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- CaptainTex, on 04/16/2008, -8/+167Nice investigative journalism.
- fkr3, on 04/16/2008, -5/+102I don't know what's more shocking.... that some kid would pretend to be running a business on the internet, or that Gizmodo actually wrote an article.
- inactive, on 04/16/2008, -3/+79It's so funny because so many people were pledging their undying love for PsyStar, a company they had never even heard of a few days ago. Oops!
- armoreddillo, on 04/16/2008, -0/+69i hear Nigerians are trustworthy though
- wonderchemist, on 04/16/2008, -0/+61More likely a scam. I hate to say it, but I'm always suspicious of small internet businesses from FL and NJ.
- Microdot, on 04/16/2008, -14/+69and for those that already spent money.... HA! suckers.
- neodorian, on 04/16/2008, -1/+41Nice troll, trolly. Macs are personal computers made by Apple. You are either a terrible troll or a terrible fanboy. Apple makes some great products but the fact that you think of it as a "lifestyle" as opposed to a machine is what makes this argument silly. You're the kind of guy who would pay twice as much for something identical because of the brand name. "Windoze" is an operating system, not a PC manufacturer. If I like OSX but dislike the lock-in of Apple's corporate strategy, why wouldn't I want a computer with the same chips in a less fancy case for less money? I don't care if it's in a tiny case. It makes no difference to me. I just like the freedom to run whatever OS I want on whatever hardware I can manage to run it on.
Then at the end you start foaming at the mouth about corporate objectives and patent-whoring leviathans. This is an argument about a specific hardware setup that may or may not be vapor. It has zilch to do with Microsoft so give up the 1990's "OmGZ Micro$ux0rZ!" crap.
Sane individuals use computers as tools for a job. Sane individuals pick the best and most cost-efficient tool they can buy. If you choose an Apple brand PC as your computer then that is cool. Same goes for a Dell or an HP or a homebuilt. It's a machine, not a lifestyle. If you really need to define yourself by your consumer electronics then you have got a serious hole in your life that no object is going to fill. - timusca, on 04/16/2008, -2/+35Then why would they lie about their address?
- OrangeCrush, on 04/16/2008, -7/+39Apple actually ships the products they advertise.
- timusca, on 04/16/2008, -8/+35This seems to be just a hoax - not a scam... I have a feeling this was for no other purpose except to send a message to Apple that they have a huge gap in their product line. Just look at the scenario... they've raised such a fuss in just a few days and Apple is all over it like white on rice. Trust me, they've received the message loud and clear. Apple will find out it was all a hoax and dollar signs will appear in their eyes when "Prystar" gives them the number of orders that would have been placed had it been real.
Fast forward to January 2009 and we now have our "one more thing..." - normalkid, on 04/16/2008, -14/+41I don't see why it's automatically a hoax. It doesn't take much to build a PC. This is very possibly a small home-business.
- takamalak, on 04/16/2008, -2/+28This is true. Just last week I helped a prince transfer millions to an account here in the states for a refundable fee.
- coachmcguirk, on 04/16/2008, -4/+30What a pointless hoax, if that is indeed what it was.
- colincornaby, on 04/16/2008, -2/+25Hope none of you gave them your credit card number.
- cawpin, on 04/16/2008, -3/+23"What's your 10 year old PC doing right now?"
Mine is a file/media server for my home network. My 10 year old Gateway PII-300 is sitting doing nothing but could be booted at any time with no trouble. What's your point? - ORBAT, on 04/16/2008, -2/+22The only reason I own a Mac is because of the OS. I honestly couldn't give two ***** about your precious "Apple image." Uptight snobs like you are the reason everyone who owns a Mac gets labeled as a rabid fanboy.
- inactive, on 04/16/2008, -0/+19Nope. Fortunately, I gave them yours.
- rezist, on 04/16/2008, -14/+33I spend on apple products so I don't have to ***** with Windows, an ugly, bloated, headache.
- inactive, on 04/16/2008, -2/+21As a Mac user myself since, I call BS on that. 1998? The Macs sold at that time didn't even have G4 processors yet, and the most powerful mac then was a 266MHz PowerMac G3 AIO. The minimum Mac requirement for 480p video from Apple's QuickTime HD Gallery (480p is the lowest it will go), is a 1.25 GHz PowerMac G4.
- veriix, on 04/16/2008, -2/+20I'd be worried if there were two guys in my basement too.
- inactive, on 04/16/2008, -1/+18Reminds me of the whole HardOCP vs. Phantom. Good times.
http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NTEy - camehoe, on 04/16/2008, -0/+17dude you logged into the wrong site, live journal is here www.livejournal.com
- smashingmonkey, on 04/16/2008, -8/+24Hoax or not, I'm still glad it happened, as it put a spotlight on the gaping hole in Apple's product line.
- wingo123, on 04/16/2008, -0/+16Wow. Gizmodo readers are serious.
I'm still waiting for their review of the Beamz Laser Music system. - timusca, on 04/16/2008, -1/+16You "mean" a lot, don't you?
Also... they could just want the OS without buying a high-end product. And by that I mean Apple has a large gap in their product line. And by that I mean Macs are not expensive for what you get, but there is no low-end Mac to buy, so people would rather save the money. - monospaced, on 04/16/2008, -1/+15Apple hasn't even acknowledged PsyStar's existence.
- ChrisTek, on 04/16/2008, -1/+15PsyStar's website, at one point, carried the message "RAZORFX.COM UNDER CONSTRUCTION". If you've been reading any news site for the last two years, you'd know RazorFX was one of the biggest scams of 2000-2007, when it was unraveled.
- clyde2801, on 04/16/2008, -1/+14If there was no discernable gap, then why would the ad have had such an impact on the web? Who would care? There's a difference between liking the platform, and flat out drinking the kool-aid...
- jbarket, on 04/16/2008, -1/+14¡soǝpıʌ ʎɯ ǝɯ ƃuıʌɹǝs oʇ ʞɔɐq ʇǝƃ puɐ ƃƃıp ɟɟo ʇǝƃ
- DephexTwin, on 04/16/2008, -2/+14Macs have both upper- and lowercase capabilities. Too bad you didn't get one.
- ajb2015, on 04/16/2008, -4/+15um...if you are so concerned, build your own mac clone.
- oldhick, on 04/16/2008, -4/+15Timusca hit the nail on the head... If you are legitimate in anyway, there is never a need to lie.
- inactive, on 04/16/2008, -1/+12For me and several others, the mini is underpowered, while the Mac Pro is serious overkill. The iMac is an all-in-one, uses laptop parts, and lacks sufficient expandability.
In short, the gap in the Mac line-up is an iMac level device with actual desktop parts in a tower form with expandability.. - p0tent1al, on 04/17/2008, -1/+12I used to work for a company that rented conference rooms to people who worked out of their home. The main reason for this, is they did top notch work, but inviting prospective clients to your home just looks unprofessional, so they would renter office space/conference rooms and just meet their clients there.
So the answer is, they probably did it for show. - brettmjohnson, on 04/16/2008, -4/+15I have a 1999 PowerMac G4, upgraded to 1GHz G4, 1.5 GB RAM, and ATI 8500 with a 23 inch widescreen Apple Cinema Display, and an eyeTV 500. 9 years old (not 10), but perfectly capable of watching HDTV.
- Jeffler, on 04/16/2008, -0/+11Everything
- monospaced, on 04/16/2008, -1/+11I wouldn't call it pointless. It raised a lot of eyebrows, including my own. I use a Mac not because of the OS or because of any lifestyle; I use it for my work, since it's the best tool for the job. But if I can purchase the power of an upgradeable tower for that cheap, I would.
- ToadLeg, on 04/16/2008, -3/+13Dude, I just spent 10 times what a PC with the same specifications costs, for a Macintosh! It's going to kick ass! It's definitely not cheap, because I spent so much money on it! Now I'm going to act like it works much better than anything else to the point of making absurd generalizations to myself like "it just works" because if I ever realized that I got ripped off for something I was so sure of, I would have to deal with reality.
- nerdherder, on 04/16/2008, -0/+10That Nigerian man told me he was a prince and I believed him and that worked out great so far!
- nerdherder, on 04/16/2008, -0/+10Shhh.. Indoor voices.
- Speed, on 04/16/2008, -0/+10They said they're legit. Well then, no reason to doubt them! /s
- oldhick, on 04/16/2008, -2/+11Nice generalization... and complete *****. PC's are commodities plain and simple.
- theghoul, on 04/16/2008, -2/+11Hmm.. I may be going against the grain here but even Bill G said he worried more about the "two guys in their basement" than the bigger established companies.
- ToMZiLLA, on 04/16/2008, -49/+57Same "HA! Suckers" for those who spent money on Apple products
- inactive, on 04/16/2008, -1/+9I have two corrections to make to my comment. One is that I meant to type "since 1996" in the first sentence. The other is that the most powerful Mac in 1998 was not the 266MHz G3 AIO, but the 333MHz beige G3 tower that was introduced the previous year. Still, that's not enough to play HD video.
- roosterjm2k2, on 04/16/2008, -1/+9I wouldnt (and didnt) spend 400 bucks, because I have common sense...
HA! - eVolutionVI, on 04/16/2008, -6/+14So perhaps this is a small home-business, but dear me. If that's the case, Psystar shouln't try and portray it like its this big business with a large infrastructure (HR department and all). It's just dumb and stupid. Cause you will get laughed at... much like im doing now!
- ExSlashdotter, on 04/17/2008, -1/+8Didnt say a gap in their price structure. A gap in the products.
For a desktop machine, the only thing apple has thats upgradable (or even can hold a second friggin hard drive) is the Mac Pro for >$2500. I don't want a machine with a display attached (iMac), and I want something more substantial than a headless Macbook (the mini) with a single, slow 2.5" hard drive.
They need a mid-range tower with a modular video card and at least two hard drive bays. No screen attached. No 'mini'. No 'pro'. Just a *Mac*. - renegadeafk, on 04/17/2008, -0/+7"Hello"
"Are you guys Legit"
"Yes"
"Alright, here's my credit card number" -
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