Were Apple to once again start licensing its operating system to third-party 'Mac clone' hardware makers, it could reignite the OS wars. Yet whether Apple will go this route - and whether doing so would be smart - remains to be seen.
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The first option puts you at the mercy of all the other bidders on e-Bay most of which will compulsively go way over the original price of what's for sale because they absolutely have to have whatever garbage they're bidding on. I'm serious, I've seen people bid in excess of USD $500 for an old 386 B&W laptop with a broken screen on e-Bay. This option is also not good because the point of a homebew system is that you get to pick your own parts, not that you buy old mac parts and put them back together into a system identical to what they once were.
The second option you present is most likely illegal, or at least in violation of the contract the Mac service centre has with Apple.
Nothing solved here.
Member since:Building from miscellaneous used Apple parts on eBay isn't the point. The best thing about a PC is that you have a multitude of choices of hardware. Various motherboards, video & audio cards, etc. to match your wants and needs. What's the point of building your own Mac if all (or most) the hardware originates from Apple?
I love the PC platform. Just the only viable O/S right now is crap.
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But I will NEVER own a computer that I cannot build from scratch.
You can get used Mac parts off ebay and build your computer from scratch.
Heck, if you get friendly with your local independant Mac service center (assuming you can find one in your area) you could probably buy the parts new.
I love solving problems.