What do you get if you build a PC to match a Mac Pro’s specs?
Laptops aside, things could be different for desktop machines. We set to find out by customizing an exact system in as many aspects as possible to a baseline Apple Mac Pro, which costs a hefty $2799. We tried to cut costs in our PC wherever we could without sacrificing quality, and also tried to pick components that would closely match Apple’s offering. Tom’s Hardware
hicksdesign builds a Mac mini media center…
When it works, it’s great. The trouble is that 15% of the time something happens – EyeTV crashes, iTunes has been updated and won’t let you play anything until you’ve accepted terms and conditions, or another app is telling you that an update is available.
Mac Mod Lab. Gallery gives new life to the almost dead Mac mini. Check out the “Mac Pro Mini” (among many other mini mods), the cool cellphone lanyards, and the earlier Cube mod.
Here’s my current desktop. While I have successfully filed my desktop icons into folders, I have yet to decide what to keep on the dock. From left to right: Finder, Dashboard, Flock, Mailplane, Address Book, iCal, iTunes, Spaces, Actiontastic, Preview, Seasonality, Minuteur, VMware Fusion, Things … and customized Documents and Downloads.
Wallpaper is from Flickr’s BEL-AIR 13th.
Not willing to get a Mac? Here’s how you can build your own for $845.
f the high price tag for Apple hardware has kept you from buying a Mac but you’re willing to roll up your sleeves and get adventurous, you can build your own “Hackintosh”—a PC that runs a patched version of OS X Leopard. [From Hack Attack: Build a Hackintosh Mac for Under $800]
It’s the “coolest-looking desktop on the market”
In their weekly technology column for ABC News, Jonathan Blum and Dan Evans indicate that “the latest version of Apple’s iMac desktop definitely deserves to be one of our picks of the week. It is impressive from both a technical and design standpoint.” iMac, they say offers “a tasteful combo of black and gray aluminum that will make even the dullest cubicle or home office look cool.” What’s more, they believe that any consumer “looking to get going in the home media network thing—that is, storing and routing music and movies to TV screens around the home using a digital network—should consider the new iMac.” ABC News
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The all-new, all-in-one iMac packs a complete, high-performance computer into a beautifully thin design. Available in 20- and 24-inch widescreen models, it includes built-in wireless, Mac OS X, and the new iLife ’08. So within minutes of opening the box, you’ll be doing everything from sharing photos to creating movies to building websites. And it starts at just $1199.
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If you’re much more of a visual person and hate using RSS, here’s a creative use for your Mac mini. freemacblog
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In the first part, I ran through the basics on how to connect and configure your Mac Mini as the heart of your entertainment center.
Here’s part 2 of Use Your Mac Mini as a Media Server
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