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Run lepoard on your PC
Posted: September 17th, 2008, 14:43
by Grimmie
Interesting, very interesting..
Gizmodo wrote:When we first heard about EFiX—a simple USB dongle that'll let you magically install Leopard on your PC—it sounded too fantastic to be true. Well, I used it to turn my gaming PC into a Mac Pro over the weekend, and I'm somewhat amazed to say this, but it works perfectly.
I grabbed all the updates straight from Apple—including 10.5.5 last night, so you don't have to wait for a hacked patch like you would running a typical Hackintosh—installed a whole bunch of software and have been using it for several days. It runs beautifully, just like a real Mac Pro.
http://gizmodo.com/5049756/review-efix- ... -pc-to-mac
Posted: September 17th, 2008, 14:50
by Dr. kitteny berk
I've seen stuff about this floating around for a few days now.
From what I've heard, it's not always that great, hardware issues are often present, even with stuff that should work.
However, if you want OSX the easy way, and can get one of these before apple rape them to death, it might be worth a shot.
Posted: September 17th, 2008, 15:26
by spoodie
I like OSX, but I see this exercise as largely pointless, beyond nerd wank. You're losing one of the major advantages of using Mac/OSX when you lose the proprietary hardware platform that the OS is optimised for.
Posted: September 17th, 2008, 15:33
by Dr. kitteny berk
spoodie wrote:I like OSX, but I see this exercise as largely pointless, beyond nerd wank. You're losing one of the major advantages of using Mac/OSX when you lose the proprietary hardware platform that the OS is optimised for.
Surely that's what happened when they dropped PowerPC?
Posted: September 17th, 2008, 16:24
by spoodie
Dr. kitteny berk wrote:Surely that's what happened when they dropped PowerPC?
I told you not to call me that.
Posted: September 17th, 2008, 18:12
by Sol
I can see this being worthwhile, if only to use Logic and final cut on a pc...
If they work, that is.