EFiX is a device that should pull a fast one on Apple — if it really does what it says it can do. Looking to capitalize on the demand for cheap and easy OS X PCs, EFiX connects into any PC through USB, and it allows OS X to effortlessly install through any retail Mac OS X disk.

EFiX works by automatically finding the necessary drivers and replacing the necessary system files to get OS X to work on most PCs. I’m sure there’ll be some requirements for EFiX to work, but the program’s site is currently scarce on details.

The one requirement I do know of is that it isn’t possible without a retail Mac OS X disc. If you try to use a recovery disk that came with a MacBook or any other real, Apple-made Mac, you’ll get through some of the install process, but it won’t really work.

This is what happened to OSx86 hobbyist netkas, who tested the device on a PC, and didn’t make it all the way.

The product should see a release on June 23, 2008. It’ll make its way to some markets, but it looks like a US release is out of the question. That’s business in the legally fuzzy technology world, though I suspect it won’t be too hard to find an aftermarket importer. 

 

 

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Entry was posted on Friday, June 13th, 2008 at 11:58 pm under Amusing, Apple, Legal, Software.  Print This Post

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