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Build Your Own Mac With CoreCrib Kit

Posted by pudge on from the i-want-a-laptop-version dept.

Mark Dobie writes "I just put up a quick review of the CoreCrib kit I purchased. It is an inexpensive solution to building your own Mac." See our previous Core coverage.

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  1. DIY Mac.. by grub · · Score: 5, Insightful


    A Do It Yourself Mac seems tantamount to a Do It Yourself Mercedes..

    These will be popular among the geeks, but the Mac masses will stick to boxes from Cupertino.

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  2. Hmmm. by Phroggy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So, it's a G4/800 tower, for $775 plus extra hardware (hard drive, etc.) plus software (Mac OS X, applications). In contrast, the eMac is a G4/800 for $799 and includes a 17" monitor, 40GB hard drive, CD-ROM, Mac OS X, and a handful of software (AppleWorks, Quicken, World Book Encyclopedia, etc.). Oh, and a full 1-yr warranty from Apple.

    Of course, the eMac isn't expandable (you can upgrade the RAM and add an AirPort card; everything else has to be external, and you can't run a split desktop on dual monitors). Still, compare to eBay...

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  3. Re:Please explain... by thadeusPawlickiROX · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The reason this kits are gaining in popularity is that you build the system. You don't go out and buy an eMac, or buy a tower, but you put exactly what you want in it. It's something that PC users have been doing for years, and some Mac users as well. It's not about "better bang for the buck," it's just to say that you custom built your Mac.

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  4. good product for me... by clmensch · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I have an aging B&W G3 and a bunch of old PC parts. I don't need a monitor. I already own Jaguar, and I'll still utilize the single user license by not running it on my G3 anymore. This looks like a good solution for me until the second generation Powermacs with the IBM 970's are available. (I doubt I'll be able to afford the first gen ones.)

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  5. Re:Please explain... by ilsie · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You don't go out and buy an eMac, or buy a tower, but you put exactly what you want in it. It's something that PC users have been doing for years

    Yes, but in contrast, the typical custom PC is built to accomplish three goals as opposed to buying a prebuilt desktop:

    1. Look better
    2. Higher performance
    3. Cheaper

    These mac clone kits accomplish none of these things.

  6. Re:Please explain... by Juanvaldes · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But when you already have a Keyboard, mouse, OS, extra RAM/HD/etc lying around the savings become more apparent.