside is the mic and headphone jacks don't work. Sound works fine through the speakers though. Had to buy a Dell 1490 wireless card to replace the one that comes with the computer in order to get wireless working well.

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badweasel

It probably works, it prob just doesn't auto-detect that you inserted the mic or headphones. Use the free source source app:

http://www.rogueamoeba.com/freebies/download/SoundSource.dmg

November 10 2008 at 7:20 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply