nbourbaki Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Hi All, I am really sorry to ask such a basic and wide opened question as this. I am a long time apple devotee, and not all that familar with the windows world. I am aware of some of the legality issues here, but i remain interested in knowing how possible this is. I own a Intel Imac and a tibook. I am looking for a genuinely portable laptop that is capable of wireless internet, mail, word processing, dvd watching. not a heck of a lot more. i want it to be very light. small is fine. macs laptops are just too heavy. if they made an ultralight one, i would buy it in a second. so, if starting from scratch, is there a particularly good lightweight laptop that doing the setups here would allow for single OSX booting (no desire to use any other OS) and the capabilities described above? something that need not be the most up to date or powerful, but that just works fully. Thank you, and again sorry for the completely newbie question. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/19284-light-weight-osx-running-pc-laptop/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbourbaki Posted June 8, 2006 Author Share Posted June 8, 2006 i really do appologize for the noob question, but i am just looking for a starting off point. i should be more than able to do the actual work myself. the info here is great if you already have some hardware, or are looking to build a component tower, but i havent found so much information on what laptop/installation compoment/build number would lead to the most portable and stable solution. any suggestions? or a place to look? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/19284-light-weight-osx-running-pc-laptop/#findComment-126567 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammjet Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Start in the wiki in the Hardware Compatibility lists for Portables. http://wiki.osx86project.org/ Here is the thread and a poll on what type of hardware everyone (who answered) is running. http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=18293 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/19284-light-weight-osx-running-pc-laptop/#findComment-126570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinayp Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 I'd recommend the MSI MS-1057. It's small (12"), powerful (intel core duo), inexpensive (buy.com barebones plus newegg.com for CPU, memory, hard disk) and runs OS X perfectly. (full 3d acceleration with QE/CI support, HD audio, bluetooth, wireless, DVD burner, power management all work). See the HCL for for more details. NOTE: for wireless, don't order the intel 3945 card. You must buy the atheros AR5006EX separately from pcdglobal.com. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/19284-light-weight-osx-running-pc-laptop/#findComment-127618 Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 the new macbook is pretty cheap too. Why not get that. Its 13 inch and apple. What more can u need Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/19284-light-weight-osx-running-pc-laptop/#findComment-127806 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwprod12 Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 Yeah... I asked someone a similar question, and they said the ASUS W6J... the W6J has the same specs as the macbook, but is $700 more. F*ck that. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/19284-light-weight-osx-running-pc-laptop/#findComment-127813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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