Some more information regarding PsyStar and its Opencomputer have surfaced, that try to dispel some of the doubts surrounding the company. Last week, the company posted a video online that supposedly showed the inside of the company, as wel as a bunch of OpenComputers running Mac OS X, Ubuntu, and Windows XP. In addition, a Gizmodo reader has sent a video to Gizmodo where he shows off his OpenComputer.
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Member since:2005-11-10
I agree that people should use the hardware they want. I don't agree with EULA's neither.
But buying from a company like PsyStar is not the way to do it; and I object to the comparisons on price being made (as pertains to features).
Apple only offer computers with a minimum of x number of features. Other manufacturers offer computers with less than x features, and therefore lower cost.
If you spec a Dell with exactly equal features to a Mac (x=x). The Mac is the same, if not cheaper price.
But since you cannot spec a Mac exactly equal to a cheaper Dell (with <x features), a comparison cannot be made. The Apple looks "expensive" because you cannot have <x features. However this is a false analysis.
People seem to have a real difficult time grasping this. Some people also don't want to buy flat-pack furniture.
Edited 2008-04-29 14:00 UTC
Member since:2008-04-29
Member since:2005-10-12
If you spec a Dell with exactly equal features to a Mac (x=x). The Mac is the same, if not cheaper price.
True, but meaningless. What counts is not whether I can duplicate a Mac configuration I do not want for less. What counts is whether I can buy a different, better value computer which I do want, and which serves the same purpose equally well.
You always can. This is why Macs are expensive, not because you can duplicate them cheaper, but because they are poorer value than alternative non-Apple hardware for a given purpose. This happens because of the restricted range and poor hardware at the bottom end. At the high end they spend too much money on expensive processors and extra cores where it does little good in terms of performance. The result, buy a more sensible computer, and get the same on the job performance for far less.
Unless you really want to put it in your coat pocket of course....
Member since:2005-07-22
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2006-01-19
I think Apple is sorely needing an expandable PC that is not the full blown Mac Pro. I want a Mac where I can add a second hard drive, for RAID, and have the option to upgrade the video card. I can't do that with the iMac or the Mac Mini. That said I wouldn't buy from PsyStar. It's very tempting to build my own but in my experience PCs from manufacturers like Dell, HP or Apple are quieter than these generic boxes. Being quiet is another important feature.