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HacBook Elite – A Fully-functional Mac for $329

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Re: HacBook Elite – A Fully-functional Mac for $329

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Post by MatekCopatek »

kayoone wrote: post #3

So how are they handling the fact that their business is violating Apples OSX terms and can be taken down at any time ? Also wondering how the $329 price works, as this seems to be based on HPs Elitebook which are more expensive.

Although I agree that they will probably be taken down very soon, I don't think the reason is as simple as "violating OS X terms". Assuming they really do provide preinstalled OS X, violating a contract still isn't (necessarily) illegal, it's a matter of civil/common law.

If you sold me a hat with the agreement that I can only wear it on weekends, could you request a takedown of my website with a video of me wearing it on a Tuesday?

Re: HacBook Elite – A Fully-functional Mac for $329

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Post by sleepychu »

MatekCopatek wrote: post #51
kayoone wrote: post #3

So how are they handling the fact that their business is violating Apples OSX terms and can be taken down at any time ? Also wondering how the $329 price works, as this seems to be based on HPs Elitebook which are more expensive.

Although I agree that they will probably be taken down very soon, I don't think the reason is as simple as "violating OS X terms". Assuming they really do provide preinstalled OS X, violating a contract still isn't (necessarily) illegal, it's a matter of civil/common law. If you sold me a hat with the agreement that I can only wear it on weekends, could you request a takedown of my website with a video of me wearing…

>If you sold me a hat with the agreement that I can only wear it on weekends, could you request a takedown of my website with a video of me wearing it on a Tuesday?

Don't think I've seen a funnier analogy for EULAs

Re: HacBook Elite – A Fully-functional Mac for $329

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Post by king_magic »

orrinward wrote: post #47
king_magic wrote: post #14

"Looks like a Mac. Feels like a Mac." Ehhh, that is a bit too blatantly dishonest for my taste.

Both have silver colour on them. Both are made of solid materials, not liquid or gas. To some it may look and feel like a Mac.

Wow, and from there it's only a small stretch to make my mountain bike look and feel like a BMW! If I had only known it was that easy! ;)

Re: HacBook Elite – A Fully-functional Mac for $329

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Post by kennell »

akerro wrote: post #46
kennell wrote: post #39

For those asking: it is a HP EliteBook 8470p, released in mid-2012

Can you install standard OSX on it?

That is what they seem to be doing, so yes. Generally speaking, if it has a all-intel (CPU, GPU, WiFi) chipset, chances are it will work with OSX.

Re: HacBook Elite – A Fully-functional Mac for $329

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Post by delinka »

tushar-r wrote: post #10
sleepychu wrote: post #5

Can a company do much business selling hackintoshes? In general isn't Apple pretty aggressive about this sort of thing?

IIRC there was anther company doing this a few years back. Think they got shutdown by apple, but I cant remember the name. I think the company name started with P and was based in South America.

They weren't just making hardware. Psystar was pre-installing OS X. That's what got them into trouble.

Re: HacBook Elite – A Fully-functional Mac for $329

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Post by JustSomeNobody »

kagamine wrote: post #45
JustSomeNobody wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, the reason I bought a macbook pro was because it didn't flex, creak or wiggle when I use it.

Well, Elitebooks are solid. It's crossed my mind a few times since I started using them that they are the perfect bludgeoning tool for the office, maximum damage to the colleague, minimum damage to the PC. Seriously though, they are hard as nails.

I couldn't get my hands on every type of laptop during my search, so I could only judge by what I could. Unfortunately that left some models out of the running. Mine is not a criticism of _all_ non Apple machines, just the ones I could physically assess.

Re: HacBook Elite – A Fully-functional Mac for $329

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Post by Tehnix »

jfoster wrote: post #8

This is nearly the opposite of what I think most people would want. Apple makes amazing hardware, but it doesn't usually support non-OSX operating systems very well. The only reason I can think of for anyone wanting this is for iOS development.

>but it doesn't usually support non-OSX operating systems very well

What do you mean? It supports Windows quite well, making dual booting super easy with boot camp.

For Linux I never had much problem, but that's been quite a while since I felt like using Linux as desktop OS and not just server OS.

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