Wow, I had no idea that someone was cloning Mac’s, this has to have a lot of the higher ups at MAC pretty nervous right now. I have often thought that a whole lot of MAC’s pricing had to do with their exclusivity in the market place. A lot of times end users pay more for high end cases, thin sleek designs, and attractive hardware enclosures as opposed to the actual horsepower of a machine in my opinion. This should be interesting to see how fast it takes for MAC to sue these folks.
Source: Mac Clone Maker Psystar Starts Shipping Computers — Psystar — InformationWeek
After reading the post on Information Week I decided to go out and check out Psystar’s website and see what they had to offer, I pulled this info from their website, pretty interesting:
Why spend $1999 to get the least expensive Apple computer with a decent video card when you can pay less than a fourth of that for an equivalent sleek and small form-factor desktop with the same hardware. Sometimes reinventing the wheel is a good thing. The Open Computer can work for new Mac users and Mac geniuses, alike.
Here are some of the features, or specs:
The Open Computer is a PC that works just like a Mac with Apple’s latest operating system OS X 10.5 a.k.a. Leopard. With the Open Computer you can run OS X natively as if you had purchased an expensive Apple computer except that, while paying less, you receive more. Apple’s entry-level computer, the Mac Mini, is a small and not very powerful machine. When comparing base configurations, the Mac Mini costs 150% of the price of the Open Computer while offering poorer performance, smaller storage space, and RAM. Not only that but the Mac Mini doesn’t have the option for an nVidia GeForce 8600 video card like the Open Computer does so playing games on it is a lost cause. You can view the comparison and see for yourself. You can even buy one right now. Check out the detailed specifications.
- Processor The base processor of the Open Computer is faster than any processor available for the Mac Mini.
- Memory The Open Computer comes with 2 GB of memory by default–twice as much as the Mac Mini.
- Storage The Open Computer brings, by default, a 250GB 7200RPM SATA hard drive which means better drive performance and three times as much space as the base Mac Mini and the drive on the Open Computer can be upgraded to a 400GB model for file sharing and media editors.
- Video Card The Open Computer can be configured with an optional nVidia GeForce 8600 video card for improved performance in image and movie editing and drastically improved performance in gaming. The Mac Mini does not have this capability.
- SuperDrive The Open Computer comes equipped by default with a Dual Layer DVD+/-R burner that is equal to the Apple SuperDrive without you having to pay extra for it like you would when buying a Mac Mini
- Options You can buy it in black without having to pay more. You can buy it with Firewire. You can buy it with a GeForce 8600, if you like. Psystar gives you options that Apple does not. If you want something different then let us know and we’ll try to work it out for you.
Source: http://psystar.com/open_computer_the_smart_alternative_to_an_apple.html
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