MSI Wind: Most Affordable OSX Notebook Ever - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 30th Jun 2008, 12:08

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/06...otebook-ever/1

An enterprising hacker has already ported OSX 10.5.2 to MSI's new Wind sub-notebook making it the cheapest big cat PC you can buy.

Timmy_the_tortoise · 30th Jun 2008, 12:40

Nice... But I think I'd rather have XP Home on there..

Although GarageBand is great on Macs.. And I wouldn't mind getting a Mac just for that.

sotu1 · 30th Jun 2008, 12:42

i think for the sheer simplicity that mac offers, this is a good idea. not perfect, but if apple made a mac book light or something like that then they really could be on to a winner. none of this crappy "air" stuff.

DougEdey · 30th Jun 2008, 12:43

Whenever I hear the name of the MSI WInd I immediately think of a fart

Kierax · 30th Jun 2008, 12:51

Nice, but damn that laptops ugly.

Jordan Wise · 30th Jun 2008, 13:01

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Originally Posted by AndrewJ

Nice, but damn that laptops ugly.

i agree, but why would someone want to put osx on? what the hell can you do on a mac that you can't on a pc?

Hg · 30th Jun 2008, 13:02

beats the Macbook air on price thats for sure

Firehed · 30th Jun 2008, 13:08

If someone can get this going reliably, I'd spend the $400 without blinking. I'm sure it would have plenty of annoying limitations simply from a hardware perspective, but I'd kill for a little mobile code writing machine. However having used an OSx86 laptop for months in addition to my MBP, I still think it tends to be a bit too hackish.

Tim S · 30th Jun 2008, 14:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by DougEdey

Whenever I hear the name of the MSI WInd I immediately think of a fart

Ghys · 30th Jun 2008, 14:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordan Wise

i agree, but why would someone want to put osx on? what the hell can you do on a mac that you can't on a pc?

because they like OSX ?

Timmy_the_tortoise · 30th Jun 2008, 14:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordan Wise

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewJ

Nice, but damn that laptops ugly.

i agree, but why would someone want to put osx on? what the hell can you do on a mac that you can't on a pc?

Use GarageBand...

Srsly.. That program is awesome.. I've tried using Sony ACID as an alternative.. but it's just too complicated.

koola · 30th Jun 2008, 14:27

I got OSX86 running on a intel D945GCLF for my itunes media server and while it works, it's still not as good as buying an iMac or MBP to get the full experience... and updates that don't break it.

Pitty Apple can't see the massive gap in the market for a low cost desktop / mobile laptop that isn't as crap as the mac mini (Intel GMA

).

DXR_13KE · 30th Jun 2008, 17:16

http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/...5/badger.shtml

more or less the same thing....

alextwo · 30th Jun 2008, 22:40

Not quite mac styling is it?

Stretchy resolution instantly put me off though.

NoahFuLing · 1st Jul 2008, 05:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by DougEdey

Whenever I hear the name of the MSI WInd I immediately think of a fart

Once they're released, I can't wait for the first one to have problems - that means someone will have broken Wind.

I'm very tempted to get an EEE 901 (or some small computer of that ilk) and drop a triple-boot of OS X/Linux/Windows XP, and then see which I use the most. I love my MBP, and it's ultra-fast for everything I love, but I wouldn't mind having a tiny computer to basically keep in a pocket at all times.

Cadillac Ferd · 1st Jul 2008, 07:04

But... will it run Kubuntu? Haha, of course it will!

DougEdey · 1st Jul 2008, 08:30

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/edi...ok/?int=home-1

£280!

Bargainlicious!

ParaHelix.org · 4th Jul 2008, 01:27

I would be very tempted to run in on Linux Ubuntu, as it is more of a "note taking" laptop.

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DougEdey I pwn all your storage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 13,933	http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/edi...ok/?int=home-1 £280! Bargainlicious! __________________ Burnout: Paradise Stats!XBL: DougEdey Bindi PSN ID: DougEdey Twitter

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ParaHelix.org Supermodder Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 270	I would be very tempted to run in on Linux Ubuntu, as it is more of a "note taking" laptop.