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Hot Pink · 27th Oct 2011, 11:52 AM

I'm looking to buy both Mac OS X Lion and Windows 7 for my new computer. I've never had a dual-boot system before, let alone personally owned Mac software, and I don't know if I need to buy Snow Leopard in order to install Lion. Lion is only $30, so it makes me wonder if the one on the Apple Store is simply the upgrade version. Can someone help me, please? Thanks!

someguy · 27th Oct 2011, 03:27 PM

Well you would need to get a copy of Snow Leopard first, don't get the upgrade disc either. The copy of Lion they are selling are only upgrade versions. You should do some Google searches on hackintosh too.

reallyrandomguy · 27th Oct 2011, 09:52 PM

Honestly, it depends on the computer. Macs have Boot Camp, so you can switch between the two. I'm not much of a PC person, so I'm not sure if there's a Windows equivalent.

It might be easier to Google how to do it, as someguy said. I personally have never built a hackintosh (let alone a PC), but if you just Google "hackintosh," the first couple links look like they are reliable sources.

Hope this helps, and good luck!

someguy · 27th Oct 2011, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reallyrandomguy

Honestly, it depends on the computer. Macs have Boot Camp, so you can switch between the two. I'm not much of a PC person, so I'm not sure if there's a Windows equivalent.

The ability to dual boot or multi boot has been around for the last 20 or so years, the abilities of Boot Camp isn't anything new to the computing world.

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Make sure you look at some HW compatibility lists before you purchase anything. There are also patched kernels out there to look into for better compatibility, you don't always have to run a vanilla Mac OS X kernel.

djt820 · 27th Oct 2011, 11:13 PM

Hackintosh, as its been said.

/thread

adam88 · 28th Oct 2011, 05:18 AM

Yeah, Hackintosh. Boot Camp, however, means it's easier for a non-techie to install windows on a Mac than it is for them to install OSX on a PC - this is the direction I went when I got upgrade-itis concerning my Macbook Pro 13".

New RAM, new Seagate 500GB hybrid HD, new Windows 7 64-bit install.

Hot Pink · 28th Oct 2011, 11:09 AM

Macs are a bit out of my price range, plus I want more horse power than Macs offer. I'll look into Hackintosh a bit more. Seems like I might need one of my friends who are more versed with advanced things like this handle installing it. Hopefully by the time I build it, Mac OS X Lion will have resolved its issues with Nvidia GTX 500 Series cards.

Kenko · 2nd Nov 2011, 03:00 PM

If you want to dual boot, the smoothest option is to buy a Mac and dual boot.

Hackintosh is not for the faint of heart.

Hot Pink · 2nd Nov 2011, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenko

If you want to dual boot, the smoothest option is to buy a Mac and dual boot.

Hackintosh is not for the faint of heart.

One of my friends has done it on multiple occassions and he said he'd do it for me. He says it's fairly simple, it just takes a long time, but simple for him may be difficult for me. That's why he's doing it. lol

someguy · 2nd Nov 2011, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenko

If you want to dual boot, the smoothest option is to buy a Mac and dual boot.

Hackintosh is not for the faint of heart.

Its rather simple to set up, I have done it the past. Its like installing Windows or Linux.

27th Oct 2011, 11:52 AM	#1
Hot Pink EC Addict Full Member Gender: Transsexual: MtF Orientation: Panromantic Lesbian Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Minnesota, USA Age: 27 Posts: 622 Join Date: Apr 2011	Mac OS X Lion on PC I'm looking to buy both Mac OS X Lion and Windows 7 for my new computer. I've never had a dual-boot system before, let alone personally owned Mac software, and I don't know if I need to buy Snow Leopard in order to install Lion. Lion is only $30, so it makes me wonder if the one on the Apple Store is simply the upgrade version. Can someone help me, please? Thanks! __________________ Pffffffft...

27th Oct 2011, 03:27 PM	#2
someguy Member Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: My mum and a few friends. Location: Melbourne, Australia. Age: 20 Posts: 44 Join Date: Aug 2011	Re: Mac OS X Lion on PC Well you would need to get a copy of Snow Leopard first, don't get the upgrade disc either. The copy of Lion they are selling are only upgrade versions. You should do some Google searches on hackintosh too.

27th Oct 2011, 09:52 PM	#3
reallyrandomguy Member Regular Member Gender: Gender: Meh. Sex: Male. Orientation: I like boys. Out Status: The 'rents, friends, and anyone who asks. Location: San Francisco Bay Area Age: 18 Posts: 30 Join Date: Oct 2010	Re: Mac OS X Lion on PC Honestly, it depends on the computer. Macs have Boot Camp, so you can switch between the two. I'm not much of a PC person, so I'm not sure if there's a Windows equivalent. It might be easier to Google how to do it, as someguy said. I personally have never built a hackintosh (let alone a PC), but if you just Google "hackintosh," the first couple links look like they are reliable sources. Hope this helps, and good luck! Last edited by reallyrandomguy; 27th Oct 2011 at 09:57 PM.. Reason: Misread the title, error in content

27th Oct 2011, 11:13 PM	#5
djt820 Brutally Honest Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: DICKS EVERYWHERE Out Status: Like A Cock Slapping Your Face Kind-of Out. Location: SoCal Age: 19 Posts: 1,282 Join Date: Feb 2009	Re: Mac OS X Lion on PC Hackintosh, as its been said. /thread __________________

28th Oct 2011, 05:18 AM	#6
adam88 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Pansexual. Or bi. Same thing. Out Status: Yes. Location: Toronto, Canada Age: 30 Posts: 799 Join Date: Nov 2009	Re: Mac OS X Lion on PC Yeah, Hackintosh. Boot Camp, however, means it's easier for a non-techie to install windows on a Mac than it is for them to install OSX on a PC - this is the direction I went when I got upgrade-itis concerning my Macbook Pro 13". New RAM, new Seagate 500GB hybrid HD, new Windows 7 64-bit install. __________________ --Brendan A coming out is never late, Frodo Baggins. Nor is it early. You come out precisely when you mean to. -not Gandalf

28th Oct 2011, 11:09 AM	#7
Hot Pink EC Addict Full Member Gender: Transsexual: MtF Orientation: Panromantic Lesbian Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Minnesota, USA Age: 27 Posts: 622 Join Date: Apr 2011	Re: Mac OS X Lion on PC Macs are a bit out of my price range, plus I want more horse power than Macs offer. I'll look into Hackintosh a bit more. Seems like I might need one of my friends who are more versed with advanced things like this handle installing it. Hopefully by the time I build it, Mac OS X Lion will have resolved its issues with Nvidia GTX 500 Series cards. __________________ Pffffffft...

2nd Nov 2011, 03:00 PM	#8
Kenko EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: A few friends + parents Location: Canada Age: 26 Posts: 1,407 Join Date: Jan 2007	Re: Mac OS X Lion on PC If you want to dual boot, the smoothest option is to buy a Mac and dual boot. Hackintosh is not for the faint of heart. __________________ Some of us are at different harmonics, but we all have the same fundamental frequency.

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