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Hardware Discussions => Laptops => Topic started by: PTFR on August 16, 2010, 11:47:50 am



Title: Which Laptop is the better Hackintosh candidate?
Post by: PTFR on August 16, 2010, 11:47:50 am
Greetings to all,
                       Could someone please advise which of the following laptops would be the best candidate as a hackintsoh?

Option A

HP G61-401SA


Processor
•   Intel® Celeron® Dual Core T3100 1.9 GHz,
•   Level 2 cache 1 MB
•   Intel® GL40
Memory
•   4GB DDR2
•   Configuration: 2 x 2GB
•   Supports up to 8 GB
•   2 x SODIMM slot
Hard Drive
•   320 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 5400 rpm
Optical Drive
•   SATA optical drive: LightScribe SuperMulti DVD±RW with Double Layer Support
Display
•   15.6” Diagonal High-Definition HP BrightView Display
•   Resolution: 1366 x 768
Graphics
•   Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M, up to 1695 MB total available graphics memory
Networking
•   Network interface Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN
•   Wireless technologies 802.11 b/g/n
•   Bluetooth® wireless networking

Option B

Acer Extensa 5630 Laptop
Processor
•   Intel Core 2 Duo T6570 2.1GHz
•   Intel GM45 Chipset
Memory
•   2GB DDR2 RAM
Hard Drive
•   250GB SATA 5400rpm
Optical Drive
•   DVD±RW Supermulti
Graphics
•   Intel UMA
Networking
•   RF Network Standard: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n


Many thanks to all

Pippin The Friendly Ranger