d10sfan Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Hey there. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for a fairly cheap (not incredibly expensive) laptop that can be hackintoshed well and can run games through OS X (good graphics card and drivers). Also, are the drivers for most graphics card good enough to play games on a hackintosh? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 For gaming you don't want a laptop, unless you are willing to spend 3,000 bucks. I have also learned (at least the 2 I have owned recently) that laptops don't make good hackintoshes. Normally something will work and something not. Besides installing and configuring OS X takes a lot more time and work. If you want a good gaming PC and a good hackintosh, you want a desktop, and it will be a lot cheaper. Have a look at my sig: my desktop is very compatible with OS X and it gets about 12,000 3dmark06 (and my video card isn't by far the best you can get). My laptop gets half the 3dmark06 score and it is a pain with OS X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d10sfan Posted August 18, 2010 Author Share Posted August 18, 2010 For gaming you don't want a laptop, unless you are willing to spend 3,000 bucks.I have also learned (at least the 2 I have owned recently) that laptops don't make good hackintoshes. Normally something will work and something not. Besides installing and configuring OS X takes a lot more time and work. If you want a good gaming PC and a good hackintosh, you want a desktop, and it will be a lot cheaper. Have a look at my sig: my desktop is very compatible with OS X and it gets about 12,000 3dmark06 (and my video card isn't by far the best you can get). My laptop gets half the 3dmark06 score and it is a pain with OS X. Ok, thanks for the reply. Right now, Im at college so a desktop isnt that great of an option atm. Might check out something similar to your desktop at some point in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Ok, thanks for the reply. Right now, Im at college so a desktop isnt that great of an option atm. Might check out something similar to your desktop at some point in the future. Then you want a core i7 notebook with a video card the best you can afford. If you buy one with an ATI, make sure it is supported by OS X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj95 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Can you recommend some good laptops that are fully supported , or something that comes close? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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