Help?! Windows based PC as part of a cluster node?

Hi,
Is it possible?
A long shot I know, but I only have 1 mac and rendering takes forever
2 options I'd love to see become available (if not already) are to use a PC or a PS3 as a cluster node.
Macbook Pro 15" 2.2ghz 2gb Ram Mac OS X (10.6.1) (HP 3.2ghz hyperthreaded, 1gb ram)

Unfortunately this is not possible.
However, have you tried setting up a virtual cluster to improve render times?
http://www.digitalrebellion.com/blog/posts/usingcompressor_with_multiplecores.html

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