![]() TP-Link TL-WN851N PCI wireless adapter (detected in OS X as AirPort Extreme)Ī4Tech Isolation Keyboard USB "chiclet style" design like the white one for Macs but it's black (worked out-of-the-box, just remapped some keys in System Preferences)Ī4Tech optical mouse USB (worked out-of-the-box)Īndy Boot CD + Snow Leopard Retail DVD/10.6.7 update + Tonymacx86 dual-boot Windows 7/Snow Leopard installation method Sapphire ATI HD 5670 1GB/128-bit GDDR5 video card (worked out-of-the-box with OS X 10.6.3 retail DVD, full QE/CI 3D acceleration enabled with 10.6.7 update) ![]() Samsung S20A300B 20-inch LED (running at full native resolution in OS X using DVI connection) ![]() Western Digital 500GB SATA HDD (partitioned to 3 volumes - C: Snow Leopard, D: Windows 7 Ultimate 圆4, E: Backup Storage) Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Sandy Bridge quad core processor (yes, detected by OS X correctly) Just think of the benefits - you have a rock-stable platform that can run apps faster, if not even way faster, than a real Mac it can dual-boot with Windows either as a separate installation or as a virtual machine within OS X and run games too! Plus, you get all that for the fraction of the cost of buying a real Mac and the fact UNIX-based platforms are less prone to virus attacks than those running the Windows platform (OS X is not virus-proof, just less prone than Windows)* is just icing on the cake and it kinda gives you some peace of mind, right? Talk about having the best of both worlds. Here's a screenshot of my DIY "Black Mac", taken after I got everything working 100%. But that never fazed me, knowing I've got something coming up. ![]() When I told my friends about my plan to build my own "Black Mac" and that there's actually a good chance it will work, the so-called "experts" gave me the quizzical look, the doubters even laughed at me. After my old PC "retired" for good, it's time to replace it with a new one and I've decided to join the Rebel Alliance. ![]()
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