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Old 01-23-2010, 01:54 PM
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Which Quad-Core 17'' Laptops support hackint0sh?

Hello

Could I please have some recommendations of 17'' Quad-Core Laptops capable of becoming hackint0sh's?

Thanks in advance,

Panarchy
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Old 01-24-2010, 01:40 AM
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I've heard good news about this:
http://www.google.com/products/catal...205&sa=title#p

No guarantees though, you never know with Hackintoshes...

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Old 01-24-2010, 08:57 AM
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Hmm... HPs then.

I am however looking for something a little beefier, http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/au/en...8-4098688.html

For an extra 10℥...

Does that laptop support becoming a hackint0sh?

Please tell me if it does...

Thanks in advance,

Panarchy

PS: Looking for anything over 2.4GHz in a Quad-Core 17'' Laptop
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Old 01-24-2010, 11:17 AM
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You'll have problems with ATI Mobility cards. Not that I have them, I'm having problems with Intel x4500 , but netkas' site and insanelymac are full of all sorts of questions regarding those.
Better choose a notebook with NVidia card, and check the usual forums for confirmed "success stories" about the graphics.
I've installed Snow Leopard on a desktop machine with i7, so that's working without any problems (Hazard distro).

Also, there are no kexts for Intel 5100 WiFi.

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Old 01-26-2010, 02:36 AM
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Thanks for the heads up, I'll see what I can find in the beefier laptops.
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Old 01-28-2010, 09:56 AM
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Would it be better to get a MBP 17" instead?

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Old 01-29-2010, 12:22 PM
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Unfortunately there is no quad-core in there range;

http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs-17inch.html
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Old 04-07-2010, 05:06 AM
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*bump

To confirm, I'm looking for ones with at least 2 hours battery life.



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