OSX on a VAIO?

ultrablue662 · 23rd November 2007, 13:51

I had planned on getting a Macbook because my iBook is well... an iBook. I love the fact that its 12 inches, smaller and lighter than many textbooks, but its time for a change.

Since the new macs are intel based, you can run Windoze, Linux, or pretty much anything else on a macbook.

My question is can I run OSX on a Sony Vaio? If windoze will work on a mac, why not OSX on a PC, right? or am I making it way too simplistic?

And for those who might be asking WHY a VAIO... 11 inch widescreen... 2.7 pounds. black.

Magnus · 23rd November 2007, 13:59

Aah, a Hackintosh Vaio

I'm guessing you could, there are hacked versions of Mac OS X for PCs. Main problem, similar to iPhone, is that Apple updates would most likely mess things up. Apple locks Mac OS X so it only runs on Apple hardware so it will have to be hacked to run on regular PC hardware.

23rd November 2007, 13:51	#1 (permalink)
ultrablue662 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Abu-Dhabi Posts: 741	OSX on a VAIO? I had planned on getting a Macbook because my iBook is well... an iBook. I love the fact that its 12 inches, smaller and lighter than many textbooks, but its time for a change. Since the new macs are intel based, you can run Windoze, Linux, or pretty much anything else on a macbook. My question is can I run OSX on a Sony Vaio? If windoze will work on a mac, why not OSX on a PC, right? or am I making it way too simplistic? And for those who might be asking WHY a VAIO... 11 inch widescreen... 2.7 pounds. black.

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23rd November 2007, 13:59	#2 (permalink)
Magnus Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 8,397	Aah, a Hackintosh Vaio I'm guessing you could, there are hacked versions of Mac OS X for PCs. Main problem, similar to iPhone, is that Apple updates would most likely mess things up. Apple locks Mac OS X so it only runs on Apple hardware so it will have to be hacked to run on regular PC hardware.