Build Your Own Mac for $199

I'd consider building my own mac only however with a couple of conditions to say the least the parts would have to be positively compatiable with OSX, and i would have to find a case(i have not yet) that looks as clean as an intel box

 

Hmmm. Either they are getting a ton of hits or Apple's lawyers got a hold of them cause im getting a 'Site is down' message and its not a 404

 

Still ... that computer for $200 would make a really nice linux machine... cause the OS/x86 stuff isnt quite complete yet.

 

If a Celeron D processor is really faster than a G5 processor in OS X, then that is just sad.

 

$199 barely covers the licensing fee for OS X. I'd never run my OS of choice on $70 worth of hardware! Holy crap! That's a disaster waiting to happen!

 

Wow, so how about that "Fastest Personal Computer in the World" when the PM G5 was introduced?

 

It's fascinating how much interest the possibility of running OS X on Intel hardware has generated amongst PC users. Nevertheless I really don't have a problem with Apple keeping OS X away from non-Apple Intel PCs.

I think Apple intends to make big inroads in the PC business by combinjng OS X with the same hardware everybody else has access to. The key is the OS, and Apple has every right to chose to keep it on Apple hardware only.

There will always be hackers trying (and likely succeeding) to hack the OS onto unauthorized hardware, but if Apple becomes more popular most people will probably find it more convenient to buy Apple stuff than screw around with a DIY-FrankenMac. Anyway the true tinkerers will probably mostly stick with Linux.

I don't belive it.

Anyway, I don't trust the "hackintosh" OS X as a benchmark since it is, after all, a hack.

Without trying to start an argument I'll just say that I don't think that a Celeron D has superior performance to a G5, all things considered.

 

Trying to keep OS X off of generic PC's is like trying to keep your sister away from the football team... You just cant stand to think about what they'd do if they got their hands on her.

BTW, Im on a PC laptop right now. I know for a fact that OS X wont run on it, but even if it could, (aside from the legality of it) I wouldnt run OS X because it would be an incomplete experience.

 

Too many hits, the guy is changing hosting services in the next few days so it will be up again soon.

 

The best thing about it is that Steve Jobs has gotten people talking about Apple again. Non-Apple people. Brilliant. Say you're moving to Intel, let the OS be compatible with all generic PC's (a simple hack... make them work for it....).

Then, once they realize how difficult it will be to get support for this stuff (not just mousing through the dock and opening up a finder window), they'll come on over. Macs will have access to up to date video cards, up to date processors, and finally be competitively priced with PCs. I still would expect we'd pay a premium as they're all high end / designed machines.... but the "leak" is a good PR move even if unintentional.

The masses won't hack OSX. They'll just come on over to our side.

 

and yet many people still do. how many people run tiger on older g3 and g4 computers? plenty.

 

I'll stick with an ORIGINAL Apple...My days of "tinkering" with a computer to get it and keep it running are OVER.