Building a Mac... Can you do it?
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The_Other_One
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If you mean a TRUE mac...it's not possible unless you buy old gutted macs and parts from them. I mean I've built some OLD macs before taking the parts from one broken mac and sticking them in another.
If you mean just general parts and installing OSX on it, I don't think they have a very good release of OSX for PC just yet. APparently it's possible but I don't know how sucessful people have been with it yet.
If you mean just general parts and installing OSX on it, I don't think they have a very good release of OSX for PC just yet. APparently it's possible but I don't know how sucessful people have been with it yet.
computerdisplays
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The version of OS X currently on release is an absolute nightwamre to install. It takes about 5 hours to get up and running and WILL NOT run very well on even the fastest of PCs.
I agree with The Other One that building a mac from mac parts is pretty much not worth it. We do it every day for clients and although you'd save a hundred bucks, you'd still need motherboard and processor as well as a decent video card. Of course, there are third party companies out there that do this for a living, so there must be some form of saving otherwise there wouldn't be a profit.
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I agree with The Other One that building a mac from mac parts is pretty much not worth it. We do it every day for clients and although you'd save a hundred bucks, you'd still need motherboard and processor as well as a decent video card. Of course, there are third party companies out there that do this for a living, so there must be some form of saving otherwise there wouldn't be a profit.
Rich
Shop at Forevermac.com
For Quality Refurbished apple Macintosh computer Systems. We stock computer systems ranging from Mac Classic to Powermac G4 and Apple macintosh PowerPC to iMac.
The
Cambridge computer shop. Your Source for Computer Components, Monitors and Refurbished Apple Macintosh systems, close to Cambridge and Ely. We hold an extensive stock of computer components and accessories and are able to offer delivery within Cambridge.
For quality
refurbished Computer Monitors, buy from Computerdisplays.co.uk. Our shop has a stock of 15 to 21 inch CRT monitors from Dell to Iiyama. We test every monitor thoroughly so you can be assured that you will receive only the highest quality computer display.