The 1499 price is with Linux, not leopard Server, a larger drive, slower (though more) memory and a slower CPU. The server is sold with a number of Software options including Leopard unlimited for 1025. making the slower, cheaper (and I do mean that in the bad way) server a whole $475 less expensive than X-Serve. Do you think that Pystar is perhaps manipulating the media to drive traffic to their web site in order to sell Linux boxes. I find it hard to believe that the risks involved in the hackintosh approach as applied to a server environment would even
be worth considering for a 500 dollar savings.

I thought Apple was going to close their asses down months ago...

agree with you whole heartedly this time... Apple should be kickin some solid butt this time around.

Setting up a hackintosh is onething but selling it for profit another altogether.

Apple get your dang lawyers to s**** these guys.

This is no different than their open computer @ 399 only includes OS X installed, you pay 155.00 for the actual install DVD. (no firewire,no wifi or bluetooth. So if you get a computer that is most like the mac mini you pay 750 dollars.Why buy any these? So I can run Mac OS X on a regular pc..whatever buy a mac!

Not worth the "savings" for those who actually need the performance of Apple servers. And the equipment this company is trying to sell as a modern server is so ancient, it include floppy drives (which are not used on Macs for close to 10 years).

is support. I mean is Psystar going to give you solid, quick & professional support when you companies server tanks? I can't even begin to imagine why you would buy this headache, but whatever. Different strokes for different folks. And I do mean 'strokes.'

Please let me know what type of business would buy a server with unsupported software of questionable legality and actually run mission critical processes on it. I need to know so that I can avoid doing business with that company. I sure wouldn't want to be a customer of such an outfit.

...a sweet, rad machine by L Computers International. That Miguel Liebermann is a friggin computing juggernaut. psystar's got nothin' on the original king of vaporware.

The real issue isn't Apple's business plan of combined hardware and software solutions, but there insistence on price points that don't satisfy customers, total control over their hardware, created dependence and incompatibility.

Such as… an expandable Mac that is not a high end enterprise class machine (i.e. Mac Pro) at about $1500.

A 3.5" hard drive Mac Mini (or AppleTV) (real speedy when it doesn't use a laptop drive) maybe a real video chip too in the mini, for the same price.

A Macbook that is more college friendly priced (<$800).

How about an express card slot on iMac for some form of expansion.

Apple's general disregard of eSATA.

Batteries that can't be swapped out on its most mobile devices.

A non-glossy iMac for photographers or designers

Theses are some constraints that create a lack of options provided by apple that has created the desire for people to look into options that fit their needs. Apple used to provide more expansion options (about 10 years ago)