skywalkr All American 6788 Posts user info edit post |
Saw this article the other day and thought it was pretty neat. Seems like it is a lot easier to do than before. Any thoughts on this? I am not the most tech savvy guy but this seems like it could be a pretty neat toy for only a few hundred dollars.
http://gizmodo.com/5389166/how-to-hackintosh-a-dell-mini-10v-into-the-ultimate-snow-leopard-netbook 11/2/2009 8:12:54 PM |
kiljadn All American 44690 Posts user info edit post |
Apple is about to nerf those Atom netbooks, according to the 10.6.2 rumors
better go ahead and do it while you can 11/2/2009 8:18:44 PM |
scud All American 10804 Posts user info edit post |
I dont see what the big deal is, like you couldn't go back to a vanilla Snow Leopard disc. Or if you were worried about security stick with the 10.5 tree? 11/2/2009 8:32:32 PM |
evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
10.5.9 is supposedly going to kill atom as well.
also, they do more than security updates in the update packages. 11/2/2009 8:34:19 PM |
skywalkr All American 6788 Posts user info edit post |
So basically if you wanted to do this you would have to stick with this version of the OS and no updates? 11/2/2009 8:44:11 PM |
evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
not necessarily
more like... stick with 10.6.1 until someone comes out with a kernel patch that lets you keep atom support in 10.6.2
or upgrade to 10.6.2 and try to keep your previous kernel (if you know how). 11/2/2009 9:35:59 PM |
smc All American 9221 Posts user info edit post |
Or stop being a cheap ass and buy a real mac like a good little sheep. 11/2/2009 9:51:05 PM |
skywalkr All American 6788 Posts user info edit post |
^^ gotcha thanks
^ meh, I would buy a regular window netbook before a mac, my only reason for doing it would be for a toy since it is so cheap this way 11/2/2009 9:52:21 PM |
evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Or stop being a cheap ass and buy a real mac like a good little sheep." |
when apple puts out a netbook, i'll be all over that until then, the 13" macbook just isn't small enough.11/2/2009 10:11:40 PM |
ThatGoodLock All American 5697 Posts user info edit post |
having bought my gf a eee pc 10", 13" is plenty small
between my 17" furnace and her 10" eyesore i would kill for one nice mac 13" lol 11/2/2009 10:16:44 PM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
i love mine!!
13.3" mac book pro. perfect size full keyboard better resolution then most 15-16" pc laptops out now... and this thing is smaller than any of my textbooks 11/3/2009 9:26:06 AM |
quagmire02 All American 44225 Posts user info edit post |
my past 2 laptops have been 14.1"
my next one will be 12" or 13.3", but that's as small as i want to go (at least in the foreseeable future)...14.1" is fine, but i think 13.3" sounds perfect...most 12" seem a bit thick to me 11/3/2009 10:58:25 AM |
BJsRumRunner Veteran 231 Posts user info edit post |
I built one out of a Dell Mini 9 for my girlfriend. She uses it as her everyday laptop and loves it. It took some getting used to (mainly the smaller keyboard) and I would suggest visiting Best Buy to check out the Mini 10 before you order one. Depending on your personal preference, typing on those things can be difficult. I find it extremely hard for me to go back and forth between my 13.3" Macbook and the 9" Dell Mini.
Also, getting some of the features to work can be a pain. There are several walk-throughs to install/troubleshoot problems but, for example, sometimes her trackpad will stop working altogether. The only fix I've found is to do a hard reboot of the netbook. Things like that don't happen with Apple products, but they will creep up in hacked computers/laptops. As long as you are not technically inept, you should be able to google most of the issues you run into. 11/3/2009 4:53:03 PM |
kiljadn All American 44690 Posts user info edit post |
Apparently there are zero issues with the Mini 10s and Snow Leopard, in terms of hardware functionality.
That's what I've heard secondhand, at least. 11/3/2009 7:40:11 PM |
sumfoo1 soup du hier 41043 Posts user info edit post |
Hackintosh Netbook users take note: Snow Leopard 10.6.2 update kills support for Atom Processor
http://osxdaily.com/2009/10/31/hackintosh-netbook-users-take-note-snow-leopard-10-6-2-update-kills-support-for-atom-processor/
reason i got a macbook pro 11/4/2009 12:29:45 AM |
Prospero All American 11662 Posts user info edit post |
1st response:
Quote : | "Apple is about to nerf those Atom netbooks, according to the 10.6.2 rumors" |
11/4/2009 12:05:16 PM |
quagmire02 All American 44225 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I imagine there will be a workaround rather quickly." |
11/4/2009 12:09:13 PM |
BJsRumRunner Veteran 231 Posts user info edit post |
^^^oops.. maybe it was all just a rumor:
http://www.macrumors.com/2009/11/04/rumors-of-disabled-intel-atom-support-in-mac-os-x-10-6-2-unfounded/ 11/4/2009 6:13:43 PM |
qntmfred retired 40817 Posts user info edit post |
that's a pretty good workaround 11/4/2009 6:15:26 PM |
Prospero All American 11662 Posts user info edit post |
this is why you can't trust Apple rumor sites...
Apple Kills Hackintosh Netbooks With 10.6.2 Update http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=16761
Quote : | "Just an FYI, this is OSx86 after all and none of the scenes hackers really let down on support. The latest kernel may not be “officially” supported but that doesn’t mean there won’t be a modded kernel around the corner." |
[Edited on November 10, 2009 at 6:46 PM. Reason : .]11/10/2009 6:44:31 PM |
theDuke866 All American 52861 Posts user info edit post |
Anyone seen any good success stories of OS-X on a netbook with an n450 cpu? As in, everything works, and the average intelligent person without a CSC degree could make it happen without pulling his hair out?
or should I just say screw it and buy an n270/n280 netbook? 5/30/2010 5:31:00 PM |
Hoffmaster 01110110111101 1139 Posts user info edit post |
Im posting with a Dell Mini 10V running 10.6.2. Easy hack. Just follow the Gizmodo guide. 5/30/2010 11:13:32 PM |
theDuke866 All American 52861 Posts user info edit post |
Yeah, but is it the n450 version, or the n270/n280 version? 5/31/2010 1:22:47 AM |