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@15greenberg@jack7kim Are you planning to use other models? From my experience, (typing this from 10.10.5 6470b ProBook), most of the 6,7 generations and newer ones run reasonably well. And then there is famous 4540S - The god of laptop hackintoshes.
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@jack7kim@zeusoft@15greenberg how are these things compared speed wise to what's on offer now from these old slow A-branded products we have been using and waiting for so long to be updated/refreshed from apple... :(
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@tony_anastasi@jack7kim@15greenberg To be honest, my machine usually lasts 6 -/+ hours on battery. They are speed wise ok for what they offer at 270$, and I really consider them somewhat of a entry device, or let's say, a "first aid" devices for some tasks that you need, but don't have the money to buy MacBook at the moment. Working with it let's you to experience OS X for all that's it worth and making MacBook buying later on so much easier without doubts and fear of how the OS works.
@_jacksmith the illegal appropriation of Apple's operating system, with the added insult of installing it in the most obnoxious laptop case I've ever seen since the 90s
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@cdf1982 it doesn't come installed with Apple's OS. You buy that after market and install it. And in that case it is a very grey area if that is illegal; as it is currently being argued that if you buy some software, you should be able to install it where you want.
I don't get why you feel the need to be so negative about it, just because you don't personally agree with the principle. It's someone's project, I'm sure that you wouldn't like it if someone called your task manager 'awful'.
@_jacksmith that it doesn't come with Apple' OS installed has been clarified later. Nevertheless, the intention to gain on Apple IP is still pretty clear, and this goes against Mac OS X terms and conditions, it might be a gray area but intent still matters. Of course I'd like everybody like my app, but I know it won't happen, and I know I wrote all the code - good or bad - myself. If you don't see a difference here, I won't be the one to convince you.
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@cdf1982 it doesn't matter if it goes against Apple's terms and conditions. Jailbreaking the iPhone also goes against Apple's terms and conditions; but that didn't stop the court deciding that it's actually legal: https://www.wired.com/2010/07/fe... - as such, a similar logic could also suggest that installing a version of OS X that you bought, wherever you want, may also fall under that same law.
Yes, I'm not saying that someone isn't allowed to dislike your app, or this project. I'm saying "It's as awful as you'd expect. I won't feel sorry for them" seems an overly negative choice of words, vs just expressing that you don't like the concept.
Really curious on the battery life, I couldn't find anything on the webpage...do you have any data on that?
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@curiousigor It's probably similar to the battery life of the HP that it's built on. If they don't mention it, it's because they don't want to draw attention to it.
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I've seen something like this in Indonesia several years ago. But they sell it using a cheap chinese netbook and sell it as a custom order in online forum, not as a finished product like this.
By the way, just curious, how well does the trackpad work?
@15greenberg@jack7kim out of curiosity, what makes this hardware in particular the ideal one to use for a hackintosh setup? It's usually the drivers that give people problems when trying to install OSX on a non-apple product, what components here made that a non-issue?
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The problem with hackintoshes is, you would have be pretty versatile in Chimera vs Clover vs Chameleon. Unless the webpage has a lot of FAQ, walkthrough and guides for every OS update, it can be frustrating for users who are not used to tonymac / hackintosh upkeeping
@nraush I use Clover after returning to hackintoshing after 5'ish years, and I have yet to touch my hackintosh outside of initial installation. It's pretty amazing actually, esp. coming from the old school hackintosh days where pretty much anything and everything broke your install and you had to troubleshoot it.
Been running mine now for 1 year, and through all the various updates, nothing has broke once.
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