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uman · 08-05-2009, 08:59 PM

What Monkey said is absolutely true (I'm actually coldequation on insanelymac-- I had to give up my old uman name there when they changed the board over to the new system).

Anyway, you'll be hard-pressed to find any new lappies with older graphics cards like theX3100, so I'd look in the direction of nvidia.

Re: wireless-- you can always add in a PCI-E card with a supported chipset, so I wouldn't stress too much about that. Also, mercurysquad is making great progress with his Project Camphor, which promises a clean architecture for supporting almost any wireless card, through porting of drivers onto his new substrate.

As far as specific models, check out the hardware compatibility list at: http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/in....5.6/Portables

that should get you started.

CAUTION: Increasingly, the OSX86 scene is becoming desktop-oriented, as newer laptops have incompatible hardware. If you absolutely want a laptop, get a real Apple. They're cheaper now, especially for students, and you'll save yourselves lots of headaches. Now I know in the UK, there's still a price gap WRT to the US, but an Apple laptop does last a long time, and has a higher resale value.

(Any yes, I realize the irony of me recommending Apple, while typing on a HackBook!)