Acer Aspire 4315-2004

[=-Devin-=]

Hey there guys and gals! I have been looking for a cheap laptop that will run Leopard. I found the Acer Aspire 4315-2004, and It's a cheap laptop for sombody like me. The specs are on this page:

 

http://microcenter.com/single_product_resu...duct_id=0266362

 

Now, how will this work with Leopard? Whats compatable and whats not? Like...

Internet

Sound

Graphics Card (I think its the same in MacBooks, isn't it?)

 

Thanks for your help!

[=-Devin-=]

OK, so the graphics should work flawlessly. (Same as MacBook, so it should work, right? Or have those drivers been removed?)

What about the CPU? Is is Leopard capable? (Its a Celeron 1.7ghz)

What about the other stuff?

 

Please guys, I really like this community, but most of the times I never get answers.

Please help me out here. I hate waiting 4+ days for some help.

 

Thanks to anyone who can help out.

[MacintizeD]

IMO You should consider another model. Things can't run smoothly with 512mb ram these days.

 

Found some info on your graphic card:

Intel GMA X3100 - Works (on my Sony VAIO VGN-CR19XN) - 1024x768 - Yes, works out of the box but no QE/CI

 

http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/HCL_10.4.8

[=-Devin-=]

Weird. Thats the same as in the MacBooks, so I would think QE/CI works fine.

I was going to add 1 or 2gb RAM Anyway.

 

EDIT: Yea, I'll br running Leopard so, I found this excerpt:

"Intel GMAX3100 fully working with Paulicat's natit.kext for X3100"

http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.ph...0.5.1/Portables

 

Not same model or laptop at all for that matter, but same graphics. Should work them, with that patch.

[Detosx]

I am not sure what your budget is but I bought an Acer Extensa 5620 from Best Buy when it was $749 - it was recently down to $599. X3100 works flawlessly, which can't be said for all laptops with that processor. I had to use the Natit.kext with Kalyway and cpus=1. No such problem with iATKOS and sound worked out of the box (though not headphones/mic - I use a USB sound card and a USB wireless dongle, both small). The screen is excellent, better than my HP and build quality and keyboard are both good. The webcam doesn't work - unless using an instant messenger application. I'm not so sure about the celeron. Can you up your budget a little? In terms of time is money, Dual Core or Core 2 Duo will save you a small fortune! The Celeron would probably be okay for basic operations but 512MB is useless.

 

You might want to consider going for a discontinued or used model. I use a HP DV6205US with 2GB of memory. Wifi and everything but the headphones and mic and card reader work with an effortless iATKOS install. It's Dual Core rather than Core 2 Duo but that's nothing but good news in terms of battery life.

[=-Devin-=]

Well, I have a small budget of $325 USD.

So, I will most likely be going with my Hackintosh Pro, located in my signature.

Anyone know if thats good?

 

I check the HCL 10.5.1 and I think its all compatible.

That USB WiFi card has Mac Drivers, so thats why I chose it. Plus, after rebate, its free!

 

Any comments of either the laptop or my Hackintosh Pro would be greatly appreciated!

[eRn]

Acer Aspire 4315 kext for x3100 (10.5.2):

file:

mirror: http://rapidshare.com/files/115666361/x3100.zip.html

i'm use with KextHelper b7. Just drop all files and click Easy Install.. Enjoy =)