Well, dear friends, the latest installment of Mac Wars II: Attack of the Clones is now out. My earlier suspicion that Mac clone maker Psystar might be little more than a hustle notwithstanding, it appears that the Miami-based startup is actually producing a product - or at least a demo product that got a nice review on CNet. Their bottom line:
Its hardware isn't made by Apple's design team, it will likely never work as a full member of the greater Apple ecosystem, and one ill-intended software update could turn it into a $750 brick. Get past all of that, and you'll find Psystar's OS X-based Open Computer a fast and otherwise compelling lower midrange desktop.
Personally, I'd be a lot more concerned that Psystar is a startup, and one that's had a shaky history (see my previous blog post for a summary). The computer may come with a one-year warranty but if you ask me it's even odds as to whether these guys will still be around in one year.
Maybe we should wait for Mac Wars III: Revenge of the Apple.
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