Gdonnelly Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Hey guys I'm looking to buy a low end laptop, and i wanted to run OSX and XP. So my question is, since I don't have 3,000 dollars to blow, what would be the most compatible laptop to osx86? i would like one that runs just like a mac would run. I have seen this topic before but, was unsure of the out come.. kinda want to stay under a grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franzy Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 http://www.dell.com/content/products/featu...;l=en&s=dhs ^ dell inspiron E1405 - 679 US base - intel core duo (can upgrade to core 2 duo for $100 more!) - intel 950 GMA - fully compatible w/ hackintosh - full QE, CI - intel wlan card - upgrade to a dell wireless card. im not sure if the 1390 works - check up on the hardware compatibility list at the wiki part of this site. (i actually have a patch for 1350s - it mite work on the 1390 with a few device id changes) - loaded w/ XP MCE 05' 60gb sata drive 512 mb RAM overall a GREAT buy, especially compared to a macbook (still running core duoand 5400 rpm drive). someone confirm it please. I am very confident that this is a great laptop for hackintosh and a great buy, i just feel really bad it i missed something by chance and gdonnelly or others buy it w/ no luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnassen Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Overall it seems like the perfect match but I'm a bit confused about the dual core. Is it confirmed that the OSX86 works on both cores (full speed) without EFI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryanux Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 theres absolutely no pb about it on desktop, it should be the same on laptops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gdonnelly Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share Posted September 6, 2006 so the dell is the best one? i kinda don't like dell, i dont know what it is.. So i can install OSX without having the edit any KEXT files? i mean i can install patches no problem using the DVD customize button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 no audio just buy the macbook for 1000, the dual core does not work properly and neither will sleep mode on any laptop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wondergod Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 no audio just buy the macbook for 1000, the dual core does not work properly and neither will sleep mode on any laptop umm sleep works fine on my laptop...close the lid it sleeps...open it up and hit power and it wakes up or i can goto apple menu sleep and still works... and what exactly do you mean dual core does not work? I'm pretty sure I've read people with core 2 duo's are working fine with both cores.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfmk Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Acer TravelMate 2413NWLMi is as about as near as you can get to budget perfection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzie123 Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 It means that the new Mac kernel are designed specifically for Intel-Mac machine's dual core and won't work that well with generic intel dual core machines. Yeah, why don't you just save up another month or two to buy MB? I know you want to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayan Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 I know you asked for a Laptop recomendation, but just so you know, today I installed OSX86 (myz) on a Dell Optiplex GX520 (Desktop) without much problems, just audio and network was missing, but a simple tweak on the kexts fixed those issues. The machine has 512 MB Ram, 80 GB HDD (SATA), Intel video with full QE/CI, network and all. I ran xbench on that machine and it totaled an awsome 78 points! A friend's G5 dual has about 87 points!... not bad. For laptop I use an HP Pavilion ZV6130US with everything working except QE/CI features. I invested about a week in research and trial and error tweaking the kexts but it was worth the effort. However, I can't really reccomend this particular laptop since even though it feels snappy for normal tasks as Internet, Photo albums, music, and such, it scored a misserable 17.8 points on xbench. Good luck on your hunt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OziD Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 I have a pro star (pro-star.com). I got it through my school and it seems as if the specs are pretty close to the Mac Book. It's a 6624, 15.4 inch screen, it even has a little iSight camera. Nicely priced, too. http://pro-star.com/index.cfm?mainpage=spec&model=6624 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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