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Can I Hackintosh My Laptop?

9:10AM December 21, 2011 | Adam Dachis

I have a Sorny Inspironbookmate 2564300iP00. Can I make Hackintosh? But seriously, I know a lot of people ask if they can hackintosh their obscure laptop that nobody has ever heard of and I understand it’s very unlikely that they can, but when is it possible? When can Mac OS X be installed on a out-of-the-box laptop and run just like it would on a real Mac? More »


Computing

Turn An Original Xbox Into A Hackintosh

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4:30PM November 9, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Some hacking projects advance our understanding of how things work, or how to make them work better. Others are just… well… because they could. I’d put this particular hack, turning an original Xbox into a hackintosh, into that second category. More »


Computing

Directly Install Mac OS X Lion On Your Hackintosh

6:40AM November 3, 2011 | Adam Dachis

If you’ve read our guide to building a Hackintosh you know that installing Mac OS X Lion requires a bit of work. You have install Snow Leopard, then go through a fairly tedious upgrade process rather than just installing from scratch. Fortunately, thanks to a new utility called UniBeast (from tonymacx86, of course), that’s no longer a problem. More »


Computing

How To Build A Hackintosh Mini For A Less Expensive, Faster Mac

3:00AM June 28, 2011 | Adam Dachis

We’ve shown you how to build a Hackintosh with enough power to rival a Mac Pro, but for those of you who want a still powerful Mac on a budget you can build a Hack Mini. We’ll show you what you need to build it and walk you through the entire OS X installation. More »


Computing

How To Create A Portable Hackintosh On A USB Thumb Drive

2:20PM January 21, 2011 | Will Fancher

There are tons of awesome live, bootable Linux systems, but what if you need to run OS X? Reader Will shows us how to put a portable version of OS X on a thumb drive and boot it on (most) Intel computers. More »


Computing

The Best Way Save $US1800 On A Hackintosh Mac Pro

12:00PM October 7, 2010 | Brian Barrett

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While the majority of Hackintoshes we’ve seen recently have involved netbooks, there’s something to be said for making your own $US2700 Mac Pro for $US900 in components… and a cardboard box. More »


Computing

Axon Haptic Will Be The Tablet You Can Hackintosh

10:13PM August 13, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Choosing not to go down the Psystar route and sell its tablet pre-loaded with OS X, Axon will instead let customers hackintosh its Haptic tablet – selling it minus an OS. Load Windows, Linux or even OS X on it. More »


Psystar Sells T-Shirts Now, Seriously, T-Shirts

3:18AM December 29, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Remember Psystar, the hackintosh company that stood up to Apple (and lost)? While they can’t sell you a PC running OS X anymore, they will sell you this $US15 t-shirt. Oh how the mighty have fallen. More »


Computing

Sony Vaio UX Becomes A Killer Hackintosh UMPC

10:35PM November 23, 2009 | Danny Allen

Not only can this 2007 model UX490 quad-boot into OS X, Windows 7, XP Pro and Vista Business, but its specs have been overhauled. A voice-capable HSPA modem has been added, plus a faster CPU and larger solid-state hard disk. More »


Software

Intel Atom’s Snow Leopard Compatibility Re-Hacked

5:00PM November 20, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Apple, understandably, broke Atom support in its latest 10.6.2 update for Snow Leopard — but that’s not going to keep enterprising Hackintoshers from finding a workaround. More »