Apple Killing Psystar, OpeniMac Arrives

A new Argentinian company called OpeniMac is jumping into the Mac-clones foray with the introduction of two new Mac-clone systems, going for $990 and $1710.

Safe to buy from? Chances are, no. If interested though, check out the Google translated page here.

Despite what’s going on with Psystar and Apple’s attempt to put the company into the ground, we’re a little miffed at the fact that more and more Mac cloners are popping up. After Psystar, a offshore company called OpenTech launched its own line of Mac clones. The operation didn’t last very long and OpenTech put itself up for sale shortly after for a quick $50,000.

So far, Psystar seemed to have shown itself as somewhat legitimate, if even you could call it that. OpenTech was definitely shady, so we hold all reserves for OpeniMac. We definitely recommend everyone to stay completely away from OpeniMac.

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NuclearShadow , December 6, 2008 11:10 AM

Honestly I think its Apple who needs to be a bit worried. Apple tries to market their computers as something other than PC's which is a claim that they are a entirely different product. This would clearly mean they are a monopoly and could face lawsuits.

If they tried to refute such lawsuits they would have to argue against their own marketing and claim their computers are indeed just PC's. Which isn't going to look good for them in court, to investors, and to consumers.

However if they don't try to fight such companies as Psystar they could easily find themselves losing more and more business on their Macs as the #1 goal of their new competitors will be to compete in pricing.
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pocketdrummer , December 7, 2008 1:40 AM

If apple would set fair prices on their equipment, then they would attract much more business. I'm sorry, but it usually costs about $1000 more than a similar PC. And what do you get for this? Beauty over functionality. They ride too much on their cool factor. It's simply pathetic that a 15" macbook pro only has 2 usb ports. And, with the last macbook, they wanted $700 to upgrade to 4gb when you could buy it online for around $150.

RIP OFFS!
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anonymous@guest , December 7, 2008 12:57 PM

I want to log in with a user name, but what a hassle.
Anyhow, Apple has always front loaded a purchase price with hardware. That is why you can purchase much of it's software, including the OS, for a much lower price. (And a lot of the very nice utilities come free with the OS, giving a good out of the box experience.)
But the hardware is also usually loaded with goodies that make the price pretty comparable to an equally loaded WinPC.
There is a legitimate complaint, however, about the price of product upgrades (such as HD and RAM) as well as a lack of a lower cost machine. They really should put difficult to upgrade parts more in parody with DIY upgrades, tacking on maybe $50 over retail on a hard drive upgrade. Charging what they do for RAM is just ridiculous, but I think those days are coming to an end.
A bad economy can repair a lot of attitudes on pricing, I think!

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