The Dell Mini 10v works extremely well with Mac OS X, Snow Leopard and is an excellent hackintosh laptop. All the hardware components in this laptop works with Mac OS X. Most importantly, installing Mac OS X on this laptop is a straightforward process with minimum hacking required. Overall, it’s a great laptop for those who are looking to build their own hackintosh laptop.
Technical Specs (Standard)
- Processor: Intel Atom N280 (1.66GHz/667MHz FSB/512K L2Cache)
- Memory: 1GB DDR2 SDRAM (Supports up to 2GB RAM)
- Hard Drive: 160GB 5400RPM SATA
- Display: 10.1″ Widescreen 1024×600 WSVGA (WLED)
- Video Card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
- Wifi: Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g or 1510 802.11g/n
- Webcam: 1.3MP
- Bluetooth: 2.1+EDR
- Card Reader: 3-in-1 SD/MMC/MS
- USB Port: 2 USB and 1 Power USB
- Audio: Main Speakers 2 x 1.0 W and integrated mic, Audio jacks (1 line-out, 1 mic-in)
- Integrated network connector 10/100 LAN
- VGA Connector
- Dimensions: Width 10.26″, Depth 7.19″, Height 1.0-1.1″
- Starting weight: 2.5 lbs with 3 cell battery, 2.9 lbs with 6 cell battery
How to install Mac OS X
The easiest way is to follow the guides at http://osx.mechdrew.com/guides/.
Gizmodo has an excellent installation guide with plenty of screenshots and photos at How To: Hackintosh a Dell Mini 10v Into the Ultimate Snow Leopard Netbook.
Youtube Videos
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Dell Mini 10v Hackintosh Owners
Forums
- myDELLMINI.com – http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/
hi, i am planning to buy dell mini 10
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Computers/Laptops/Laptops/HP/auction-273737912.htm
this is dell mini 10 right?? that can be like mac book? i need to turn this into MAC so i can work on logic 9 studios. do you think it will run well? or should i upgrade the ram? thanks for you help from New Zealand!
Hi Thomas,
The laptop in trademe is a HP laptop, not a Dell. I think Logic 9 Studios will run poorly on a Netbook. Netbook CPUs are not meant for heavy duty processing work. You’re better off getting an iMac for that kind of work.
Will a Dell Mini 10v with Atom® N450 work?
From what I’ve read about the Dell Mini with Atom N450, it looks like it’s not a good choice for a hackintosh netbook.
http://www.meklort.com/?p=173
http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/general-mac-os-x-discussion/17549-dell-mini-1012-os-x.html
I inadvertently installed an i tunes update on my dell based hackintosh- major error! It now boots to the OSX/Boot camp choice point, will still boot to XP prof., but dies if i try to boot the rest of the way to OSX. WHat can I do to fix this?
Jay, I saw the iTunes and 10.6.4 update the other day. I unchecked the 10.6.4 update and just updated iTunes. Everything works great on my Dell Mini 10v. I think it’s not the iTunes update that killed your Mac setup. It’s the 10.6.4 update. You can check out http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/general-mac-os-x-discussion/21481-official-mac-os-x-10-6-4-update-thread.html for info on what you can do to fix the problem.
I just found out there is no Dell mini 10v for sale in China. There is only Dell mini 10 for sale. Will dell mini 10 works perfectly with Mac OS X?
From what I read in http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/general-mac-os-x-discussion/14877-dell-mini-10-meet-snow-leopard.html , it looks like the mini 10 may not work perfectly with Mac OS X.
hi victor , can you give me an definitive guide for hack, a dell mini 10v
with bios version 06 and snow leopard 10.6.2, i hear that is most difficult hack this version of os x, because it not gives support to the atom processor .
i will apreciate your help.
hi krhis, you can get the installation guide for the mini 10v from http://osx.mechdrew.com/guides/.