EFiX: Stop Whining And Install Mac OS X Already!

Well, hello there kittens! I know, you've missed me. And I've missed you to. Really! Where have I been? Well, I don't want to go into to details, but lets just say that office network managers tend to not like it when they realize you've skirted their site blocking software using a portable browser over a proxy.... but ANYWAY!

So I've whined a lot... a LOT... about this whole Apple walled garden syndrome, and how I'd like the freedom to install their OS on my box. Whether I'd actually use it, I still couldn't say (my boyfriend have lived together for two months now, and I've barely touched his Mac), but I'd like the freedom to do it. And while I'm still not convinced the Open Computer is the way to go, and I'm really not so comfortable with the idea of the OSx86 Project, but something that would combine the simplicity of a dual boot program and the legality of purchasing a legal copy of the OS would probably suit me well.

What's that you say? There is something like that now? The EFi-X USB dongle? Why, how did I miss that wonderful doohickey!

The EFi-X dongle plugs right into an open USB slot (I hear these things are internal nowadays), and you're right as rain to install OS X from a properly acquired install disk. No work arounds, hacks, or other uber techy schtick to get it to work, just straight up install the OS. That's it. For $155, that actually seems worth it to me. I don't have to run out and buy a new computer to run the OS and I don't have to spend a weekend trying to get it to work? Sign me up!

Unfortunately, I can't do it on my system. The EFi-X requires some very particular hardware configurations, and my nVidia 8600 just doesn't hit that mark. But if your PC does meet the requirements, or if you want to build your very own Mac Clone, this may be an interesting option for you. Much more appealing than Apple's price tag, if you ask me. Just don't expect the Apple Customer Service line to really care to much when you call if you run into problems.