Mac os x is a beautiful OS, usually shipped on equally appealing hardware. Problem: I'm not willing to fork out $1500 for a computer, so I decided, after some research, to get a laptop with compatible hardware and install Mac os x on that. I chose to use the iAtkos S3 disc which is a modified version of 10.6.3, since it comes with lots of drivers and save me having to mess around with memory sticks etc.
I burned it to a DVD stuck it in and booted up. After reading the instructions I formatted my disk into three partitions (Mac, Windows, Debian) and proceeded to the driver selection screen. This was the toughest part, selecting drivers for my hardware, but I managed it without to much hassle and after ~30 minutes my computer booted up to the beautiful sound of mac os x playing to my ears.
Using it, I can't tell the difference in performance between this and a "real" Macbook pro. It was a fair bit of effort but now that I have a fully working macbook pro 12" for under $750, it seems worth it.
I burned it to a DVD stuck it in and booted up. After reading the instructions I formatted my disk into three partitions (Mac, Windows, Debian) and proceeded to the driver selection screen. This was the toughest part, selecting drivers for my hardware, but I managed it without to much hassle and after ~30 minutes my computer booted up to the beautiful sound of mac os x playing to my ears.
Using it, I can't tell the difference in performance between this and a "real" Macbook pro. It was a fair bit of effort but now that I have a fully working macbook pro 12" for under $750, it seems worth it.
That's great! It really is a beautiful os. How does it feel compared to windows?
ReplyDeleteUnless you need the extensive graphics capability of a mac, the only thing you are buying is an image.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds pretty cool, apple is overpriced as hell =\
ReplyDeleteand having 3 os's on a laptop is pretty cool
that sounds cool man. mac is pretty cool too
ReplyDeleteI would love to have one, but like someone else has said, they overprice everything, just because they know they can get away with it
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It's a really interesting post, I mean really man
ReplyDeleteFollowing now, this is bad ass. I wish I had gotten my Mac for that little!
ReplyDeleteit is great operating system..
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