Run Mac OS X On Non-Apple Hardware, With a Dongle

An anonymous reader points out Gizmodo's review of a USB dongle, made by a company called Efix, which allows for an effort-free transformation of a non-Apple computer into one that runs Mac OS X. According to the reviewer, the transformation is perfect (aside from a few quirks he describes as "trivial"); the included screenshots sure make it seem that way, too. The dongle costs $155, and works only on a subset of PC hardware. Non-Apple machines running OS X will no doubt make Apple unhappy, though, so, the reviewer concludes, "it's understandable if you wanna approach this with caution."

Comments

Re:Why is this needed?

[Anonymous Coward]

You still need a custom hacked Kernel to do it, this removes that need. Even hackintosh's need a custom DVD, this will install with an off the shelf Leopard DVD.

Wrong.
No hacked kernel needed.

It is just a hw layer that adds EFI to the exiting PC box. Nothing more.
With compatible hw, leopard can install and run smoothly.
There can be some issues with sleep, shutdown and restart, indeed.

I would say that this is a fantastic and cheap way to try Apple O.S. (a fantastic O.S. I must add...) for a while before buying a real mac.
I appreciate such efforts.