Customer gets a Psystar Mac clone, posts video

Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:52AM EDT

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If the proof is in the pudding, well, it looks like we've got the pudding—or a video of it, at least. A paying customer of Psystar, the controversial company that’s selling Mac OS X-compatible PCs, just got his Open Computer, and he's posted a video of the machine in action.

Gizmodo got its hands on the video, shot by a reader named Patrick, which shows him running a video cable from the $399 Open Computer to an LCD monitor. Patrick then hits the blue power button on the front of the box, and after about 45 seconds of Windows-looking text flashing on the screen, the Mac OS X "Leopard" desktop appears.

Patrick tells Gizmodo that the Open Computer runs "pretty damn fast"—however, Apple's Software Update utility doesn’t seem to be working properly, so the system won't be able to update itself automatically. In its FAQ, Psystar has warned users against installing "untested" OS updates from Apple—a pretty serious drawback to the clones, although I'm sure enterprising users will find ways around that limitation.

Meanwhile, Psystar posted a video last week showing three Open Computers in action: one running Mac OS X, the Linux-based Ubuntu, and Windows XP.

So, after all the questions about Psystar's legitimacy, it's starting to look like the company's Open Computer is the real deal. Now, of course, the question is how Apple will respond to this apparent violation of its Mac OS X user license; so far, not a peep from Cupertino about Psystar.

Anyway, what do you think—are the new videos convincing? Anyone ready to plunk down $400 for an Open Computer?

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  • 6 Posted by instrctrpilot on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:24PM EDT Report Abuse

    Just think how much market penetration Apple would have if it hadn%

  • 7 Posted by somebodys_here on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:32PM EDT Report Abuse

    I think this is a marketing ploy from Apple... seems viral enough to be something they'd do (citing MacBook Air security incident), and I wouldn't be surprised to find out that the whole thing is to gain more market share. Maybe I'm wrong, but I wouldn't doubt Apple on their ability to blow things out of proportion by way of 'rabid fanboys' and all that. We'll see.

  • 8 Posted by onetimmay on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:45PM EDT Report Abuse

    maori_yelir- Anyone can get piece parts and make a computer with really amazing "specs" (as you put it). That does not mean that it is a good computer. Most PC makers get the parts from the cheapest dealer and piece part every machine. You couldn't get the exact (components) same machine two weeks in a row from Dell if you tried. In my experience a Mac's "specs" (which you say are lower for more money) would give you a better performance than taking the same OS and running it on a pieced out system. I am not a fanboy. I have both PC and Mac.

  • 9 Posted by thecaptain1987 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:03PM EDT Report Abuse

    I want to convert a MSWMM to WMV. I got it from another computer and i want to upload it on to my windows movie maker. but it wont show up when i drag the file to the movie maker. And converting programs all come up wih file errors dealing with MSWMM. So help me plz

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