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.357
04/18/09

In reply to The HiPhone Nano: iPhone Clone or Nano Phone?
I don't think that is even good enough to be called a clone.
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louisville1987
04/18/09

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That's how I thought the iPhone will be few years ago.

But I like this one and I think it's a smart idea if apple makes a basic nano phone because a lot of people are staying far from the iPhone because they think it's geeky and complicated.
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.357
04/18/09

@louisville1987:In my opinion, The iPhone is far from complicated. If my dad, who has trouble doing anything on my Blackberry, can do pretty much everything on his iPhone, it's not complicated.
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Kaiser-Machead
04/18/09

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The UI of these things look like they were coded in some communal computer room while a guy beats on a drum to keep the rhythm.
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nautilus.
04/17/09

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It's just lame. Looks like a fat 1st-gen iPod nano with a camera hole and a Sony Ericsson-esque keypad on the inside.

Flip phones are so 2005. And I bet the circular scroll wheel isn't even touch-sensitive.
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Kaiser-Machead
04/18/09

@nautilus.: That'd be weird to control, since it doesn't have that goofy volume button on the bottom part of the pad. I guess it just uses the regular side-mounted volume button like other cell phones, which is lame.
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shopperciti.com
04/17/09

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WHY WOULD YOU WASTE THE MATERIAL ON SUCH A PIECE OF SHIT! GOD I HATE CLONE PHONES!
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Kaiser-Machead
04/18/09

@shopperciti.com: Technically, it's only half a clone phone ;)
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Torley
04/16/09

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Does anyone have a breakdown of what specific parts Psystar used to assemble their machines so you can hunt them down on NewEgg for cheaper?
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ZLevee
04/16/09

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If you made it yourself you wouldn't be helping stick it to the man.
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louisville1987
04/16/09

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Is it legal???

i think the mac OS agreement says that it should be installed on apple hardware only.
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Monty
04/16/09

@louisville1987: Legal? LEGAL? Shiver me timbers - show louisville1987 the plank, boys.

Apple would say "fuck no" to answer your question, by the way. Or, at least I think that is what they would say.
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Epoch
04/16/09

@louisville1987: short answer: no.

longer answer: you're right, the EULA does say that. however, breaking a EULA is only breaking a license agreement, not the law.

however, all-in-one installers like the kalyway dvd (ideneb, etc...) are illegal, because they contain a modified version of the original leopard install disc.

a legal (and less buggy) solution would be to purchase the efix dongle. while it's a bit pricy, it's a legal alternative, since it allows you to install leopard from an unmodified apple dvd.

hopefully this answers your question :)
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eagles3 speeeedin
04/16/09

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Yeah I would rather do it myself, and save even more money. But I think many many people don't understand that you can actually do this yourself. Computers are, sadly, still such a mystery to so many people. Even people in my generation are clueless and we grew up with computers. Not surprising just disappointing.

Also if I ever by a desktop again, which I doubt, than I would consider hackintoshing a PC a possibility. Unless of course I end up being richer than a college student, in which case, Apple FTW.
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Weihovah
04/16/09

@eagles3: how much do these cost anyway? would you really save much money doing it yourself when you factor in the time it takes to tweak everything to work right?
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Epoch
04/16/09

@Weihovah: if you base the hardware you buy on what is known to work, there should be very little tweaking involved.

even though time = money, there would still technically be more money in your pocket, even if you have to spend some time adjusting a few things. does that make sense?
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