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Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

By Jason D. O'Grady May 6, 2008, 1:45 PM PDT

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Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - Shipping box

Psystar - Shipping box

The Psystar shipping box isn’t very impressive.

Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - Peanuts, lots of 'em

Psystar - Peanuts, lots of 'em

The Psystar is shipped in two styrofoam frames inside a larger box with a metric ass-load of peanuts.

Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - Accessory kit

Psystar - Accessory kit

Inside the large shipping box is a anti-static bag with the accessories: software, cables and manuals.

Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - In the wild

Psystar - In the wild

I ordered the black case (the white model was backordered). It comes with plastic film on the front to protect against scratching.

Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - The case

Psystar - The case

The Psystar case is an Asus TM-210 (MicroATX) which retails for about US$55 from NewEgg.com

Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - On the desk

Psystar - On the desk

Time to pick it up off the floor 🙂

Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - To hell with scratches

Psystar - To hell with scratches

I couldn’t stand the clear anti-scratch film for another minute. So I peeled it all off. I immediately second-guessed myself and saved the film.

Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - Front panel

Psystar - Front panel

The Psystar’s front access panel features two USB ports, microphone and headphone jacks. The door is reasonably sturdy.

Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - Optical drive access door

Psystar - Optical drive access door

A peek inside the top access door reveals Psystar’s 20x DVD+/-R SATA drive.

Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - Rear panel

Psystar - Rear panel

A look at the Psystar’s rear panel.

Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - Door open

Psystar - Door open

A peek inside the Psystar Open Computer.

Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - Inside

Psystar - Inside

Another view of the inside of the Open Computer. You can click in for a larger picture.

Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - Inside, a better look

Psystar - Inside, a better look

Another view of the inside of the Open Computer. You can click in for a larger picture.

Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - Another angle

Psystar - Another angle

Another view of the inside of the Open Computer. You can click in for a larger picture.

Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - GPU and HDD

Psystar - GPU and HDD

Inside peek at the NVIDIA GeForce GPU and Hitachi Deskstar hard drive.

Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - More inside shots

Psystar - More inside shots

Another view of the inside of the Open Computer. You can click in for a larger picture.

Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - More inside shots

Psystar - More inside shots

Another view of the inside of the Open Computer. You can click in for a larger picture.

Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - Another rear shot

Psystar - Another rear shot

Another view of the Psystar Open Computer rear panel.

Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - Maiden boot

Psystar - Maiden boot

Ah, the familiar Apple logo. Time to breathe a sigh of relief.

Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - Welcome to Leopard

Psystar - Welcome to Leopard

Setting up a Mac OS X account looks familiar – and it is.

Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - Fully booted

Psystar - Fully booted

The familiar Mac OS X (Leopard) desktop.

Gallery: A look inside Psystar’s Mac clone

Psystar - About this Mac

Psystar - About this Mac

About this Mac reveals a 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo with 2GB 667MHz RAM.

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