Hackintosh & CS3

Anyone using a "Hackintosh"? Anyone buy one of Psystar's OpenMacs before they

get sued into oblivion?

 

Some of the benchmark test results seem pretty good, but I'm looking for real

user experience and opinions.

 

Thanks.

I don`t know why, but I have read you can get windows to run on a Mac, but not the reverse. But a separate drive may be different.

 

I would not charatorize windows as more powerful, just that my Macs run better and I have less trouble. I just spent too much time fixing the computer when I used windows. The Mac just works, so far, so good.

 

I will not put windows anything on my mac and just got a cheap windows for the few things I can not do on the Mac. A better solution in my estimation.

 

You can also do more with the same ram on a Mac than a windows. But some people like the challenge, so go ahead. Personally I don`t want to forge my own hammer or build my own car.

... and another one. Apple evangelist/marketing division should have you on their payroll Ron.

From what I've read, Psystar hasn't managed to ship anything yet.

The real question here is does Psystar have the huge amount of money for lawyers that it will

absolutely need to bring this to court? Apple has very deep pockets, and Psystar?

"... and another one. Apple evangelist/marketing division should have you on their payroll

Ron."

 

Fact is that Mac users are generally more satisfied with their equipment. It just works.

My son and another photographer I know have built Hackintoshes in the last week. They both love the way that they run. The photographer has run some CS3 benchmarks on the same hardware. The results depend on what is being done. Some standard benchmark, with some collection of actions ran faster under OSX, but converting RAW files took the same amount of time.

 

Bottom line though is that if you want a Hackintosh, you either have to figure out how to make one yourself, or find a friend who can. You won't be able to buy them all set up.

Ronald ; Here is the reason. One goes to walmart and buys a PC; keyboard; mouse; LCD monitor; with 160 gig hda for say 498 bucks. One chucks VISTA by formating the hda; or replacing it with another. Then one adds the Hackintosh OS; violating Apples agreements. Then one has a Mac type computer at a fraction of the cost of a Mac. For hackers this is as natural as person doing their own cooking; instead of fine dining at MacDonalds.:)

Here's the bottom line of Psystar.

 

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/16/report_waves_caution_at_shadiness_of_wou

ld_be_mac_clone_maker.html

 

They are all hat, and no cattle.

That link didn't work well, so here the text.

 

"A brief investigation into Psystar Corporation reveals the self-proclaimed Mac cloner

maker to have no operating history prior to this week, and further suggests the company

may be little more than one-man basement operation.

 

Given the company's claims of a $400 Mac system and a vow to battle Apple over its Mac

OS X licensing terms, the Guardian's Charles Arthur decided to do some digging on the

integrity of the much talked about Miami-based solutions reseller.

 

The results? Not promising. Although the Psystar.com website was registered back in

2000, Google and other search engines turn up absolutely no references to the company

prior to this week's news that it would offer an unauthorized Mac system.

 

"I called the Miami Chamber of Commerces and its Better Business Bureau," Arthur wrote.

"They've never heard of it."

 

What's more, Psystar appears to have hastily relocated on Tuesday to an industrial park

within Miami's north-west side, according to an address change posted to its website. On

Monday, the company's address was listed as 10645 SW 112 Street -- a three bedroom

home built in 1957 along a row of suburban houses (below).

 

As part of his investigation, Arthur also put in calls to phone numbers listed on Psystar's

website. After a dead end at "Human Resources," he was able to get an unnamed

individual on the phone by selecting the option for "Customer Support."

 

That individual, however, referred all of the reporter's questions to Psystar's press email,

from which replies have not been forthcoming. When asked if there were many individuals

like himself working in the company's support division, the individual then claimed that he

was not a support representative and was instead "just answering the phones."

 

 

An address listed on Psystar's website Monday points to this suburban Miami home.

 

 

"But you know what's most interesting?," Arthur added. "Apple's complete silence on this.

It hasn't said a word. I suspect that it's waiting to see if anything emerges from this."

 

Update: The most recent industrial park address for Psystar belongs to a packing supply

firm called USA KOEN PACK whose manager has never heard of Psystar."