[jcia]

Hi All,

I am new to this forum, but would like advice from you guys, I am looking to buy a Dell Mini 10 from the German Store

Inspiron Mini*10-Netbook: Produktdetails | Dell Deutschland

but I want to make sure that I am able to install OS X on it. I've read that the US Dell Mini 10 is not compatible due to the Graphics card is this right?

US site: Dell Mini 10 & Mini 10v Netbook Product Details | Dell

So in the German store there is no Mini 10 and Mini 10v, just mini 10 but apparently with many of the specs of the Mini 10v, but what throws me off is the graphics card that show under specs. I'll tell you why:

If you go to the link that I posted you'll see that under specs it states that it has a Integrierter Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 but after going through the process of personalizing it, it show as the graphics card this: Integrierte Intel® NM10 Express Grafikkarte, I don't know if these are the same but with different names.

Ok if it has the NM10 it means that it has a newer chipset than the Mini 10v according to Intel's site

Intel NM10 Express Chipset - Overview

"1 17x17mm Intel® NM10 Chipset is 85% smaller than the prior generation Intel® 945GC chipset with 34x34mm GMCH and 31x31mm ICH7."

What I would like to know is if this graphics card is compatible to install OS X on it. How to tell?

If it is the Integrierter Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3150, the same question, how to know it is compatible.

Why do you think it shows diffent Graphics Card configuration once the process to buy it is finished?

Thanks for all your help, and hopefully here on the forums I will find a lot of answers to my questions once I get the Mini.

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Also, does the WLAN work on this netbook? according to this:

Mac OS X Netbook Compatibility Chart (Updated July 2009) | Boing Boing Gadgets

The 10v doesn't have WLAN support. Thanks again.

[minimalpc]

Originally Posted by jcia

Hi All,

I am new to this forum, but would like advice from you guys, I am looking to buy a Dell Mini 10 from the German Store

Inspiron Mini*10-Netbook: Produktdetails | Dell Deutschland

but I want to make sure that I am able to install OS X on it. I've read that the US Dell Mini 10 is not compatible due to the Graphics card is this right?

The item you linked above is actually a new product just released. It is the Mini 1012. (the original Mini 10 is the 1010 and the 10v is the 1011). It is unclear at this time whether it will run OS X but is believed it will. There is a separate forum here where these discussions about the 1012 are ongoing.

Also, does the WLAN work on this netbook? according to this:

Mac OS X Netbook Compatibility Chart (Updated July 2009) | Boing Boing Gadgets

The 10v doesn't have WLAN support. Thanks again.

The 10v most certainly does include wireless LAN (WLAN) hardware that works in at least Windows, OS X, and Linux. That is just what people typically think of as wireless (e.g. 802.11b/g). The standard 10v configuration does not come with wireless WAN (WWAN) hardware (this is basically 3G wireless data via a cellular provider), but you can get it by paying extra. I don't have it and don't know to what extent OS X supports it.