Psystar Mac Clone Unboxed
Staff at CNET managed to get a review unit of Psystar Mac clone and they have lots of photos to share. There will be a formal review from CNET soon.
Psystar is offering $399 for a Mac Clone called OpenMac. On their website they are calling it “The Smart Alternative to an Apple”. The clone will run Leopard unmodified on the intel-based OpenMac.
From Psystar website, “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”.
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Apple Updates iMac With Penryn Processor
Apple has updated iMac with faster 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn processor and more powerful ATI Radeon graphcs processor. The three configurations are: a 20-inch 2.4-GHz model ($1,199), a 20-inch 2.66-GHz model, and a 24-inch 2.8- GHz model. The 2.4-GHz iMac comes with an ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT (128-MB memory) while the 2.66-GHz and 2.8-GHz models come with an ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO (256-MB memory).
Source: Apple Press Release
New iMac Next Week
GeekSugar has received information from a Apple tipster that next week Apple will reveal the updated iMac which is faster in speed and has a larger hard drive. Price and hardware stays the same.
Source: Apple to Unveil New iMacs Next Week!
Psystar Selling Mac Clone
Psystar is offering $399 for a Mac Clone called OpenMac. On their website they are calling it “The Smart Alternative to an Apple”. The clone will run Leopard unmodified on the intel-based OpenMac.
From Psystar website, “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”.
Currently the website is working but the link to OpenMac is going up and down. Apple lawyers have got to them?
Intel Atom Cost $6
Tom’s Hardware industry sources put Atom into the range of “$6-$8″, which would be the production/packaging/shipping cost for the CPU. The CPU will likely sell at $30 at the low end.
