"The EFI-X kit offers the ability to run Mac OS X Leopard without hacks"

[Drew]

Saw this on Macintouch today.

http://www.macintouch.com/reviews/efix/

[DaviDC.]

I know there are lots of 'ifs', but how cool would it be to have this work from the SC slot on a Dell mini?

[Panopticon]

Type11/Boot132, used to install a genuine 10.5 on a Dell Mini-9, uses an EFI {Extensible Firmware Interface} Boot image.
http://mydellmini.com/forum/howto-instal...t1106.html

With EFI, you use a Retail Leopard Install DVD, not a hacked torrent image file. Software Update, Time Machine, etc. will function properly.

[quote mydellmini.com -]
Known to not work (these happen in all methods right now):
Audio after wake
SD Card mounting after wake
After wake sometimes the 0 key is stuck simply hit a key on wake and it will stop, I just hit esc key after wake each time

[miK.]

Freakin' awesome.

I want a Hackintosh, and I don't want to build it myself or get it from Psystar. Sign me up!

[miK.]

(After some digging...)

That MacInTouch review was dated today, but was the pre-built kit scrapped 2 weeks ago? (12/12)
http://www.engadget.com/tag/efix

There's no mention of the "kit" on EFI-X's site either, only the USB dongle, and just discussion about
how to roll your own...

[guitarist]

Why run a great operating system on a crap machine? When the company that makes the OS makes better hardware than their competitors? Just to be in that teeny minority of hacker hobbyists? I suppose there must be a strand of true blue Dell worshipers that aren't getting satisfaction.

[guitarist]

Why run a great operating system on a crap machine? When the company that makes the OS makes better hardware than their competitors? Just to be in that teeny minority of hacker hobbyists? I suppose there must be a strand of devoted Dell worshipers that aren't getting satisfaction.

[miK.]

Why?

Because it's becoming less about "Apple style" and more about what
a growing niche of Apple customers want in a Mac: namely flexibility,
and upgrade-friendly options when it comes to swapping out components
like video cards. Apple keeps things like this locked down in the MacPro.
The options are few to none. "Better hardware" is a subjective term - I've
seen more modern macs fail lately than those from the late 90's. Not to say
all modern macs are unreliable, just stating that there is no absolute winner
when it comes to hardware reliability.

If I can get near-MacPro performance for $1000 less, and still run Leopard,
guess what? I'm in. I don't care what the case looks like, it'll be under the
desk anyway.

[incognegro]

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/efix-ma...,6690.html

[n-fin-it n-tro-p]

miK,

The problem with your argument is that the majority of the hackers are rolling into netbooks. Last I checked, those are pretty set in their components and not too upgradeable. I agree with your argument for yourself (and possibly me as well), but it isn't the reasoning for most of those who are hacking.