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Check the most recent reply I made, the Dell Inspiron 15 7567 seems to be the best hackintosh compatible laptop out there that has a clearly written guide here:
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...7-and-similar-near-full-functionality.234988/
It's got a NVidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, supports up to 32GB of RAM, etc.
What are some of the 'most' compatible Hackintosh Gaming Laptops available right now?
Now I know for a fact that many of those that have customized their own Hackintosh laptops had made it clear that compatibility issues on laptop can become quite a hassle and is common this is known to be normal.
I know that is is normal that there won't be many non-Apple laptops out there that are absolutely 100% Compatible with a hackintosh setup, because you have only so much control on the hardware compatibility for a hackintosh set up onto a Laptop. Whereas a hackintosh setup on a custom built Desktop computer you can buy and get the most compatible components and then assemble it altogether. But for a laptop, it's not possible and you have limited options since it's pre-built and pre-configured according to the manufacturer's specs and therefore they can never be exactly or completely custom tailored to be a 100% compatible Hackintosh laptop. So just to clear that out of the way my expectations are realistic about it and I am not trying to find any 100% hackintosh compatible gaming laptop out there.
Right now I'm trying to narrow down which gaming laptops have the "least" compatibility issues as possible to when successfully installing the latest version Mac OS X as of now in March 2016.
The main requirement that will fit the criteria of what I am looking for is that the laptop should have a dedicated GPU instead of just one of those Intel Integrated Graphics units.
The 2nd criteria I had taken into consideration is the overall difficulty to actually install Mac OS X onto it, such as if there are already known good and consistent and clear guides that I can follow for them.
The 3rd criteria would probably be if it's slim-design format then it's ideal but not an absolute need for me. Slim like that Razer Blade line of laptops as an example. Just more lightweight and portable but still have a dedicated GPU and really good Hackintosh compatibility.
The last criteria would be price, and I will always try to keep my budget to no more than a maximum of $1800.
However if someone knows or can recommend me a really good budget gaming laptop for around $1000 or slightly more or slightly less than $1000 and also is mostly compatible (not too many incompatibilities) and is not very too difficult to install Mac OS X onto then that's even better.
I think the chances are that most gaming laptops with a dedicated GPU from either nVidia or AMD would generally cost more than $1000 anyway.
So far from what I've read, the ASUS G55VW, the Lenovo 50-70 and the Dell Inspiron 15 7548 are some of known "very compatible" Hackintosh Gaming Laptops.
I found them from various lists I have read from performing a Google search on Best Gaming Laptops and Hackintosh which typically bring me to this list of "Top 10 Best Laptops For Hackintosh 2015"
With the Asus one it seemed to be pretty solid and the only things that don't work when booted into Mac OS X are just some of the minor features such as the Back-light on keyboard and Battery Charging info.
For the Lenovo one, you won’t to able to use its dedicated NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M (Since OS X don’t support dedicated cards) and the wi-fi from the built-in Intel Wireless-AC 3160 adapter. But like the Asus one, only 2 things don't and can't work in Mac OS X out of the rest.
I'm not too sure about the specifics on what is not compatible with the Dell one when booted into Mac OS X.
I had also heard something about a MSI gaming laptop, think it was a GS70 or something, don't remember exactly, because it wasn't on that list, and heard it had good Hackintosh compatibility, don't know if that's true or not.
Are there any other laptops that may be more compatible than those 3 known ones or should I just decide from those 3 only?
Thanks for reading.
I eagerly await for anyone's response.
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...7-and-similar-near-full-functionality.234988/
It's got a NVidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, supports up to 32GB of RAM, etc.
What are some of the 'most' compatible Hackintosh Gaming Laptops available right now?
Now I know for a fact that many of those that have customized their own Hackintosh laptops had made it clear that compatibility issues on laptop can become quite a hassle and is common this is known to be normal.
I know that is is normal that there won't be many non-Apple laptops out there that are absolutely 100% Compatible with a hackintosh setup, because you have only so much control on the hardware compatibility for a hackintosh set up onto a Laptop. Whereas a hackintosh setup on a custom built Desktop computer you can buy and get the most compatible components and then assemble it altogether. But for a laptop, it's not possible and you have limited options since it's pre-built and pre-configured according to the manufacturer's specs and therefore they can never be exactly or completely custom tailored to be a 100% compatible Hackintosh laptop. So just to clear that out of the way my expectations are realistic about it and I am not trying to find any 100% hackintosh compatible gaming laptop out there.
Right now I'm trying to narrow down which gaming laptops have the "least" compatibility issues as possible to when successfully installing the latest version Mac OS X as of now in March 2016.
The main requirement that will fit the criteria of what I am looking for is that the laptop should have a dedicated GPU instead of just one of those Intel Integrated Graphics units.
The 2nd criteria I had taken into consideration is the overall difficulty to actually install Mac OS X onto it, such as if there are already known good and consistent and clear guides that I can follow for them.
The 3rd criteria would probably be if it's slim-design format then it's ideal but not an absolute need for me. Slim like that Razer Blade line of laptops as an example. Just more lightweight and portable but still have a dedicated GPU and really good Hackintosh compatibility.
The last criteria would be price, and I will always try to keep my budget to no more than a maximum of $1800.
However if someone knows or can recommend me a really good budget gaming laptop for around $1000 or slightly more or slightly less than $1000 and also is mostly compatible (not too many incompatibilities) and is not very too difficult to install Mac OS X onto then that's even better.
I think the chances are that most gaming laptops with a dedicated GPU from either nVidia or AMD would generally cost more than $1000 anyway.
So far from what I've read, the ASUS G55VW, the Lenovo 50-70 and the Dell Inspiron 15 7548 are some of known "very compatible" Hackintosh Gaming Laptops.
I found them from various lists I have read from performing a Google search on Best Gaming Laptops and Hackintosh which typically bring me to this list of "Top 10 Best Laptops For Hackintosh 2015"
With the Asus one it seemed to be pretty solid and the only things that don't work when booted into Mac OS X are just some of the minor features such as the Back-light on keyboard and Battery Charging info.
For the Lenovo one, you won’t to able to use its dedicated NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M (Since OS X don’t support dedicated cards) and the wi-fi from the built-in Intel Wireless-AC 3160 adapter. But like the Asus one, only 2 things don't and can't work in Mac OS X out of the rest.
I'm not too sure about the specifics on what is not compatible with the Dell one when booted into Mac OS X.
I had also heard something about a MSI gaming laptop, think it was a GS70 or something, don't remember exactly, because it wasn't on that list, and heard it had good Hackintosh compatibility, don't know if that's true or not.
Are there any other laptops that may be more compatible than those 3 known ones or should I just decide from those 3 only?
Thanks for reading.
I eagerly await for anyone's response.
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