AvoK95
A lot, 1.2K+$
ziadomran
That's a lot..
Can't I just dual boot my computer?
Mac OS X and Windows 7
And I will get through the obstacles...
vegetaleb
To check your hardwares you can go to start-control panel-device manager
AvoK95
Believe me, if it was that easy, I would have done it along time ago... You might be able to run in via VMWare, if you find a Mac OS virtual drive image somewhere online.
ziadomran
Now how could I check for the motherboard, and things you need to know?
If you could help me by whatsapp or something I will be thankful!
And AvoK95, I have already tried it on a VMWare, it was like 5 months ago, Snow Leopard!
I was impressed, but I'm sure it will look even better on my computer as a primary or a secondary OS..
AvoK95
Can you specify your CPU ? I might identify the motherboard by the ones being used in today's standards, I bet it's either an Intel DH61WW or a Intel G31/41/43
ziadomran
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHZ
I believe that's what you are looking for?
AvoK95
Yup, your board is most probably an Intel G31.
You can press F2 before Windows boots and you can see your system information there. Your board will most probably have it's model number written there somewhere.
Metalloy
by obstaclea i mean mainly hardware incompatibility to certain apps, maybe some lagginess and maybe some bugs...
u dnt need to buy a macbook pro for a mac experience, you can get a used macbook air for 800 and even less.
the most important question here is why do you want to run OSX? do you need a certain app or something? curiosity?
I am asking this because I'm pretty certain you won't really be happy with the porting experience.
ziadomran
To be honest, I want to try the Mac OS because I'm bored from the Windows 7, and I want to try new things.. So yeah, it's mostly curiosity and boredom. Plus I think the graphics are cool and it's easy to use.
I have an iPhone, so it will add more reasons to have a Mac or something..
Astex
you can check OS X compatible hardware
here. If your PC is not compatible you can build a solid cheap custom hackintosh (around 500$). Check out this
build, it offers quite a bit of power for the cost. More builds can be found
here.
AvoK95
If you want to try something new, try
Ubuntu Linus or Windows 8.
ziadomran
Thanks Astex , I will check in a second!
I tried Ubuntu once, didn't really like it..
By the way, can we upgrade Windows 7 to 8 now ?
Is it worth ?
ziadomran
I didn't see my CPU in the website...
Astex
your PC is probably unhackintoshable.
ziadomran
I guess the best option is to buy a Macbook.. Where is the best place in Lebanon to find a store who sells Macbooks in a good price?
And we could detect if a Macbook is good or no? (if it's used)
I need someone with experience with Macbooks to help me.
What is the best; iMac or a Macbook?
Macbook Pro or Macbook Air?
AvoK95
An iMac is a desktop All-in-one system
A MacBook Pro is a regular laptop, pretty straight forward in terms of specs, the ones with retina displays are far better in image quality
A MacBook Air is a netbook alternative. The specs are pretty good though, but there's no optical drive, but it's VERY thin, like razor sharp thin..thinnest laptop in the world actually.
When buying a Mac, make sure the box is sealed with nylon.
You can look around the forum for good places. I heard Adkom in Dora is good.
Also, don't spam the topic with post after each other. Just edit your original post. This is not a chat client.
shekib82
anyone know where we can get iMACs in lebanon at a price that is comparable to the american price. they add about a third of the price in the regular mac shops.
elias-hourany
it is easy to be done dual boot windows 7 and mac OS x you need to download it from thepiratebay.se it's called hackintosh
riqmarmes
There are several ways of installing Mac OSx on a pc, hackintosh won't always work, and hardware maybe a problem (some motherboards won't be compatible and so on). There are many guides on youtube on how to make a hackintosh and there are many recommended PC builds that will work as hackintosh.
http://www.tonymacx86.com/home.php You should have went through this website at least once with just a little bit of research.
