I've tried Windows 7, various Linux distros, and yes Mac OSX Snow leopard is somewhere between the two - with a bit more polish than either (and is basically linux, so you get a bash shell, programming tools, and all that great stuff)
I bought the Mini 10 on ebay for around £180, and yes, I did buy OSX (family pack)
I admit it, I like the "hack" part of the hackintosh the most, but it is nice to use OSX, and the Mini 10v works great with it. Also, it is a great way to learn OSX without shelling out £900.
I customised my Dell Mini 10. I would definitely recommend the Dell Mini 10 memory upgrade (which is a hack in itself, and not for the faint-hearted, due to the deliberate "upgradeability throttling" of some of these netbooks) Also, I designed and ordered a custom decal, which has given it an extra something that I think is well worth the £20.
My recipe:
- Dell Mini 10v, ebay, around £180-£200
- Mac OSX Snow Leopard, ebay £80
- Memory upgrade to 2GB, ebay, around £40
- An external DVD drive, £35
- Avery skin decal, Avery website, £20
- An 8GB flash drive, £10
- iATKOS 7, bit-torrent
- Netbookinstaller
- Patience
Total = £365 ish
Top tip: You can build this Hackintosh without a Mac, just put the iATKOS on first, then build the flash drive from there, and reinstall from that.
