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5,746 reads · 2009-05-08 – 2009-05-30
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*** Dell Studio XPS 16 ***

Has anybody even remotely tried to install MAC OS on the Dell Studio XPS 16 (tech specs bellow) OR does anyone have any idea what to expect by looking at the specs? Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8600 (3MB cache/2.4GHz/1066Mhz FSB) MEMORY 4GB Dual…

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@vpatel91 Published 2009-05-08
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Leopard 10.5
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5,746 historical reads · 1 curated field notes (from 3 dispatches) · 2009-05-08 – 2009-05-30
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@vpatel91 (2)@teejay

Has anybody even remotely tried to install MAC OS on the Dell Studio XPS 16 (tech specs bellow)
OR does anyone have any idea what to expect by looking at the specs?

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8600 (3MB cache/2.4GHz/1066Mhz FSB)

MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1067MHz (2 Dimms)

LCD Panel Edge-to-Edge HD Widescreen 16.0 inch WLED LCD (1366x768) W/2.0 MP

Video Card ATI Mobility RADEON® HD 3670 - 512MB

Hard Drive 320GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive

Integrated NETWORK ADAPTERS (NICS) Integrated Gigabit (10/100/1000) Network Card

DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive

Sound Card High Definition Audio 2.0

Wireless Networking Cards Intel® 5100 WLAN Wireless-N (1x2) Half Mini Card

2MP Webcam

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Author Update #1 @vpatel91 2009-05-30

No, i havent installed anything yet...i still need to buy this laptop, but i was just curious if anyone got anything to work on this setup as of yet

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Field Note #1 @teejay 2009-05-29

Just curious, if you tried installing any distribution on the mentioned machine.

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