530sCheapMac Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I am trying to decide between these two netbooks. Installing OSx86 is obviously mandatory. Does anyone have any experience as far as making them work and possibly comparing the two. Is there any chance of making a streamlined Installer for either of these? I am sure it would help many people out. Thanks much, Joe Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/150557-hp-mini-1000-or-dell-mini-9/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-ville Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I can say that at mydellmini.com 's forum they have a super slick intalll pack development there I have my dell mini running OSX everything works , except it doesnt sleep, this is due to the SSD dell uses, but still at 4 hours of movie watching on long flights its doent bother me that it doesnt sleep.. it does kill the screen but not full sleep.. They have everything working , bluetooth even the card reader full audio support etc.. I like my dell mini more than my macbook.. its suck a perfect platform for OSX. The install is basically a boot 123 process, hook up external dvd rom, boot the boot cd ISO you download then incert the retail lep. deisc and install.. then reboot type a command and boot leport, then run a patch file that takes care of all patching, reboot and its good to go.. i have not looked for support of the HP mini but know the Dell min and the MSI wind are the best developed for in OSX. I know the MSI wind has a nice install pack made also, lots from the dell mini developemnt was created fromt he MSI stuff. there hardware is very simular.. One side note the MSI wind has real hard drive so its got way more storage space , for me the 16gb in my ssd is fine but if you plan on storing all your music and stuff on the mini , youll need a bigger ssd or external pen drives or something.. However the Dell mini with ssd is super quiet.. well it makes no noise, not a single fan or moving part so its dead silent.. the wind you will hear the drive spinning etc.. I love the durability of the dell with no hard disk or moving parts it very durable.. the wind could be killed by a drop etc.. and its so quiet.. However the large hard drive int he wind is great too.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/150557-hp-mini-1000-or-dell-mini-9/#findComment-1064161 Share on other sites More sharing options...
530sCheapMac Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 not too worried about storage space, I am planning on streaming things from my other hackintosh and using pen drives when away from home thanks, this really helped. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/150557-hp-mini-1000-or-dell-mini-9/#findComment-1064188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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