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Psystar OpenPro

Ongoing lawsuits notwithstanding, Psystar remains the only desktop vendor other than Apple to offer PCs with Apple's Mac OS X operating system. Thanks to a new restore disc and improved software updating, this $2,660 Psystar OpenPro computer is much more secure than the lower-end Open Computer the company released back...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, insurance policy, Psystar, Psystar OpenPro, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, disc

Product reviews 2008-10-11

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Psystar Open(Q)

If nothing else, Psystar's OpenQ should serve as a message to Apple that it's long overdue in bringing quad-core CPUs to its mainstream desktops. Because as much as the OpenQ lacks Apple's design polish, this $799, illicitly OS X-based midtower runs circles around Apple's $1,499 24-inch iMac on our benchmarks....

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Processors, Psystar, Snow Leopard, Apple Inc.

Product reviews 2009-10-09

Poor economy saves Mac community from clone crap

Poor economy saves Mac community from clone crapRE: Poor economy saves Mac community from clone crapOh you'll enjoy my response to this, David. :)Can you point me to the reliability data you used......in order to reach the conclusion Psystar computers were more failure prone than Apple computers. Thanks.RE: Poor economy...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Mac Community, Poor economy, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-27

Psystar embraces "Apple tax" with NVIDIA and Blu-ray offerings

If you're one of these people who feel that Apple products are overprice, then you need to take a look at the price that Psystar is charging for upgrades to its OpenPro line. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: NVidia Corp., Apple Inc., Blu-ray, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Newegg.com, Price, Psystar, Blu-Ray, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment

Blog posts 2008-10-29

Psystar debuts Blu-ray, Nvidia 9800GT before Apple

Psystar debuts Blu-ray, Nvidia 9800GT before AppleYeah, a little priceyConsidering regular joes can buy those video cards for about $150 each tax and ship included yeah you're looking at about $100 or more padded profit. A Bluray ROM/DVD RW combo drive is about $150. If you are saying that drive...

Tags: Processors, Apple Inc., Psystar, Nvidia 9800GT, Pystar, NVidia Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-29

Psystar debuts Blu-ray, Nvidia 9800GT before Apple

If you're keeping track at home: Psystar 2, Apple 1. Psystar, that squirrely manufacturer of OS X-compatible PCs, has begun shipping PCs with Blu-ray disc drives and the nVidia 9800GT graphics card - before Apple's own debut of the components in their own computers. ...

Tags: NVidia Corp., Apple Inc., Blu-Ray, Taxes, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Free Trade, Apple Mac OS X, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Financial Planning, Finance, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-10-29

Psystar OpenPro

Psystar OpenProCommending Illegal Behavior?I must say, I didn't expect to see this kind of response from a legitimate, mainstream blog and review site like ZDNet. Pystar is openly breaking the OS X User license by installing it on non-Apple hardware. It's rather disappointing that this organization would "commend" Pystar's illegal...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Psystar, Apple Inc., operating system, hardware, Pystar

Discussion threads 2008-10-13

Psystar offers 10.5.3 update for Open Computers

In an email to owners last night, Mac cloner Psystar announced that they've made available a version of Mac OS 10.5.3 that's safe to install on their Open Computer Mac clones. The update must be downloaded from Psystar's Web site and is not available via Software Update. ...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Update, Machine, Productivity, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS, Computer, E-mail, Corporate Communications, Desktops, Web Site Development, Operating Systems, Hardware, Internet, Marketing, Online Communications, Software

Blog posts 2008-06-05

Attack of the clones: Psystar to battle Apple on EULA

As I blogged yesterday, I have fond memories of the Mac clones â€" that's what compelled me to wax nostalgic there for a spell. I have since found these great photos of Power Computing's bungee tower from Macworld Expo Boston 1996, but I digress... Now that the...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Desktops, Productivity, EULA, Attack, Hardware, Psystar

Blog posts 2008-04-15