OS X On the MSI Wind 219
Ruler of Planets writes "PlanetX64 has just published an article on loading OS X on an MSI Wind, effectively creating a machine that is smaller and lighter than a Macbook Air. The exercise was done solely for academic purposes and doing so voids all kinds of warranties, but hey, now you can slip a Mac into a lab coat pocket!"
Re:Looks like the site is being hosted on an MSI W (Score:5, Informative)
Pros
Power management/Sleep work normally for the most part. The only difference from actual Apple hardware, is that you need to tap the power button to wake from sleep, as opposed to screen lid, mouse movement or space tap. Fans work properly, same as on a macbook. They kick in on heavy CPU usage and high temps. However, I must say, the device keeps very cool most of the time. Other pluses include Portability & Price. The 6 cell battery gets you around 5 hours of usage.
Working perfectly:
* Core image
* Core animation
* Core audio
* Video Out & Graphics in general
* Wired Ethernet
* Webcam
* Internal Speakers
* USB
* SD Card Slot
* Sleep
* Bluetooth
* Wifi
* TouchPad
* Function Keys
Cons
Not able do perform Major OS point upgrades. There is no support for this. Warranty becomes Void. You are totally on your own. Web Cam, Wifi & Bluetooth, need to be activated via the function keys before the OS will see them (very PC like). The trackpad feels a little clunky, however I prefer a small mouse (wired or bluetooth). If you try to save a few dollars by going with the 3 cell battery, you will only get 2 hours of usage.
Not working:
* Internal Microphone
* Microphone port
* Headset port
More OS X on Installations on Small Laptops (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Looks like the site is being hosted on an MSI W (Score:2, Informative)
Another Vibrant site (Score:4, Informative)
And here's another site using Vibrant's in-text ads, with the "disable" tab turned off.
Vibrant's in-text ads are the most annoying online advertising scheme since X-10. But bad as they are you used to be able to turn them off... now increasingly often the "disable" tab doesn't show up when you try to do that. Sites that use this technology should not be supported by Slashdot eyeballs any more than spammers should. And just because you can use adblock to hide them doesn't excuse this abusive advertising trick... ignoring it because adblock works is like ignoring spam because you have a good spam filter: we know where that leads.
Re:Every time I read an article like this (Score:5, Informative)
The mid 90s called. They have the answer to your question. But here's a reminder:
The fact you don't remember/know those two pieces of history suggest it wasn't really a stunning success.
Re:Creating a machine? (Score:2, Informative)
Opening the case to swap out the wifi card is what voids the warranty.
I agree that slashdot summaries are occasionally sub-optimal, but this is usually solved by RTFA. :)
No, I am not new here.
Re:More OS X on Installations on Small Laptops (Score:1, Informative)
this is very old news, their has even been a custom installation disk for the wind for over three months now (with all of the drives installed), details here;
http://forums.msiwind.net/mac/first-post-updated-leopard-installer-disc-for-msi-wind-t857.html [msiwind.net]
Re:Done in August with Video (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Every time I read an article like this (Score:3, Informative)
There are a bunch of external USB and firewire hard drive products out there that would require a significantly less amount of work to plug into a mac mini or imac.
External drives are great for temporary use, not so much for permanent use. Reasons to use internal over external: