iamtheWALRUS Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I'm buying a netbook on saturday, and I intend on installing OSX on it pronto. Which is the most compatible, and gives best overall experience? I did a search but new models seem to come out on a weekly basis. Also is photoshop work useable on a netbook? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnaClocker Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Dell Mini9, it runs a retail copy, can get updates straight from apple without bricking the machine. Zero parts need to be replaced, it ALL works right out of the box. Sleep works! Supports up to 2gb of ram (the Aspire One can't go over 1.5GB ram), has no fan or other moving parts so it's DEAD silent and as such, very rugged. http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/howto-inst...read-t1106.html There's the how-to guide, and we have a whole forum of helpful people to answer any questions you have along the way. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1078679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 MSI Wind, Dell Mini 9 are the Netbooks that work perfectly. Photoshop will work, but I would say for light usage only...Intel Atom is a slow cpu.. Max out the RAM if you want to use Photoshop frequently. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1078782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean FEd Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 MSI Wind, Dell Mini 9 are the Netbooks that work perfectly. Photoshop will work, but I would say for light usage only...Intel Atom is a slow cpu.. Max out the RAM if you want to use Photoshop frequently. Does wifi now work on the MSI wind without swapping it out or getting a second wifi dongle? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1078922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnaClocker Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 The card in the Dell Mini9 is seen as a native Airport device. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1078937 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMracer Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 How well would an eeepc 900 run OSX? I'm interested in installing OSX onto my eeepc 900, but I can't find much info. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1079153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnaClocker Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Well, if this thread were "worst netbook for OSX".. The 900 and the 701 would both be in it.. Do some searching. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1079231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean FEd Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Well, if this thread were "worst netbook for OSX".. The 900 and the 701 would both be in it.. Do some searching. Does iPC/Kalyway run on the dell9? Can you get a bigger hard drive/ssd for the dell mini9? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1079817 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeRed Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Buy a Macbook. Nothing will work better. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1079891 Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnaClocker Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Does iPC/Kalyway run on the dell9? Can you get a bigger hard drive/ssd for the dell mini9? On the first question, barely. We have written several custom drivers for the Mini9 to get OSX to run PERFECTLY on it. Using a hackintosh distro, you won't have those drivers, so the machine won't work right. Buy a copy of OS X, and use the Boot132 install disk we've made in the MyDellMini forums. You can get up to a 64gb drive for the Mini9. Given that this is supposed to be a NETBOOK and not a network server, 64gb is plenty. As for the MacBook recommendation, when Apple comes out with a 9 or 10" MacBook, people will be ALL OVER it.. Even if they price it high (high in Netbook terms, so like $700-$800), there's A LOT to be said for the portability of such a crazy small machine. And having no moving parts, you really don't have to be gentle with it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1079911 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMracer Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Found a guide for eeepc 700 install: http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/11/12654/ Not too sure how well the 900 would work though. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1079929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gengstapo Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 dell mini 9? is it the inspiron mini 9? i think its too small, how bout its other larger brother such inspiron mini 12? would it be WOTB? TQ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1079936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnaClocker Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Too small? It's a NETBOOK, not a laptop. It's supposed to be small.. 12" isn't a netbook, laptops have been 12" for years. Anyways, the Mini12 is totally incompatible with OSX, it has a GMA500 video chipset. There are no drivers for that. If somebody writes drivers for that (they'd be a driver writing GOD), it's also capped at 1GB of ram, even worse than the Aspire One.. The Mini9 can run 2gb of ram, so it really flies, performance wise. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1079994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Qaz Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Dell Mini9 is decent. High price point if you wanna upgrade past the stock 8gb SSD though, add another 100$ or so. Check the Dell Outlet www.dell.com/outlet for a low low deal I've been looking as well, bumped my old thread earlier. The Eee 900ha is the best netbook overall, but not with OSX86 IMHO. Too bad for that, because the Eee 900ha you have to either flash the BIOS or do a DSDT override in the bootloader... Then you only have audio out with no stock wifi working. Other than that it's good, but those both turn me off over it. The MSI wind is functional to a certain extent, the built in wifi works but the sound is audio out only. Most netbooks are audio out only, from what I've read. The Acer Aspire One, however, has audio in and out. The wifi works OoTB now too, so I think it's a pretty good choice. There isn't anything compiled 100% for it, but you can hack your way through the drivers and get most stuff working. I absolutely repel the Acer because of it's trackpad, but if that doesn't matter for you and you want a 120/160GB HDD with OSX86 then it'd be a good choise. That's my 2 cents, just google "*name of netbook* osx86" and you should get all you need. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1080044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnaClocker Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 You forgot to mention you can't get more than 1.5GB of ram in the Aspire One.. That's a huge turn off for me. The Mini9 can take 2GB.. And the Mini9's audio works fine, in, out, auto switches to headphones, we even got Mute working recently. (Had to hex edit the drivers to pull that trick off, but now that it's done, it's just plug and play). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1080491 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolin93 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Hmmm I'm really tempted to buy a mini 9...if only the damn solid state drives weren't so expensive Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1080753 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean FEd Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Yeah the dell mini 9 looks the best so far, i just wish that the 32/64gb ssd wernt so freaking expensive. The MSI wind is nice but i dont feel like taking it apart to upgrade to 2gb of. Is it possible to take out the SSD and replace with an aftermarket one from newegg on the dell mini9? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1080774 Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnaClocker Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 The SSD's that Newegg sells are CRAZY slow.. 40read, 15write.. Check out these RunCore drives. 80read/40write, they run circles around the drives that the Mini9 comes with, and even the drives the the Mini9 comes with will run circles around what Newegg is selling.. OS X will fit onto any of those RunCores.. As for being "expensive".. Eh, compared to a $250 machine, yeah, a $229 drive might seem expensive.. But for SSD in general, the prices have come down a while lot.. And yeah, there is an easy access door on the bottom of the Mini9 to upgrade the ram and SSD. No taking the thing apart at all. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1080850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gengstapo Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Hmmm I'm really tempted to buy a mini 9...if only the damn solid state drives weren't so expensive same here, ive really interested with the mini 9 or 12. but the downside is the SSD, damn expensive. i think i might grab the wind as it has sata 80gb, mostly alike shall upgradeable w/out hassle i think Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1080853 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolin93 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Hmmm I've been looking up a lot on the Wind and for me I think its going to be a better buy. I'm going to pay $391.92 on Newegg for a black wind, 1GB of RAM, and an external USB DVD drive. Everything works on the wind except for the audio in and out and the built in mic, which is kind of a bummer for the audio in since it would be nice to use that when at a coffee shop instead of lugging around USB headphones but meh that's what I have an iPod Touch for. Plus My USB headset is what I would mostly use at home for music and audio in. Plus there are a TON of guides on how to install Leopard on it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1080880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnaClocker Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 There's only one guide for the Mini9, because there's only one right way to do it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1080886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Qaz Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Dell Mini9 + HDD - Dell = Best possible But i would get the Dell if it had an HDD option. SSD just sucks too many balls currently. 2.5" sata drives are faster. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1080968 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick14 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 MSI wind is the best way to go atleast what i think you can overclock with it big HDD And every hardware in it works Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1081019 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolin93 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 You have a good point UnaClocker. SSD doesn't suck, there incredibly fast but there just to small and expensive right now. A big reason I'm getting the Wind is because I can get everything I want for it in one place and cheaper than the dell. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1081402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Qaz Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 So only issues with most netbooks is no sound in. Fix it with a usb mic... Bam, working sound in. The posibility of the internal mic being fixed isn't out of the water yet either, so I think that the Wind and Eee's are both good choices. If you want the Dell, less work for more function. But you sacrifice uses like being able to dual boot 3 OS'es. (No, you can't stick 3 OSes with reasonable space for each on a 32GB SSD) One thing that hasn't been clarified for me is this. The Acer Aspire One has working sound in through a hack, so I was wondering if it is the same audio chip on the Asus/MSI *correction. If it is, then the fix for audio won't take much work. Anybody willing to test this? I can pull out a link if needed. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/152700-best-netbook-for-osx/#findComment-1081573 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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