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Hackintoshing a netbook is really just for fun and novelty.
The iPad might be a good replacement for an OSX-capable netbook, even if it's just running iPhoneOS.
I imagine the release of the iPad has put a damper on the enthusiasm for hackintosh netbooks. Which isn't to say no one wants one anymore ever, but this hacky solution to Apple's unfilled niche is less necessary now that Apple produces a product closer to this area.
From personal experience, I highly highly recommend hackintoshing a standard laptop and not a netbook. The netbook screen size is just too small to do anything productive in it. Just try imagine coding in a window a quarter the size of the laptop you're looking at right now. Fun, huh? Hackintoshing a netbook is really just for fun and novelty.
I do this on an OLPC and a "normal" MSI Wind netbook.
It's not bad, if you have a large crisp font.
I imagine the release of the iPad has put a damper on the enthusiasm for hackintosh netbooks. Which isn't to say no one wants one anymore ever, but this hacky solution to Apple's unfilled niche is less necessary now that Apple produces a product closer to this area.
The only reason I'm looking to get a Hackinstosh is because I want a cheap computer that would allow me to develop for the iPhone/iPad. if the iPad came with a SDK and you were able to develop in itself, you would be absolutely right.
I'd suggest either getting a Mini off of eBay or the Apple Store's refurbished section (when they're there, usually aren't any), or building a desktop Hackintosh.
From personal experience, I highly highly recommend hackintoshing a standard laptop and not a netbook. The netbook screen size is just too small to do anything productive in it. Just try imagine coding in a window a quarter the size of the laptop you're looking at right now. Fun, huh? Hackintoshing a netbook is really just for fun and novelty.
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The only reason I'm looking to get a Hackinstosh is because I want a cheap computer that would allow me to develop for the iPhone/iPad. if the iPad came with a SDK and you were able to develop in itself, you would be absolutely right.
FYI, I'm running Snow Leopard in a VMWare virtual machine on windows 7. Works great and allows you to write iPhone apps.
or Xen?
For going to RailsConf 2009 I "hackintoshed" an Eee PC 1000HE. It was the first Eee PC with insane battery life (realistically around 9-10 hours in Windows). I had to dismantle the entire machine to put in a new wifi card (the only stock piece not compatible with OS X) but it ran OS X well and got 6.5 hours of practical battery life with no problems. That said, after I got back, I bought a 17" MBP and never used the…
I use it extensively at home and when out and about, for general internet use and for software development - I wrote a VoIP Twitter mash-up on it. I've got a perfectly good Ruby development environment, and I've even got Asterisk installed on it.
It did require some abuse to get going, and it's still on 10.5. It has... personality. But I do use it every single day, far more than my 24" iMac.