Psystar Offers "OpenMac"

Psystar has reportedly cloned the Mac. Yup, they're offering customers an "OpenMac" for only $399, compared to Apple's iMac starting at $1199. The OpenMac is basically just a PC with "2.2GHz Core 2 Duo E4500, @GB of memory, integrated GMA 950 graphics, 250GB disk and 20x DVD burner. " With an additional $155, they'll install Leopard on it. You'd get the whole system, plus Leopard, for $554. You'd end up saving upwards of $600 going with the OpenMac.

The OpenMac apparently has an EFI V8 emulator--a bunch of mumbo meaning that you can install Apple programs, essentially having a Mac, without the Mac look and price. This thing will probably be discontinued in the blink of an eye, so if you're interested, don't procrastinate.

Steve Jobs is probably dropping bricks right now.

If I was into multimedia and stuff, I'd be all over this. Multimedia fanatics will probably be the first to jump on this thing because Apple offers unmatchable multimedia programs like Final Cut Studio and others, all staples in the media industry. It'll be cool to see how Apple reacts to all this.