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    Mac osx on M17x?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by desu, Dec 21, 2009.

  1. desu

    desu Notebook Evangelist

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    Has anyone put osx on a M17x? I really don't want to go out and have to purchase an Apple yet? The career field I'm getting my associates degree in mostly uses Macs but I don't want one. Yet I need to be able to learn my way around a mac and get used to it.
     
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  2. x333

    x333 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Somebody please correct me if I'm mistaken but you cannot install Mac OSX on non-Apple hardware. You just can't. There is something about the properitary mac hardware that allows the OSX to run. There may have been some improvements on the virtualization side but you can't do a native install of the mac osx.
     
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  3. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    No you can , but this is banned on nbr

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  4. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    Currently, Apple's EULA(End User License Agreement) prohibits installing MAC OS X on any non-apple labeled hardware, and because of this, NBR does not allow discussion of OS X on PC(aka Hackintosh) for any reason. Also, please do not point to any resources that violate Apple's EULA and/or the forum rules.
     
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