Psystar Open Computer
Editors' rating
Good
6.9
out of 10
- The good: Faster, more affordable, more upgradable Leopard OS X-based system than anything currently offered by Apple in this price range.
- The bad: With limited software updates, you're effectively cut off from all future Apple products, at least for now; no Bluetooth or IR receiver; no iLife.
- The 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.
- Reviewed by:
- Rich Brown
- Review date: 4/30/08
- Update date: 5/1/08
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