@Pwnage: Probably because of Apple's 'It Just Works' mantra. In this case they would really have to damper hardware, which provides a lower consumer experience in respect to their much-touted software.

Regardless, perhaps they feel it would make their product line too cramped or unambiguous?

Either way, I feel they are missing out on a huge chance for profit.

Metkis

@Metkis: The 'M' in Mac, that is.

Metkis

@jopari: Mac would be capitalized since it is technically a trademark.

Metkis

Okay, for a laptop this size and power, I don't plan on gaming, image processing, or etc.; however, I am most interested in preserving my battery life. Can anyone point me to a website comparing the efficiencies of Ubuntu, OSX, and XP in a laptop as such? I don't see a big benefit of utilizing XP if I am not planning on using a lot of programs that don't function on OSX, and I don't see a huge deal in using OSX if Ubuntu would be faster and more efficient.

I already tried google-ing and just got a lot of fanboy propaganda.

Metkis

@Chameleon7: Perhaps you should upgrade to an Intel mac?

jopari

rosetta was so last year gramps...it's called u-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-l =)

discounteggroll

@Chameleon7: depends who's typing.

sos10

@Pwnage: So true.

collider

Does it run MS word and excel just as slow as a MAC does then?

Chameleon7

@Substance_D: Bootable USB thumbdrives, my friend.

AmishJohn

I think Michael Dell just got wood...

Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude

How? Is this laptop secretly a ghost? And has optical drives we don't know about?

Substance_D

Now if Apple made something like this, it would sell like hot rolls... So I ask, Why Not? I like!

Pwnage

So Psystar has a laptop?

Gibberish

Their has been a video on this for awhile which also shows everything working but sleep.

+ Watch video

Also the best forum for this is
[forum.insanelymac.com]

We just got boot123 with retail leo disc working on it today ;-)

type11

@Metkis: No one is going to do an official comparison with OSX running on non-Apple hardware. Unless you've got the cojones to stick it up to Jobs.

ripfire

@Metkis: And MAC is a cosmetics maker.

OMG! Ponies!

@Pwnage: Why? Macbook Air not small enough?

ripfire

I think that everyone should just email Apple telling them they don't want an Apple netbook, so that they WILL come out with one.

Clancycoop

Now if it can just do something about the computer still being a Dell...

OMG! Ponies!

@Substance_D: -and USB CD drives are also plentiful.
The Mini 9 can boot from usb devices. :)

strider_mt2k

@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: lol Nice!

Beta @ Random

New owner of a Mini 9 here.
Woo Hoo! It DOES rock!
I'm EXTREMELY pleased with mine.

Put what you like on the thing, you'll probably be happy too!

strider_mt2k

@strider_mt2k: "Put what you like on the thing, you'll probably be happy too!"

I like how you played it safe and said probably...

Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude

@Chameleon7: Perhaps you should upgrade from Office 2004 :P

Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E

I never said it was running on non-Apple hardware. Last time I checked, both Ubuntu and XP would run on a Macbook. I just don't know if there would be huge discrepancies due to how each handles the hardware.

Metkis

@OMG! Ponies!: And an abbreviation for Media Access Control. Yay!

Metkis

BUT!!!! does it handle garageband??? Thats the dealbreaker my friends..... If an Inspiron 9 can run Grageband and a MB can't, then Dell, and the hacker win... Please... let me know if it works. I would really like a laugh right about now

etaripamai

Will this run iTunes and work with iPodTouch? iChat video?

MauriceGautschi

@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: Your mileage may vary, of course!

Sorry Tennessee.

strider_mt2k

@etaripamai: The Atom processor is great, but it's no match for any Core 2 Duo. Why do you think MacBooks can't handle Garageband?

itchytooth

@jopari: No seriously. I have a brand new MBP and the whole office sweet sucks colossal whale ass. Word freezes literally nearly every day in 'notebook' mode.

cpthook

@Metkis: Mac OS X wouldn't run nearly as well on a Hackentosh, compared to a real Mac. The power management would be all wacky, too.
The whole reason Macs can get away with that "Everything just works" dealio is because they write all their own drivers.
It's also why they can't really do a release of OS X that works on general hardware without compromising, and why Windows is so crappy - everything done and supported by Apple is done by Apple's developers.
Whereas with Windows, they just make the core then people bolt on support. It gets messy.

toejam316

@Pwnage:
I think it's called the:

iPhone

unspellable

@Chameleon7: Mine runs them faster in OSX than in XP.

greimel

I saw OS X running on XPS M1330

Jaak, [shop.it.ee]

Jaak Ennuste

@Etaripamai (XBL): macbooks can't handle garageband? i thought the only thing gimped on the MB was the integrated graphics.

kahri

Psst! The phrase you're thinking of is Rite of Passage

rlee

Actually, the real question still remains:

Will it play Crysis?

:-D

formerglory

@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: Shit, I think I just got wood too.

formerglory