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Hi! I'm new in hackintoshing and this is my first message to the forum, so greetings to everyone. I'm planning to buy a new laptop, because the one I use is becoming old, and I've been thinking to make a hackintosh with that new laptop. I've been searching and searching over the net about Mac OS X compatibility issues and support problems and also I found many rankings listing the best laptops for hackintosh. I am a Windows and FreeBSD user and I would like my new laptop was able to boot into the three operating systems (Windows, FreeBSD and Mac OS X), so I would like to ask you which laptop do you recommend or do you think would be the best. I've also seen that the best laptop for make a hackintosh depends on the use you want to do with it; I would like to have a wireless natively supported (Broadcom, better, or Atheros), a well supported sound and it would be perfect to have graphics well supported, but I've been reading about the problems with Nvidia Optimus. Another important point is that the new laptop should be well supported by Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan. I've seen in many sites that HP and Lenovo laptops are good choices, but I prefer to ask to the forum for the best models you recommend to me after knowing your long experience in hackintoshing. Thanks. :)
 
BSD-lover said:
Hi! I'm new in hackintoshing and this is my first message to the forum, so greetings to everyone. I'm planning to buy a new laptop, because the one I use is becoming old, and I've been thinking to make a hackintosh with that new laptop. I've been searching and searching over the net about Mac OS X compatibility issues and support problems and also I found many rankings listing the best laptops for hackintosh. I am a Windows and FreeBSD user and I would like my new laptop was able to boot into the three operating systems (Windows, FreeBSD and Mac OS X), so I would like to ask you which laptop do you recommend or do you think would be the best. I've also seen that the best laptop for make a hackintosh depends on the use you want to do with it; I would like to have a wireless natively supported (Broadcom, better, or Atheros), a well supported sound and it would be perfect to have graphics well supported, but I've been reading about the problems with Nvidia Optimus. Another important point is that the new laptop should be well supported by Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan. I've seen in many sites that HP and Lenovo laptops are good choices, but I prefer to ask to the forum for the best models you recommend to me after knowing your long experience in hackintoshing. Thanks. :)
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http://www.tonymacx86.com/yosemite-...faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.html
 
BSD-lover said:
Thanks for the FAQ link, RehabMan, I already read that. I just asked for recommendations about laptop models.
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Read the compatibility guide so you know what needs to be inside, concerns over WiFi whitelists, knowledge that discrete graphics in dual GPU scenarios is not supported, etc.

Then search for potential laptops that meet your needs and budget.

And check to see if the laptop has a well written guide, as described in the FAQ.
 
RehabMan said:
Read the compatibility guide so you know what needs to be inside, concerns over WiFi whitelists, knowledge that discrete graphics in dual GPU scenarios is not supported, etc.

Then search for potential laptops that meet your needs and budget.

And check to see if the laptop has a well written guide, as described in the FAQ.
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Dear RehabMan, thanks for your response. As I said, I have read the FAQ, and implicitly the compatibility guide, and I know the supported hardware needs, but there is nothing about compatibility with El Capitan, although it's still in beta, and there are not laptop models. I would have liked to conceive the post in a concrete recommendations form. Thanks for your share.
 
BSD-lover said:
Dear RehabMan, thanks for your response. As I said, I have read the FAQ, and implicitly the compatibility guide, and I know the supported hardware needs, but there is nothing about compatibility with El Capitan, although it's still in beta, and there are not laptop models. I would have liked to conceive the post in a concrete recommendations form. Thanks for your share.
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Look for good guides, then read the responses. Are there serious issues not possible to resolve?

I can think of a few well written, complete guides around (many that I've been involved with): HP Envy J/K, Lenovo u330/u430/u530, HP ProBook/EliteBook/ZBook, Lenovo Y50, Dell XPS 9530, and others.

Nothing is changed significantly in 10.11.
 
RehabMan said:
Look for good guides, then read the responses. Are there serious issues not possible to resolve?

I can think of a few well written, complete guides around (many that I've been involved with): HP Envy J/K, Lenovo u330/u430/u530, HP ProBook/EliteBook/ZBook, Lenovo Y50, Dell XPS 9530, and others.

Nothing is changed significantly in 10.11.
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Thanks, RehabMan, I'll read those guides too :)
 
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