NickMiller Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Hey Guys! Now that I have successfully created my Hackintosh desktop (Snow Leopard Woot!!), I plan to hackintosh a laptop next. All I want is a cheap Pentium 4 laptop that will be able to run Mac OS X 10.4.8 or newer (I really want at least 10.5 Leopard, but Tiger will do). I want to make this a school laptop so I need it to be able to use the internet over Wi-fi and to be able to install a version of Office for Mac (Hopefully Office 2008, but '04 will do also). My school is 99.5% Macs so having a PC that runs OS X will be awesome! I would like the laptop to be able to be bought on ebay for less than $150 (That's why I specified Pentium 4) Thanks in Advance, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poofyhairguy Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Looking for a Pentium 4 level laptop for a hackitnosh is not gonna work. If you can't afford a modern Core 2 Duo notebook, then really you only have one good option: Go get a Dell Mini 9: http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksi...-All-Categories It has been over a year since the Mini 9 took the hackintoshing world by storm. The project for it is dead (since they are no longer being made) but all the work is still there for you to use: http://code.google.com/p/mydellmini/wiki/Mini9_Kexts Since a Atom processor is about as powerful as a Pentium 4 this is a good equivalent. If you want a larger screen, you are gonna HAVE TO spend more like $300.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil43 Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 I agree you need something later then P4. Of interest I have 10.5.8 running on a Dell D430 laptop with video acceleration. WiFi works as does wired Ethernet. I used IPC 10.5.6 final as a starting point. I have seen 430's on Craigslist for $300 to $400. Dell D620's will also run 10.5.x and are generally available for around $300. neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin1770 Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Hi All, I am planning to buy Dell Inspiron N5010 Corei5 Would you guys recommend it for running Mac OS X want to do heavy iPhone/iPAD Dev Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickMiller Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 Hmm, I like the idea of a Dell netbook, but It's not what I need. I need a DVD drive to install OS X from because I don't have a OS X Machine to copy the DVD to the USB Stick. Can anyone refer me laptop based on the new requirements. Updated Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4.8 or newer Working Wi-fi Working Sound (It's not that big of a deal though :/) All Resolutions (I don't really care about all the fancy enhancements.. This will be used for Word Processing/Internet Browsing) Under $150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nameci Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Uniwill S20II or Hasee W230N... notebook with GM965 chipset which would have X3100 as gfx card. Easier to hack since they are ICH8M. More compatible with macbook4,1. Just like mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enochpc Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 I would suggest a Dell Inspiron 1525. Ebay for 150 to 200, core2duo, wifi, and hacks well. Also, will run Snow Retail, so that's a plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presence Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Well, they aren't exactly cheap but I was looking at spending around 7-800$ for a 12.1 to 14 inch laptop with decent power. What I've found so far that looks promising is: http://tinyurl.com/39yu9k6 and http://tinyurl.com/243gz8n Still have to do some research though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldouche Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 I would suggest a Dell Inspiron 1525. Ebay for 150 to 200, core2duo, wifi, and hacks well. Also, will run Snow Retail, so that's a plus. I'm running 10.6.4 on a Dell 1525. I paid $200 on craigslist, and don't regret a thing. I followed this guide: http://www.dailyblogged.com/retail-snow-le...allation-guide/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickMiller Posted October 15, 2010 Author Share Posted October 15, 2010 What do you guys think about a Dell Inspiron e1505? Is it Snow Leopard compatible? I might be getting one for free soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miba2 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Веst of notebooks - the Asus K40In, http://santechniki.com/topic7565.html hi score of greekbench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McVerse Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 I agree you need something later then P4. Of interest I have 10.5.8 running on a Dell D430 laptop with video acceleration. WiFi works as does wired Ethernet. I used IPC 10.5.6 final as a starting point. I have seen 430's on Craigslist for $300 to $400. Dell D620's will also run 10.5.x and are generally available for around $300. neil I have 10.6.3 Retail DVD and I am having a hard time installing it on D430. Neil43, is there a Boot132.ISO image on this forum that I can use for D430? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projekt k Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 you could go that cheap with a desktop easy but you are dealing with mobile components here. anything small cost more money. That dell mentioned above, the 1525 i believe it was is probably your best best. I have found on Windows OS things heavily rely on the components in your computer. I believe OS X to be a beast compared to Windows on most components. I would definitely go with at least 10.5 being that when I first got into hackintoshing there was a little more to it before leopard. So if you go with Tiger or below with an older system you may find yourself doing more actual hacking rather than just applying simple kexts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the0master Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 Hey Guys! Now that I have successfully created my Hackintosh desktop (Snow Leopard Woot!!)... ...I need a DVD drive to install OS X from because I don't have a OS X Machine to copy the DVD to the USB Stick... ?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickMiller Posted November 20, 2010 Author Share Posted November 20, 2010 ?????? Well, I had to format the OS X partition on my Desktop because I screwed up the graphics .kext files... I lost my SL DVD, but I now have it installed again so that is not a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricardoplugins Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 has anyone have used an i7 laptop or notebook for hackintosh succesfully working ?? in that case I hope you can post the model and brand Thank you. skydivemail@yahoo.com I agree you need something later then P4. Of interest I have 10.5.8 running on a Dell D430 laptop with video acceleration. WiFi works as does wired Ethernet. I used IPC 10.5.6 final as a starting point. I have seen 430's on Craigslist for $300 to $400. Dell D620's will also run 10.5.x and are generally available for around $300. neil seems like you have some i7 hackintosh, is any of them a laptop or notebook i7 successfully working, in that case which model and brand ?? thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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