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”.
More from their website below:
New to Mac: I Want a Mac
You don’t need to spend an arm and a leg to get the full OS X Leopard experience. Apple’s Mac Mini is completely stripped and still expensive. Why would you want a stripped-down computer, anyway? You asked for a good and inexpensive computer that can run OS X and we answered with the Open Computer which is
* less expensive than even the cheapest Apple computer out now
* faster than most Apple computers out now
* running arguably the best operating system available
* ready to run out of the box when you purchase it with Leopard included. If you buy Leopard with your Open Computer we’ll install it for free.
Experts and Geniuses: I Want a Hackintosh
This is a great opportunity for the experienced user. With the Open Computer you can
* run a Vanilla kernel for the genuine Leopard experience
* get under the hood and really see what makes OS X tick
* run Mac Pro equivalent hardware at Mac Mini prices
* develop device drivers and applications specific to OSx86
Source: Psystar’s Open Computer arrives at CNET ,Psystar Website
on May 1st, 2008 at 8:29 am
It looks like psystar ripped off other people’s work… see http://netkas.org/?p=62