[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Searched and didn't find any stories posted with the word 'clone' in it. So here's the poop...

[Red Badger]

INTERESTING..........

[martin_fierro]

Pseudo-Mac Ping

[RepublitarianRoger2]

So where does the $399 come in? Is it $399 without Leopard pre-installed? ‘Cause it’s $554 with.
Then more for graphics and Firewire. Still pretty cheap, though.

Here’s a DIY article I had bookmarked a while back:
http://lifehacker.com/software/hack-attack/build-a-hackintosh-mac-for-under-800-321913.php

[antiRepublicrat]

A cheap, upgradeable alternative to a $1999 Mac Pro

I'd be happy just to find a $1,999 Mac Pro.

[Leroy S. Mort]

I spent an hour this morning reading the comments on MacRumors.com about this. There's just about every flavor of opinion you can imagine and it's quite an interesting read.

[Waverunner]

How come you always see Tom Cruise only using MAC’s in his movies?... Is the OS Scientology approved ??
( Sorry couldn’t help myself)..

[CORedneck]

I have to check it out ! I prefer Mac OS X over Windows.

[goldstategop]

Apple will shut this "clone" company down. Its infringement on Apple's trademark, patents and copyrights. Its an unlicensed third party attempt to make money off Apple.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Swordmaker]

Thanks to Bloody Sam Roberts for the Heads up on this... PING!

MacPing!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

[Wyatt's Torch]

Just for comparison, a mac Mini fully spec’d out:

2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory
160GB hard drive (largest you can get - it’s a 2.5”)

is $949. The case is 1/10th the size.

[TheBattman]

Personal technology enthusiasts yearning for the Mac Experience without the Apple Tax—that huge markup that Mac users pay for off-the-shelf PC hardware with OS X

That right there was enough to discredit this story...

[rmlew]

MacPro?
This is closer to a Mac Mini on steroids.
Of course, I have wanted to see a mid-rance dual or Quad core Mac Desktop for a while.

[SunkenCiv]

Popular Science (the “robot soldier” cover) this month refers to the use of the ASUS EE (that model you told me about last year) as a Mac OS clone. There’s a few websites listed. I do not, alas, have the copy I was reading here at, uh, work. ;’)