The video reminds me of all the times I tried to put Linux partitions on my Mac drives and use a boot loader. Works for a while, only a little while. Eventually you'll do something to kill it.
I've recently become a fan of VM's for alternative OS's. So much easier to experiment with. Doesn't help with the Mac OS though, sorry. #apple
It's almost like Apple is not providing full support for the hardware you didn't buy from them and the software you pirated from them. How dare they! #apple
@glitch44: The software isn't necessarily pirated. I, and a lot of others, bought the copies we used. I don't think most of us feel we are owed support. We're hoping it will keep working and it would be annoying it they did it for some strategy alone.
@AkkiRonin:
1. It doesn't matter if you bought it or not. It still violates the EULA.
2. Your hardware is not supported and you had to perform other EULA violating operations to get it to function on said non-supported hardware.
3. Just because you bought it does not mean your actions are supported or condoned by Apple. #apple
The OS developers at Apple don't give a ragged ass about unsupported setups, if you're using any system off book you're lucky anything works the way you want it to when it is in test mode. The final release will meet broader standards but that still doesn't mean they are debugging for Hackintosh systems. #apple
What is this, Cowanmodo? It seems every story is speculation about what Cowan may or may not be working on for the future. I know you have a lot of Cowan fan-boys to appease, and I'm sure that Lam is on Cowan's payroll with free access to any unreleased Cowan products in exchange for plugging any leaks before they happen, but this is ridiculous. Just once I want to go to my favorite gadget site and read some real tech news. What is Kevin Rose wearing? Where does Walt Mossberg eat lunch? What is Coleco up to? These are questions I want answered. #tablets
Okay, let me start by acknowledging that you must pay a premium if you want a smaller form factor. Understood. I have been building SFF PCs for years, so I get it...just as I get that smaller production runs of these cases and components also contribute to the higher price....and yes, this thing uses less juice. Great. That said. 600 hundred? For Atom? No dice. Not for me...and not for most folks looking for something for the living room.
I have looked forward to the Ion-based nettops and netbooks since January, but they are really turning out to be useless to me - either too anemic for video that doesn't use the GPU or too ridiculously expensive to justify the cost.
Here's a hint PC makers - I can get any number of media players in the 100-200 bean range...including the awesome Popcorn Hour A110...and another advertised on this site earlier in the week for 100 beans...and both are 100% silent without a fan *or* HD.
Need more capability for the living room? Try the PCH C200. Really want a low power nettop that runs windows? Great, there are any number of units in the 200-300 bean range...but they are anemic for video...and so is this. Dual core? Whatever. Flash doesn't use the second core. Ion GPU? Many video technologies on the web don't use the GPU.
Really want an HTPC with balls? This thing isn't it...and certainly isn't worth 600 unless you place an extreme premium on size.
Instead, I can get a baseline Dell Inspiron 537s with 2GB of RAM, a 320 GB hard drive, and DVD RW for $269:
- Dual core E5200
- ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB (supports dual monitors and HDMI)
And bring the price to a whopping $359. Upgrading RAM or HD is minor expense on their site...or cheaper from newegg...but I am keeping those items at their default config since they equal or exceed the specs for this ASUS box.
Sure, it's not as small, but it is still fairly compact...and the HTPC community says it's the one to beat for a pre-built.
$600? Um, I'll pass thanks. Let me know when it is $350. Perhaps $400...but a dime more and it is no dice.
@ScubaSteve: I actually picked up some of the Dell Studio Hybrids (HDMI and DVI out, plenty of USB, 3GB RAM, *real* processor, 160GB HD, laptop components for low power and quient, etc.) refurb for about the same price. It works quite well as a media PC.
Waste is a relative term when you're looking for something ultra small that doesn't eat up a ton of electricity AND boots up quickly. There's a reason why new tech costs a bit more than old tech, in case you haven't noticed.
Haveing it mounted like that takes up way for vertical space than it should. Can it just be on its side like a DVD player? or just standing up like a tower?
@Jesustron: If it's like the last one, you can affix it to the back of a flatscreen and I'm pretty positive you can lay it flat. This is just the pretty way.
I'd love to see this type of hardware hottnes in a nettop. Even better would be a dockable netbook. Just imaging, yanking out the core of your HD DVR to take with you with on vacation.
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I've recently become a fan of VM's for alternative OS's. So much easier to experiment with. Doesn't help with the Mac OS though, sorry. #apple
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1. It doesn't matter if you bought it or not. It still violates the EULA.
2. Your hardware is not supported and you had to perform other EULA violating operations to get it to function on said non-supported hardware.
3. Just because you bought it does not mean your actions are supported or condoned by Apple. #apple
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I have looked forward to the Ion-based nettops and netbooks since January, but they are really turning out to be useless to me - either too anemic for video that doesn't use the GPU or too ridiculously expensive to justify the cost.
Here's a hint PC makers - I can get any number of media players in the 100-200 bean range...including the awesome Popcorn Hour A110...and another advertised on this site earlier in the week for 100 beans...and both are 100% silent without a fan *or* HD.
Need more capability for the living room? Try the PCH C200. Really want a low power nettop that runs windows? Great, there are any number of units in the 200-300 bean range...but they are anemic for video...and so is this. Dual core? Whatever. Flash doesn't use the second core. Ion GPU? Many video technologies on the web don't use the GPU.
Really want an HTPC with balls? This thing isn't it...and certainly isn't worth 600 unless you place an extreme premium on size.
Instead, I can get a baseline Dell Inspiron 537s with 2GB of RAM, a 320 GB hard drive, and DVD RW for $269:
[www.dell.com]
And customize with:
- Dual core E5200
- ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB (supports dual monitors and HDMI)
And bring the price to a whopping $359. Upgrading RAM or HD is minor expense on their site...or cheaper from newegg...but I am keeping those items at their default config since they equal or exceed the specs for this ASUS box.
Sure, it's not as small, but it is still fairly compact...and the HTPC community says it's the one to beat for a pre-built.
$600? Um, I'll pass thanks. Let me know when it is $350. Perhaps $400...but a dime more and it is no dice.
Your mileage may vary.
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While the link works, here's one w/ Bluray for $639: [outlet.us.dell.com]
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Its a nettop, not a piece of modern artwork.
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I'll be saving to build something similar to the one Engadget built... some day.
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