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Engadget goes hands-on with a Psystar

Posted Apr 30th 2008 2:05PM by Dave Caolo
Filed under: Hardware, Hacks

Earlier this month, Psystar announced their intention to sell Leopard-ready, Core 2 Duo minitowers for $399US. The announcement drew a lot of attention, including that of Apple Legal.

Still, a few machines have arrived in the wild, and yesterday some lucky owner posted a very brief video of his Psystar hackintosh booting. That was interesting enough, but check this out. Our friends at Engadget have gotten their hands on one, and intend to put it through the ringer. Performance tests, software, hardware, you name it. Right now, they've got some great unboxing photos up.

As for testing, they're open for suggestions. Have you got a certain test in mind? Drop them a line and perhaps they'll try it out for you. Have at it!

Video of Psystar's Mac clone

Posted Apr 28th 2008 1:30PM by Scott McNulty

Much has been written about whether or not Psystar's Mac clone, the Open Computer, actually exists, let alone if it's legal. A Gizmodo reader sent in some video of his Open Computer booting up and running Leopard. Software Update doesn't work, and the chances of Apple supporting this thing are less than zero.

I'm not against the idea of Mac clones (though I doubt Apple will ever officially sanction it) but if I were in the market for a Mac clone I would want one that was well built. As soon as the Open Computer is turned on the fan is running at full tilt, and it is far from whisper quiet. That's not exactly the mark of craftsmanship.

What say you, TUAW readers, is a super loud fan and boring case design outweighed by the savings and customization that a Mac clone offers up versus gear from Apple?

First commercial Hackintosh announced by Psystar

Posted Apr 14th 2008 12:00PM by Michael Rose
Filed under: Hacks, Leopard

As noted by some of our tipsters last night and published today on Ars and MacRumors, a company called Psystar (site currently down, for legal or technical reasons, who can say?) is offering to sell you a $399 "OpenMac" Core 2 Duo minitower that is ready to run Leopard, and for $554 you can get it with a retail copy of Mac OS X preinstalled. With specs blowing well past the base Mini configuration and the expandability of a tower config, such a machine would be appealing to hobbyists and developers... exactly the sort of folks who would be likely to roll their own.

The concept of the Hackintosh, while appealing from a technical standpoint and certainly a draw for the budget-minded, always seems to fall down for me when it comes to software updates (you can't), compatibility (it's not), and support (there ain't none). If a central value proposition of Mac OS X and the Macintosh ecosystem is that the OS and the hardware are designed in parallel to work as seamlessly as possible and provide an optimized user experience, then what does a homebrew clone get you but bragging rights and a degree of aggravation? Sure, getting an Asus eee booted into Leopard is pretty cool -- but having owned a legitimate Mac clone back in the Power Computing days, I can vouch for the fact that there's no substitute for the real thing.

Thanks Roberto

Found Footage: I think we're a clone now

Posted May 26th 2006 11:30AM by Scott McNulty
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Video, Apple

John sent along this music video called 'I think we're a clone now' which was filmed during the heady times when Apple just announced their licensing program.

The PowerPC was the King of the Jungle, and it looked like Intel was on the ropes. Surely Mac clones would take over the market. We all know how that turned out, especially since I am typing this on a MacBook with a happy little Intel chip inside.

Some of this was filmed on Apple's campus, so I wonder if this was an official Apple production. If anyone has any more info about the video let us know in the comments.

This video is a little over 4 minutes long, so if you don't like it don't blame me for wasting your time (you don't have to watch the whole thing, silly!).

Who needs an Intel Mac? Sign me up for a PowerPC G6 Macintosh

Posted May 12th 2006 3:00PM by David Chartier
Filed under: Hardware, Retail, Odds and ends

Intel Macs are so yesterday. I'm all about the "PowerPC G6 Macintosh," and it's only $499 to boot!

Engadget found a company (who might have already been threatened/litigated out of existence by the time you read this) by the name of Red PC who is selling a computer they call the "PowerPC G6 Macintosh." But wait - in addition to getting a supposedly next-gen PPC cloned Mac - there's more! Included in their Apple-defying price of $499 (along with this gorgeous case) is a hacked version of Mac OS X (it's reportedly a Pentium-based machine), Microsoft Office 2004 and - drumroll please - Photoshop CS2!

Nothing says "I'm feeling suicidal" like stepping on the toes of three of the largest players in the computer and software industries.

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Engadget goes hands-on with a Psystar

Video of Psystar's Mac clone

First commercial Hackintosh announced by Psystar

Found Footage: I think we're a clone now

Who needs an Intel Mac? Sign me up for a PowerPC G6 Macintosh

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Engadget goes hands-on with a Psystar

Video of Psystar's Mac clone

First commercial Hackintosh announced by Psystar

Found Footage: I think we're a clone now

Who needs an Intel Mac? Sign me up for a PowerPC G6 Macintosh

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