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Psystar introduces Blu-ray bag of hurt to its Mac clones
arstechnica.com - 10/28/2008
Psystar introduces Blu-ray bag of hurt to its Mac clones
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Psystar don't care 'bout no lawsuit. The company announced today that Blu-ray is now part of its Mac clone offerings before Apple gets to introduce it, in addition to NVIDIA's 9800GT graphics cards. Read More...

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Gizmodo:  Psystar Introducing Blu-ray Enabled Mac Clones, Beating Apple to the Punch [Apple]

MacBook Airs ship; Psystar plans Mac notebook, Blu-ray desktop
appleinsider.com - 10/29/2008
MacBook Airs ship; Psystar plans Mac notebook, Blu-ray desktop
— appleinsider.com — Apple is making good on a promise to have its new MacBook Airs in the hands of customers early next week. Meanwhile, unofficial Mac clone maker Psystar has announced a Blu-ray-enabled Mac desktop and says its also working on a Mac notebook. (more) MacBook Airs ship; Psystar plans Mac notebook, Blu-ray ...

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prweb.com - 10/28/2008
Psystar Releases Blu-Ray, Nvidia 9800GT Before Apple
— prweb.com — Psystar Corporation, the leading manufacturer of OS X-compatible PCs, is now shipping PCs with Blu-ray® optical disc drives and the nVidia® 9800GT graphics card. Psystar is shipping Blue-ray® and 9800GT equipped computers before ... (more) Psystar Releases Blu-Ray, Nvidia 9800GT Before Apple

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Psystar releases Nvidia 9800GT and Blu-Ray desktop Mac clones
macuser.com - 10/28/2008
Psystar releases Nvidia 9800GT and Blu-Ray desktop Mac clones
— macuser.com — Just because Psystar and Apple recently decided to enter into arbitration instead of going to court doesn't mean that Psystar isn't going to try to sell as many machines as possible before the final decision comes down, no siree bob. In fact, today, Psystar decided to one-up Apple , not only ... (more) Psystar releases Nvidia 9800GT and Blu-Ray desktop Mac ...

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Psystar Introducing Blu-ray Enabled Mac Clones, Beating Apple to the Punch [Apple]
Gizmodo — ... Besides, how long will it be before Blu-ray is dumped for digital downloads? Personally, I don't care about Blu-ray on a Mac, but I'm sure plenty of people out there feel differently. And that is what Psystar does—they fill a need that cannot be satisfied by current Apple offerings. [Ars Technica] ...

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