CORE line of 'clones' now shipping.
I'm surprised this hasn't been posted yet... I used the search and nothing relevant appeared, so here goes... I'm not putting it in Current Hardware because of this line in the posting guidelines "The Current Hardware forum is the place for discussion of Apple's current hardware offerings."...
The CORE line of kit Macs, arguably 'clones', is now shipping. See also this thread in the MacAch.
The prices on the low end kits' aren't bad, but the high end towers are near Apple's prices sans warranty. These are also Gigabit boards, so we're talking 2+ year old mobo tech.
The 800 Mhz seems comparable to the iMac, and its value, or the eMac's value, over the other seems to be a matter of your particular computing style.
The CORE line of kit Macs, arguably 'clones', is now shipping. See also this thread in the MacAch.
The prices on the low end kits' aren't bad, but the high end towers are near Apple's prices sans warranty. These are also Gigabit boards, so we're talking 2+ year old mobo tech.
The 800 Mhz seems comparable to the iMac, and its value, or the eMac's value, over the other seems to be a matter of your particular computing style.
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Crib Kit:
400 Watt Custom Powersupply
Sleek Expandable Ease Access Case
LED's and Side Viewing Window
Apple G4 Motherboard
Assembled, Ready for System Completion.
349.00
Crib Kit:
400 Watt Custom Powersupply
Sleek Expandable Ease Access Case
LED's and Side Viewing Window
Apple G4 Motherboard
Assembled, Ready for System Completion.
349.00
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Crib 800:
Crib Kit
800Mhz G4 Processor Installed
HeatSink and Fan Included
599.99
Crib 800:
Crib Kit
800Mhz G4 Processor Installed
HeatSink and Fan Included
599.99
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G4 Processors from single G4 800Mhz - dual 1.33Ghz
400 watt Powersupply
PC100 Max 2048MB Memory
Up to 5x3.5" Harddrives*
Up to 3x5.25? CD DVD CDRW or DVDRW*
10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet
16-BIT Audio IN and OUT
Airport Card Slot (802.11b)
3 PCI Slots
2x Speed AGP Slot**
2 USB Ports
2 Firewire Ports
G4 Processors from single G4 800Mhz - dual 1.33Ghz
400 watt Powersupply
PC100 Max 2048MB Memory
Up to 5x3.5" Harddrives*
Up to 3x5.25? CD DVD CDRW or DVDRW*
10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet
16-BIT Audio IN and OUT
Airport Card Slot (802.11b)
3 PCI Slots
2x Speed AGP Slot**
2 USB Ports
2 Firewire Ports
Comments
Originally posted by Defiant
Matsu, the cheap macs are here!
How does a G4 mobo fit in that little case? WHere do the PCI cards go? Or the daughtercard plus heat sink and PS?
Nah, somehow I think this isn't exactly what it appears to be.
its just a g4 motherboard w/ g4 upgrade processors in a off the street case...
Originally posted by Kecksy
Apple's cases look better.
Well, duh.
Originally posted by billybobsky
keep looking at the site....
its just a g4 motherboard w/ g4 upgrade processors in a off the street case...
That's the idea.
It could be a street case that they modify as necessary, but I don't think this is as simple as buying any old ATX case and throwing the parts in.
Originally posted by alcimedes
lol, so people can finally build their own macs but now they're too ugly.
Seriously, I would never put that ugly aluminum thing under my desk.