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spacedogg
 Post subject: Build an iMac?
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I know this is Maximum PC, but hey it is a discussion forum right and this seems to best place to post this thing... Would it be possible to build an Apple computer? I have not seen anyone selling any components to build one. I know it's a RISC vs. CISC thing, but is it really that difficult to put one of these things together?
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Why not? Apple seems to make them ok...
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and the parts dont leave the apple factory. you can buy replacement parts, but certainly not mobo/proc/cpu/ram/case/other crap.
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I don't see the point in building a Mac anyway...they suck....okay, maybe I'm a littel jealous cause their stuff looks as cool as hell...but they still suck.
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Well that bites... not really but it would be cool to say you built a mac... can someone sue saying Apple has a monopoly on the parts LOL J/K! If Apple really wanted to piss off M$, they should release a OSX for the PC. I'd give it a try just cause it looks cool.
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lol, OSX for PC is known as XP.
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A lot of people complained when XP came out that it was to cartoony, I liked it from the get go and still like it.

Anyone out there work for Apple? Can I get some parts?
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yea i'm an apple employee who frequents the maximumpc boards :roll: you tard
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MC-Screwdriver wrote:
I don't see the point in building a Mac anyway...they suck....okay, maybe I'm a littel jealous cause their stuff looks as cool as hell...but they still suck.


Mac are awesome for graphics design and number crunching, past that they stink in my opinion. I do like how they are very compact, and i would imagine that is one of the reasons for not releasing them for public building. Also Mac doesnt hold a large enough market share to get sued for monoply, lol :lol:
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I only think Macs suck because they're crappy gaming platforms, however i'll admit that Apple does a great job when it comes to looks and power, but i still have one part of myself that says they suck.
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gramaton cleric wrote:
yea i'm an apple employee who frequents the maximumpc boards :roll: you tard


Gramaton you are crackin me up dude... :lol:

Yeah the graphics shop here uses Mac's only...
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spacedogg wrote:
gramaton cleric wrote:
yea i'm an apple employee who frequents the maximumpc boards :roll: you tard


Gramaton you are crackin me up dude... :lol:

Yeah the graphics shop here uses Mac's only...


i'm trying

and i'd use a mac for all my video editing if i could have a choice, but i have a shitload of PC's and i dont have a spare 5 grand to dump into a dual G5 with loaded software.
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spacedogg, hi Nebraska neighbor. There are no Macs allowed west of New York City. :D
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Jokerswild1 wrote:
spacedogg, hi Nebraska neighbor. There are no Macs allowed west of New York City. :D


Hey Jokerswild1! That's probably why there's not an Apple store near here. :)
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west of NYC and east of san fran


8) :D
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I still think it sucks that a Mac can't be built by one of us. Well thanks for all the comments though. Maximum PC, may you publish to the end of time.
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If Apple really wanted to piss off M$, they should release a OSX for the PC


Yes, Apple writes their own OS... but they're a hardware company-- that's where they make their money-- not software.
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Check this out,

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductde ... 732&DEPA=8

Seems you can build one.... maybe...
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