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    Mac OS X on non-Apple/Mac machine?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by obzidian, Nov 2, 2007.

  1. obzidian

    obzidian Newbie

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    Well, first post!! :p

    From the beginning, I have be on a windows based OS. To this day, I have a few laptops and they are all running on XP.

    However, with the introduction of leopard, and the bugs with vista, I am interested in switching over to the MAC OS X. Now, I am a total rookie with MAC except for the old-school, true "floppy" disk machines i used to mess with back in elementary school!! Besides that, I have spent the day trying to find an answer to my question(s).

    So... I will be purchasing a sager np 9261 configured to my specs. This will be a non-gaming, app. machine for CG illustration/animation, picture and sound editing software with some web browsing.

    Basically, I called sager and spoke with brain... good, solid service! He told me that since sager doesn't support Mac OS X, i would not be covered and they would ship me a "blank/clean" machine and I would install the OS myself.... which wouldn't be the first time.

    Has anyone ran a non-windows or specially Mac OS X on a non-mac machine and made it work? and if so, what hardware models are compatible with Mac OS X? I know i could buy a 17" macbook pro and save $$, but it doesn't offer the power and customization that the sager has.

    Anyways, no flames please... I'm not a newb to computers but I'm clueless with how MAC works and its interfaces. If there is a way that this might work, perfect!

    thanks!
     
  2. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    As I explained in your other thread :p, no, as that violates the OS X EULA. If you want to use OS X, get a Mac.
     
  3. cashmonee

    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    If you want OS X, buy a Mac. A lot less headaches. If you insist on buying a Sager and running Leopard, do a Google search. No one here can help.