Buy a Psystar, And You're On Your Own
Monday, April 6, 2009 at 12:24PM 
Something really crazy almost happened today. I was within two clicks of buying a Psystar Open Comptuer with Mac OS X installed. We've had fun with their name, and we've questioned their legal footing, but when I saw comparable MacPro specs on a $1500 configuration, it was almost enough to "add to cart." My mind was imagining editing our videos here in half the time, without a care in the world. And after all, no matter what happened with Apple and Psystar, I would be safe. I mean, what are they going to do, take the computer back?
And then I got to the last portion of the FAQ's page: Psystar is not responsible for any legal repercussions brought upon you due to your use or involvement with the Open Computer and/or OpenPro.
Saying something, and having it be the law are two different things, but it's just the kind of clause that really takes away the warm fuzzies of getting a "Mac" at half the price. I'll pass.
Reader Comments (3)
Comparable Mac Pro specs? Surely you are joking.... no Nahelem Xeon on any of those machines..
I stand corrected. The processor I customized with was the 2.83 GHZ core2Quad. You are correct, that is NOT a Nehalem processor. .. emptying cart...
Stability...I haven't turned on my G5 Tower for 3 weeks. Why? I am running 10.5.6 Retail install on an ASUS P5W Deluxe, E4400 CPU, 4GB RAM, 2-SATA Drives, Pioneer 109.
Model Name: Mac
Model Identifier: P5W DH Deluxe
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
nVidia GeForce 8600 GTS:
Chipset Model: nVidia GeForce 8600 GTS
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0400
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: nVidia GeForce 8600 GTS OpenGL Engine [EFI]
Displays:
LM19T:
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 @ 60 Hz
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Rotation: Supported
Hanns.G iC194:
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 @ 60 Hz
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Rotation: Supported
I am running dual monitors that you can see. Video card cost me 49.95$. Now I am going to get flamed. What I need is a blind iMac tower. I do not need a server I do not make full blown movies. If Apple would put that between the iMac and their Tower I would buy it in a hot second. The clone I built will NEVER equal the Mac but it can be done. Oh it cost me just over 600$ to build with new and used parts. My G5 2Ghz has 5-SATA drive. 2 in the slots and three in the front space for those that are familiar to the G5 Tower. I have to update iTunes.
Ciao,
Lou_C