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MacBook Airs ship; Psystar plans Mac notebook, Blu-ray desktop
MacBook Airs ship; Psystar plans Mac notebook, Blu-ray desktop
Apple is making good on a promise to have its new MacBook Airs in the hands of customers early next week. Meanwhile, unofficial Mac clone maker Psystar has announced a Blu-ray-enabled Mac desktop and says its also working on a Mac notebook.
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Psystar Releases Blu-Ray, Nvidia 9800GT Before Apple
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NVIDIA-based MacBook Airs Now Shipping
macrumors.com — Multiple readers are reporting that the new version of the MacBook Air that was announced on October... 14th is now shipping. The new MacBook Air uses the new NVIDIA-chipset which includes the GeForce 9400M graphics processing unit (GPU)... (more) NVIDIA-based MacBook Airs Now Shipping
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‘Mac cloner’ Psystar releases ‘OS X-compatible PC’ with Blu-ray, Nvidia 9800GT before Apple
MacDailyNews — ... X compatible Open Computers. The GeForce 9800GT brings increased graphics performance for high-end game play and media editing. The GeForce 9-series has become ubiquitous in today's PC hardware market although Apple currently does not currently offer the 9800GT on any computer. Source: Psystar Separately, a spokesperson for Psystar told one AppleInsider in an email that the company is hard at work on its first Mac notebook clone, which it plans to price aggressively Full article here . MacDailyNews Take: It's Power Computing all over again, but without the license. ...

Psystar planning Mac OS X notebook
The Apple Core — ... Psystar planning Mac OS X notebook A spokesperson for Psystar tells AppleInsider that the company is working on its first Mac notebook clone, which it will “price aggressively.” Although there is no mobile open computer at the moment, I can tell you that it is something that is in development. Once we release a final product, it will be posted on our website along with an automatic notification for all Open Computing newsletter subscribers. No release day or price has been set for any potential mobile product line. However I can assure you that at release it will be very ...

Psystar Working on Ugly-But-Cheap MacBook Clone [Psystar]
Gizmodo — ... ?) Maybe it will shock and astound us all by being an well-designed, lustworthy piece of hardware at a cut-rate price. But last time I checked, bio-engineered birdpigs created with the DNA of David Hasselhoff still couldn't fly. [Apple Insider] ...

Psystar também trabalha num clone de MacBook
BLOG.MACMAGAZINE — ... comentou hoje ao AppleInsider que sua empresa está trabalhando também num clone portátil — com preço “agressivo”. ...

Psystar planning Mac OS-based notebook
Crave: The gadget blog — ... A company representative confirmed a message sent to an AppleInsider reader ... Originally posted at News - Apple

Possible Psystar Mac laptop clone in the works
Engadget — Filed under: LaptopsIt looks like Psystar really hasn't been hit by either the economic downturn or the lawsuits Apple has brought against it regarding those "OS X-capable" machines. Adding insult to yesterday's injury -- the announcement of desktops with built-in Blu-ray and NVIDIA's GeForce 9800GT-- it also looks like the company is actively developing a Mac laptop clone, according to an email obtained by AppleInsider. A Psystar spokesperson claims that, "Although there is no mobile open computer at the moment, I can ...

Psystar puts Blu-ray on a Mac OS desktop first
Betanews — ... characterized by Apple CEO Steve Jobs at Apple's latest notebook PC launch as "a bag of hurt." "Blu-ray has already won the format war. Not only is there fully functional and mature support for Blu-ray in other operating systems but you can now rent Blu-ray discs from almost any rental chain. Blu-ray has become pervasive technology that is being widely adopted by consumers everywhere," Pedraza contended. Meanwhile, amid industry rumors that Psystar also plans a notebook clone, AppleInsider ...

Psystar puts Blu-ray on a Mac OS notebook first
Betanews — ... characterized by Apple CEO Steve Jobs at Apple's latest notebook PC launch as "a bag of hurt." "Blu-ray has already won the format war. Not only is there fully functional and mature support for Blu-ray in other operating systems but you can now rent Blu-ray discs from almost any rental chain. Blu-ray has become pervasive technology that is being widely adopted by consumers everywhere," Pedraza contended. Meanwhile, amid industry rumors that Psystar also plans a notebook clone, AppleInsider ...

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