Dec

15

New Mac Computers… From EFi-X

posted in news, by Codrut Nistor


See? Have I told you or not? Sooner or later, Apple will have to switch to PowerPC or another "exotic" processor once again or - more likely - to make things right and sell manufacturing & marketing rights for Mac computers to third parties. Obviously, I am talking about Mac compatibles PCs or - as we all know them already - "Mac clones."

Now, the clones are returning to the US in full force, since EFi-X USA is planning to offer a very powerful computer able to run Mac OS X, not just another Core 2 Duo system with a cheap case and some average hardware parts, as it happened with most clones so far.


Just look at these hardware specs of the EFi-X USA Millennium 4(via AppleInsider):

- Core 2 Quad processor overclocked to at least 3.8GHz
- 4GB of memory
- GeForce 8800 GTS video card
- some high-speed disk combination of a 150GB, 10,000RPM boot drive and a 1TB, 7,200RPM secondary drive for data storage
- two DVD rewriters


Even more, faster models based on Xeon hardware, namely the Millennium 8, 16 and 24 (the numbers coming from the two, four, and six quad-core processors, they pack) are coming in about 2 months. Just think about the Millennium 24, with its six 2.13GHz Xeon L7455 chips!

The most interesting part is that EFi-X is not marketing these computers as Mac clones, since they need a small USB module, called "the EFiX," and that one is not coming with the computers mentioned above, so - basically - you'll get a very capable Mac computer... unable to run Mac OS X out of the box! ;)

11 Comments on “New Mac Computers… From EFi-X



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New Mac Computers… From EFi-X, on December 15, 2008

[...] GreenFemme wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptSooner or later, Apple will have to switch to PowerPC or another “exotic” processor once again or - more likely - to make things right and sell manufacturing & marketing rights for Mac computers to third parties. … [...]

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noob, on December 15, 2008

not in that antec case you aren't...

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dizzle, on December 15, 2008

I am really tired of Mac blogs supporting "clones." Clones almost killed Apple before. As much as I love the Mac, I will be laughing my hindquarters off if you short-sighted people get your way. How do you think Apple is able to do the R&D? Go ahead, cheapen the company and see how much you like it then.

I wonder if you have ever had your work ripped off but someone who thought they were entitled to it? You wouldn't like that I bet. But its okay here. Riiiiggghhht.

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Codrut Nistor, on December 15, 2008

We're not supporting clones, we're just saying they should be allowed to exist. After all, if Macs from Apple would really be 10 times better, they shouldn't fear clones anyway, right?

I had my work ripped off one time, and it was really funny, since the one who did it made a fool of himself, and that's exactly what will happen now. Clones could prove there's no chance for third parties to come up with decent computers running Mac OS X, OR...they could prove Apple's products are overpriced.

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Dizzle, on December 15, 2008

you contradicted yourself - you DO support clones. Whyshould they be allowed? Because YOU want them? Sorry that isn't a legal reason and it isn't your choice. YOU didn't invent the product. I have a policy of not supporting blogs who support clones. It is selfish and disrespectful to other people's work until thelaw says otherwise.

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Codrut Nistor, on December 17, 2008

OK, I guess we started with the left foot here, so let's set things straight.

1. A clone is a product that copies the image and - usually - the name of a brand product, to take advantage of that company's strong position in a certain market, and - in many cases - trick people into buying such clones(think about Reobook, Nikee, Adibas, and other similar shoes "brands").

2. According to the above, a Mac "clone" should copy the design of a Mac computer and use the same OS - or a cheap clone of Mac OS X(maybe even some pirated windows using a Mac OS-like theme).

3. EFi-X USA sells very powerful computers that could run Mac OS X, but need an additional USB dongle to do that.

Any computer user with average skills could build a decent rig using a Core 2 Duo processor, than grab some "hacked for PC" Mac OS X off the Internet, then he got a "Mac clone"!

Mac OS X is an OS from Apple, and it also sells as a retail disk. Do you think it makes sense that, once you paid for it, not to be able to install it on the computer you want? Maybe I need a CrossFire setup that Apple doesn't offer. What about it?

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Psystar’s Revenge, on December 23, 2008

[...] 55); showInitialOdiogoReadNowFrame ("129104", "1539", 290, 0); Last time, it was about EFi-X USA and its - more or less - Mac clones, but now we're turning back to Psystar, and its crusade against [...]

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WILD WILD WEST, on January 03, 2009

The EFI-X seems like a nifty little thing to have. Is it legal i don't know i am not a lawyer. I think apple can shut them down also if they really wanted to, if there legal team is really that good. Its not committing any crime or violation or is it? It certainly is an accessory to the crime. If some is a lookout on robbery they are part of the crime. Boot camp is the coolest thing apple has done in the OSX.
Why doesn't microsoft make there own version they mimicked everything else that apple has done. Psystar thats whole other story. Lets just see how this all gets cleared out in court...

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Computer Reviews, on December 08, 2009

I've been looking to buy a new computer but I was having a hard time choosing which one. Your article really helped me with choosing the right one for me, so thanks! I think I have a pretty good idea now as to which one I want to buy now...

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Slightly Cornfused...., on August 10, 2010

It's okay for Apple to offer ways to run Microsoft's proprietary software on Apple hardware, but not the other way around? I smell a scrawny, scruffy faced, turtle neck wearing rat. What's good for the goose is good for the gander Mr. Jobs. It's called competitive marketing. Maybe that's where Bill Gates' fortune comes from......bribes from Apple to use his OS and NOT to utilize Apple's OS in less expensive PC's. I love Snow Leopard, but I don't like being forced to pay a set price for the computers that run it. My Mini set me back over $600.00 and is a real pain to upgrade. I could build a better set up myself, in fact I have, using an old G4 Cube, but that's hardly the point, is it? If I go out and purchase Apple's software, I should be able to utilize it as I see fit. Whatever happened to the free enterprise system and all the anti-monopoly laws? Congress set their greedy foot down on Bill's neck.....is it because Al Gore is on Apple's Board of Directors that they leave Apple alone? Quit all your elitist crying and get used to a little friendly competition. If a guy like me can build a better Mac out of old Macs.....chances are someone with a lot of computer savvy can do far better still. At any rate, Steve Jobs has more than enough money to retire on, I assure you. His family won't be on welfare anytime soon. I promise.

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dizzle, on August 10, 2010

You are not slightly confused, you are hopelessly ignorant. Let me give you just one example,

It's okay for Apple to offer ways to run Microsoft's proprietary software on Apple hardware, but not the other way around?


Hello O Clueless One: Microsoft ALLOWS that use. It is their choice to do so. Just as it is Apple's choice NOT to do so.

I have to ask the painfully obvious, do you even know what anti-monopoly laws are? Or are you speaking out of your posterior?

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