Apple Fan Creates his Own Mac Netbook

[Joe Johaneman]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.notebooks.com/2008/11/12/macbook-nano-unofficial-apple-osx-netbook/' target='_blank'>http://www.notebooks.com/2008/11/12...le-osx-netbook/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Here are some pics of two MacBook Nano netbooks, which started life as a pair of MSI Winds. An Apple fanboy and his son applied a couple of stickers, stamped &ldquo;MacBook Nano&rdquo; on the bezel and installed OSX Leopard to complete the transformation."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1226960181.usr105505.jpg" border="1" alt="Fake MacBook Nano" /></p><p>These MacBook Nanos look pretty good, almost genuine and if Apple was going to do a netbook, it might look something like this.&nbsp; Given that Steve Jobs considers netbooks a nascent market, I doubt we'll see official MacBook Nanos anytime soon.&nbsp; Still, it's great to get a look at what a possible Mac netbook would look like.&nbsp; If I had need of a netbook, I would definitely buy something that looked like this that ran OS X.&nbsp; Anyone else wishing Apple would pull the trigger on a new MacBook Nano?</p>

[Jason Dunn]

I thought this was supremely cool when I read about it - it looks great!

[Vincent Ferrari]

I thought this was supremely cool when I read about it - it looks great!

Don't you still have a Wind?

And aren't there all kinds of Macintel distros out there you can just plop onto it?

Hmmmmm...:p

[Jason Dunn]

Don't you still have a Wind? And aren't there all kinds of Macintel distros out there you can just plop onto it?

Yup. And yes, I've pondered buying a copy of OS X and just playing with it...but I have so many other things that need doing that I haven't gotten around to trying it out. I also have little patience for long and complex hacks, which seem to be what is required to get OS X working on it.

[Macguy59]

I've been trying to get my hands on one of these. It's not that difficult to install OS X on a Wind. Need to upgrade the memory to 2GB, replace the internal wireless card (with one OS X recognizes) and get your hands on the modified Leopard install DVD for MSI Wind.