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Laptop Compatibility

RehabMan said:
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And Yosemite is not available anymore from the MAS unless you downloaded it previously.
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i apologize for that, i only said that because as i said before i had no access whatsoever to a MAC run machine .. and i cannot afford one because they're very very expensive where i come from (26000 L.E for a macbook pro 2014 edition! and 30000 for the iMac) so i had to find my way out .. i know it's not right and i feel bad about it, but i have no other way ... i hope you understand and sorry again .. :)
 
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redmarker2611 said:
i apologize for that, i only said that because as i said before i had no access whatsoever to a MAC run machine .. and i cannot afford one because they're very very expensive where i come from (26000 L.E for a macbook pro 2014 edition! and 30000 for the iMac) so i had to find my way out .. i know it's not right and i feel bad about it, but i have no other way ... i hope you understand and sorry again .. :)
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Two choices:
- borrow a Mac from someone you know so you can download and prepare your USB
- purchase a Snow Leopard DVD from Apple, and install it first, so you can download and prepare your USB (after upgrading to 10.6.8 and getting the Mac App Store working)
 
RehabMan said:
Two choices:
- borrow a Mac from someone you know so you can download and prepare your USB
- purchase a Snow Leopard DVD from Apple, and install it first, so you can download and prepare your USB (after upgrading to 10.6.8 and getting the Mac App Store working)
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right, this done, do i have to format the entire internal drive or the clover would allow me to format one particular partition?
 
redmarker2611 said:
right, this done, do i have to format the entire internal drive or the clover would allow me to format one particular partition?
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Clover doesn't do any formatting (it is a bootloader). The OS X installer requires GPT. If your Windows install is not GPT/UEFI, you will need to transition it to GPT or wipe it and re-install. OS X has special requirements for the GPT setup as well.

It is all in the guide...
 
Hi, just registered on this site because I want to find the cheapest laptop I could buy from chainstore retailers that fully supports Hackintosh.

What are my options? Any laptop below 500 that can run El Capitan with working wifi and everything?
 
Deathsaurus said:
Hi, just registered on this site because I want to find the cheapest laptop I could buy from chainstore retailers that fully supports Hackintosh.

What are my options? Any laptop below 500 that can run El Capitan with working wifi and everything?
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The main thing is finding a well-written guide that describes what works and what doesn't for your prospective laptop.

There are some clues in the FAQ.

http://www.tonymacx86.com/el-capita...faq-read-first-laptop-frequent-questions.html
 
hp 15 ab030tx laptop be hackintosh pls reply.. spec i5 5th gen 8gb ram 2gb nvidia 940m
 
How are the compatibility for these laptops?
Lenovo IdeaPad 100, i3-5020U Broadwell, Intel HD Graphics 5500
HP 15-AC128CA, N3700 Braswell, Intel HD Graphics 5500? http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c04791282
Acer Aspire E5-574T-5365, i5-6200U Skylake, Intel HD 520 http://caen-store.acer.com/nx-g35aa-001

This process is weird, man. I am trying to understand how I should go about to obtain a laptop that's compatible with Hackintosh.

Should I write down all the guides that are available for laptops here and then go look for one that's on the list? Or should I go to stores and look at what they have and then look for a guide on here?

What I find difficult is that there isn't a master list on what's compatible right now, so I can't just go to the compatibility list and see if the laptop I want is on that list.
 
Deathsaurus said:
How are the compatibility for these laptops?
Lenovo IdeaPad 100, i3-5020U Broadwell, Intel HD Graphics 5500
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I believe there is a thread in the laptop support forum or here in this forum. You should search for it.

HP 15-AC128CA, N3700 Braswell, Intel HD Graphics 5500? http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c04791282
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Braswell is not HD5500. Braswell graphics are not supported.

Acer Aspire E5-574T-5365, i5-6200U Skylake, Intel HD 520 http://caen-store.acer.com/nx-g35aa-001
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Keep in mind Skylake issues identified in the FAQ.

This process is weird, man. I am trying to understand how I should go about to obtain a laptop that's compatible with Hackintosh.
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Find one with a well written guide that identifies all items working *and* not working.

Should I write down all the guides that are available for laptops here and then go look for one that's on the list? Or should I go to stores and look at what they have and then look for a guide on here?
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In General, good candidates:
- Sandy Bridge Core i-series laptops (kind of old, unsupported USB3 with latest OS X)
- Ivy Bridge Core i-series laptops with Intel graphics (although these are now kind of old)
- Haswell Core i-series laptops with Intel integrated graphics
- Broadwell Core -i-series laptops with Intel integrated graphics (keep in mind DVMT-prealloc issues, see FAQ)
- Skylake Core i-series laptops with Intel integrated graphics (DVMT-prealloc issues, and not everything is working, Skylake is new)

In all cases, keep in mind WiFi BIOS whitelists, soldered WiFi, etc.

What I find difficult is that there isn't a master list on what's compatible right now, so I can't just go to the compatibility list and see if the laptop I want is on that list.
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Closest you get to a 'master list' is the guides forum(s).
 
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