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Sony VAIO X runs Mac OS X
Despite VAIO X’s small and light chassis, its packed with competent hardware. By competent I mean, running resource demanding Windows 7 and now if you want, you can run Apple’s Snow Leopard OS too. The VAIO X notebook can be hackintoshed, which in simpler terms means you’ll be able to install and run Mac [...]
Snow Leopard update does not kill Atom support, at least for now
It was claimed that the 10.6.2 Snow Leopard update would not support Atom processors, effectively killing the hackintosh scene. Now the word is that the latest seed of the update brings back the Atom support. The developer seed 10C535 has enabled Atom support and with that the possibility of installing Mac OS X on [...]
Mac OS X update will kill support for Atom CPUs, hackintoshed netbooks
Hackintoshing or installing the Mac OS X is the best you can do on your otherwise bland netbook. However, this will come to an end once Apple releases 10.6.2 update for its Mac OS. The latest update apparently removes support for Atom processors, which is instrumental for the OS to detect and then install. [...]
Vaio P hacked to run Mac OS X
Add one more to the hackintosh netbook list. It’s the Vaio P that has managed to achieve this little feat albeit without any connectivity (except Bluetooth) or GMA 500 video drivers. If you’re intrigue to try this out – which has one advantage of running faster than Vista – ryuu123 and maccosmo have posted [...]
Hackintosh gets a battery boost with the Mac OS X update
Legitimate Mac owners are obviously elated with yesterday’s 10.5.7 update but there are other bunch of people who feel the same. Yup, it’s the hackintosh users who run Mac OS on netbooks. Apparently, the new update is being blessed by users as they are reporting an improvement in netbook’s battery life. One user’s netbook [...]
Install original Mac OS X on an Eee PC
Installing Mac operating system on netbooks is not new. There have been many netbooks including the Eee PCs that have been tried and tested successfully. However, the previous hackintosh required a patched Mac installation file to detect the netbooks as a genuine Mac system. Now EeeMac Journey has churned out a very nifty tutorial [...]
Mac OS X running on netbooks
Wired.com writers recently managed to make a Hackintosh netbook for themselves. They have successfully installed Mac OS X on Samsung NC10, MSI Wind and Medion Akoya Mini. Now they are providing a nifty tutorial for the layman to do the task. It really isn’t some rocket science as you have to just follow the [...]