[geeks] Netbook/OS X suggestions?

Lionel Peterson lionel4287 at gmail.com
Tue Jan 5 06:12:13 CST 2010


On Jan 4, 2010, at 12:49 PM, William Barnett-Lewis  
<wlewisiii at gmail.com> wrote:

> I did find this link: http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/mac-os-x-guides/16676-how-install-osx-mini10.html
> so perhaps the Dell Mini-10 is actually a possiblity too.

Be careful, some Dell Minis are hardware limited to 1 Gig RAM, though  
I think the Mini 10 is OK.

MS requires the 1 Gig limit to 'earn' a discounted O/S license (WinXP  
or Win7 Starter), and some Mfgs. took it to heart, others left some  
room for after -market upgrades.

> The Acer would be acceptable if I could stomach Windows. If comes to
> that, there is still BSD instead. :)

I only threw the Acer out there as a netbook alternative, not a  
hackintosh option (being AMD-based, it would be hard/maybe impossible  
to do).

Dual-core AMD-based laptops are as low as $429 (again, at Best Buy)...

Lionel



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