rich73 Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 I'm looking for a cheap laptop that I can use with OSX86. Can anybody recommend one that is very compatible and reasonably fast? I'd like to stay under $800USD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich73 Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 Bump for help please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xosx86 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 why do you all not check the wiki? http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page BTW for that $ you could get a referb macbook from apple. http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebO...lm=CertifiedMac Check early on most monday or tuesdays for macbooks from $749. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich73 Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 Because the majority of those machines are out of production or no longer available, and most are significantly above the price point I mentioned in my post. I was hoping someone had just gotten one and could tell me that they'd just tried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosai X Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 <h1 class="prodname"> </h1>Acer Extenza 5620Z. You can ususally get this for around 599 at Circuit city, where I bought mine. Get Leo4All v.3 and everything will work right out of the box. The installer has audio and video drivers. Only thing is that the onboard ethernet doesnt seem to be stable, goes in and out, just grab a cheap usb-to-ethernet adapter, and grab the drivers here: http://www.sustworks.com/site/news_usb_ethernet.html QE/CI works perfect, 1280x800 resolution, wireless internet works no problem so if you have that it works, but I would still recommend the external adapter in case you go somewhere were internet requires a fixed cable. This machine also has a built in web cam and it works out of the box. Works for me in iChat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinaBecker75 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 "Kalyway_10.5.2_DVD_Intel_Amd" runs on an IBM R40 at amazingly good speed ..no delays etc. IBM Thinkpad R40, 2xUSB2, 1xFirewire, 1400x1050 Pixel Screen, DVD Rom/CDRW, about 250€uro .. USB2, Network (Ethernet), Sound, CD/DVD-Rom, 1024x768 Screen ..functions "out of the box". Good notebook deal because of "modern" connections (usb2,ieee) AND screen size (1400x1050) .. I try tweaking the R40 screen to 1400x1050 pixels ..good enough for email and office 2008 work. Thinkpads are ruff workhorses, i leave my r40 on for days (buttons for switch off screen+sound) .. IBM R40 is the very best ..next comes the A31 (same screen size but USB1/"kinda" subnotebook) ps: just use it for office and email stuff ..don't expect wonders (leopard is little wonder allready) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justgeeking Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 sosai x i think u hit me up on other thread go into your network undersystem prefs see if u have option in that list like firewire and modem...hit the minus sign and restart your lappy see if that solves the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpsiemer Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Everything working 99% here on my Dell e1705 with the Leo4Allv3 DVD with Netkas 9.2.0 Sleep Kernel. I can't test the card-reader, but I would imagine that it doesn't. Also, I cannot test the built-in ethernet, but wireless works fine. Other than that, I get 1920x1200 res with full CI/QE and everything is just running sooooo smooooothly! Dell Inspiron E1705 / 9400 ~ $700 USED (Perfect Condition!) On eBay Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7200 (4MB Cache/2.00GHz/667MHz FSB) Operating System: Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 LCD: 17 Inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display W/ TrueLife™ Memory: 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS Network Card: Integrated 10/100 Network Card & Modem Wireless Networking Card: Dell Wireless 1390b/g (54Mbps) Hard Drive: 120GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive DVD Drive: Sony DVD+/-R With DL +R Capability Sound Options: Integrated HDA Audio (STAC9200) Primary Battery: 53 WHr 6-Cell Lithium Ion Battery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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