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Hello there,

I am planning on buying a laptop on which I would like to install OS X. I will most likely (actually, 100% sure) get an Dell N5110 with i5-2410M CPU. I would just like to know if it is compatible with iAtkos S3 v2, and if it is not, is there any other way to install OS X on that laptop.

Specs:

 

Intel® Core™ i5-2410M 2.3 / 2.9 Turbo GHz, 3 MB Level 3 Cache

4GB (1x4) 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3

NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M w/ 1GB

High Definition audio

Dell Wireless 1702 (802.11b/g/n)

 

That's all I've got at the moment. Also, any tips (like, drivers I should choose etc.) are appreciated.

 

Thanks :P

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Just got one y-day. Very nice laptop.

I haven't tried installing OS X yet, as I'm waiting for lion.

 

According to my research, this laptop should work very well.

Intel HD3000 should work with a DSDT edit, Nvidia won't work (maybe in the future).

Audio (IDT) should work with modified AppleHDA, but if not, I guess voodoo will do just fine.

Wifi (Atheros) should work with some tweaking. This is actually the only Sandy bridge laptop that doesn't use the centrino WiFi (which doesn't work with OS X)

 

Overall, I really think this is one of the best Sandy Bridge laptops for Mac OS X, though I'd advise you to wait till Lion is released to get full Sandy Bridge support with minimal effort.

I can't give you anymore info or confirm anything because I haven't tried anything myself yet. I'm really excited though, Lion will be released at about the same time I finish my exams, then the fun begins :P

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Yes it is! I have this laptop and everything is OK (qe/ci, audio, wifi).

 

Could you post how you got everything to work. Graphics, wifi, audio, power, trackpad (is multitouch working?),

DSDT, kexts in Extra, OS Version?

 

Thanks in advance.

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Hello,

 

I have ordered almost the same laptop

 

Its a Dell 17r 7110

 

17inch screen.

Intel® Core™ i5-2410M 2.3 / 2.9 Turbo GHz, 3 MB Level 3 Cache

6GB (1x4 1x2) 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3

NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M w/ 1GB

High Definition audio

Dell Centrino Wireless

 

It should arrive in a few days, I'm guessing from your post that it will mostly work except for the wifi.

Which wifi usb stick would you recommend I buy.....

 

Please can you tell me what guide i should follow and how to set this up because i am a total newbie and have wanted osx86 for AGES!!!

 

Thanks for the help

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Hello there,

I am planning on buying a laptop on which I would like to install OS X. I will most likely (actually, 100% sure) get an Dell N5110 with i5-2410M CPU. I would just like to know if it is compatible with iAtkos S3 v2, and if it is not, is there any other way to install OS X on that laptop.

Specs:

 

Intel® Core™ i5-2410M 2.3 / 2.9 Turbo GHz, 3 MB Level 3 Cache

4GB (1x4) 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3

NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M w/ 1GB

High Definition audio

Dell Wireless 1702 (802.11b/g/n)

 

That's all I've got at the moment. Also, any tips (like, drivers I should choose etc.) are appreciated.

 

Thanks ;)

Did you get it with the components you had listed? From where? Vast majority of sites that I have visited which actually list details on components, typically list Intel Centrino wireless chipset.

 

Need at least 5 notebooks for a school to experiment with linux and osx86, and am interested in the model you have described.

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