OpenMac
Guide Note: OpenMac is a computer product by Miami-based PsyStar. It is intended to mirror the Mac Mini, selling with double the memory at $400, about half the price.
PsyStar says that the OpenMac will be compatible with Apple's Leopard operating system. This may leave PsyStar vulnerable to legal action, as Apple's End User License Agreement (EULA) does not allow for non-Apple-sanctioned hardware to run Apple operating systems.
Alternate Meaning
OpenMac can also refer to UNIX projects within Mac platforms. Like the OpenMac computer, the OpenMac projects are unaffiliated with Apple, yet teams of OpenMac programmers have attempted to initiate a working relationship. Fast Facts:
- Price: $400
- 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 Processor
- 4 rear USB Ports
- 2GB of DDR2 667 memory
- Upgrade graphics card to GeForce 8600GT 512MB for $155
- Also try: PsyStar | Mac OS X Leopard
OpenMac Information
- Official Site: PsyStar
OpenMac News
- PC Retail: ‘Non-Apple’ Macs hit the marketplace (April 14, 2008)
- Wired: 'OpenMac': A Poor Man's Macintosh that Possibly Violates Apple's EULA (April 13, 2008)
- Guardian Unlimited: OpenMac advertised for $399.99 (April 14, 2008)
- CNET: Mac OS X Seller (not Apple) Disappears After Reports (April 14, 2008)
- PC World: Psystar Sells $300 Mac Clone: Return of the Mac Clones? (April 14, 2008)
- FORTUNE: Apple 2.0 What’s wrong with a $399 Mac? (April 14, 2008)
OpenMac Blogs and Commentaries
- Google Blog Search: OpenMac
- Engadget: PsyStars OpenMac Clone is Close to a Cease and Desist (April 14, 2008)
- MacRumors: 'OpenMac' Promises $399 Headless Mac...But Not From Apple (April 14, 2008)
- Miami Company Offers Low-Cost Mac Knock-Off Cult of Mac (April 14, 2008)
- The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs: Psystar -- that's a French word meaning "we're about to go out of business." (April 14, 2008)
- Gizmodo: Psystar Sells Mac Clone, Becomes Son of Daystar (April 14, 2008)
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