The Gadget Blog » Mac Conversion http://www.everyjoe.com/thegadgetblog Gadget News - Gadget Reviews - Gadget Tech Specs Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:03:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 MacBook Air Now Available for the Poor http://www.everyjoe.com/thegadgetblog/macbook-air-now-available-for-the-poor/ http://www.everyjoe.com/thegadgetblog/macbook-air-now-available-for-the-poor/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:54:26 +0000 Rico Mossesgeld http://www.thegadgetblog.com/2008/07/24/macbook-air-now-available-for-the-poor/ Post from: The Gadget Blog

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The MacBook Air experience: take away the design, and you’re left with the portability and Mac OS X. That’s what the katexter has, thanks to his Hackintosh conversion of his MSI Wind. He (or she) claims it starts Word faster than a 2.4Ghz iMac, and more or less complete functionality:

What works: 1024×600 screen, Ethernet, USB ports, Keyboard, Trackpad, Webcam, Sleep, Bluetooth, Speakers, Audio controls

What doesn’t work: Audio Jacks, WiFi

Workarounds: USB Wifi and USB Audio dongles work.

Check out all the pics here.

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