sassy0x10 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Hi guys! Since my IT course is launching at october at univerisity, so I need a laptop. You've guessed it - hackintosh one. Now, I'd like experts which of those two I consider is .... better equippd ( == easier to maintain and use os x) My types are: Lenovo Y580 Intel Core i5-3210M (2.50 GHz, 3 MB cache); GTX 660M, 8GB RAM, HDD 750 GB Dell 15R 5520 i7-3610QM (2.3 GHz, 6 MB Cache), 8GB AM, 1TB HDD, HD7670M 1GB The fist has better GPU, the other - everything else... My mind says "Dell, moron" but heart shouts "LENOVO!!111". Can you help me decide? The good part is I can grab both w/o redmond's SW ( I can grab Win from DreamSpark, anyway) DISCLAIMER: I'm not asking which is better at all, I'm asking on which is easier to have OS X in heavy use Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/281420-help-choosing-notebook/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassy0x10 Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 May I bump it? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/281420-help-choosing-notebook/#findComment-1842617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockinron_1 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 This is why the wiki exists: http://wiki.osx86pro...0.7.0/Portables If it works with Lion you *should* be fine with ML. Also at that kind of price why not just buy a macbook? Laptops rarely make perfect hackintoshes... Edit: Your doing an IT course and you want a hackintosh? I would hate to think I had to use OS X for anything degree related. Have you run OS X before? Office for mac is poor so I could never recommend a mac for productivity and given an IT degree will probably use more specialised software you'll probably run into compatibility issues. Almost all offices run windows, servers run Linux, and fan-boys / photographers / DJ's run OS X - think about your career path relative to your OS. Unless of course you intend to dual boot it or have access to a windows machine as well then fair enough... Feel free to ignore my advice its just what I've found from experience of my engineering degree... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/281420-help-choosing-notebook/#findComment-1842644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassy0x10 Posted August 10, 2012 Author Share Posted August 10, 2012 Also at that kind of price why not just buy a macbook? Because in my country macs are 40% more expensive that in USA. I really doubt it's shipping + import fees only. Office for mac is poor so I could never recommend a mac for productivity I'll be programming in Java, not writing docs. and given an IT degree will probably use more specialised software you'll probably run into compatibility issues. I never considered installing MS Acces or SQL Sever even on my PC [VMs uber alles] Almost all offices run windows, servers run Linux, and fan-boys / photographers / DJ's run OS X - think about your career path relative to your OS. More broader set of technolgy - better EDIT: Of course, If you know any notebook comparable to these (and avaiabl in EU) let me know ;] Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/281420-help-choosing-notebook/#findComment-1842829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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