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Apr 22 2008, 12:50 am
By: Praetor  

Apr 22 2008, 12:50 am Praetor Post #1

layin' in the cut

Real or fake? Hope its real, I'll buy one of those babies maxed out w/ vista premium so fast if it turns out to be legit.



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Apr 22 2008, 1:03 am JamaL Post #2



Cheap, but the OS sounds horrible in terms of security.



None.

Apr 22 2008, 1:05 am Praetor Post #3

layin' in the cut

You can get them w/ no os, ubuntu, xp, vista, or leopard.



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Apr 24 2008, 12:13 am Hercanic Post #4

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Apr 24 2008, 1:37 am dumbducky Post #5



Summary of Psystar incident:
Company comes out of nowhere claiming to sell $400 desktops capable of running Mac OS X, and they'll even install it for $160, although you could do it yourself. The computer is called OpenMac. Several days later, they change the name to OpenComputer, which they claim had nothing to do with Apple but was a choice they made themselves. Soon people notice that they can't order computers because Psystar has no credit card processor. Somebody decides to check out the address, which leads to a house in Miama. Later that day, the address changes to a warehouse that has never heard of Psystar. People begin to suspect Psystar is fraud. A day or two ago, the owner of the company released a statement. He said the reason they couldn't accept any orders was because their credit card processor had dumped them after they were suddenly flooded with a large number of requests, suspecting of working for a fraudulent company. He said they had gotten a new one, so they will be taking orders again. I don't remember if they explained the changing address incident.
This whole time, Apple has taken no legal action against them and made no comments on it. This has all happened in about a weeks time.



tits

Apr 24 2008, 4:07 am Praetor Post #6

layin' in the cut

The address incident was sorted, apparently they had a typo on the address and they have now moved to a $6 million dollar warehouse/office, which they are renting or leasing. They have put up a sign, and people from Engadget and other sources have seen staff go in and out.



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Apr 29 2008, 2:10 am Praetor Post #7

layin' in the cut

REAL! FUCKIN SWEET



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Apr 30 2008, 12:51 am dumbducky Post #8



Yes Psystar is real.



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