With the recent update from Apple for Mac OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard, it prevented netbooks from running the Operating System. Users with hackintosh netbooks were advised to not update in order to continue running Snow Leopard. Thankfully a patch has now been released allowing hackintosh users to update their machines. The patch has been posted over at the InsanelyMac forums and has been tested over the past week and confirmed working. MacObserver also note, that when an update is released from Apple, it’s wise not to upgrade immediately but, rather wait for a patch to come out.

So finally Apple realized that Hackintoshes or those netbooks running with Apple’s Mac OS X, are actually illegal and should be put to a halt. So in its next Leopard update, the MAC OS X will no longer run on machines loaded with Intel Atom processors.

So, if you’re running a Hackintosh netbook you might want to avoid upgrading to the latest build of the OS X to avoid rendering your netbook immobile due to this current development.

This puts the question whether Apple is gearing up for the release of the Apple Tablet which will most likely compete with netbooks or Apple doesn’t really like netbooks.

via PCWorld

Boing Boing’s handy Mac OS X netbook compatibility chart has just been updated to include the Lenovo IdeaPad S10 as one of the best units to get for a little Hackintoshing. Boing Boing confirms that the S10 now works with Mac OS X, and about the only things not quite fixed yet are its Ethernet port and sleep (a common problem with other netbooks/Hackintosh setups). So if you’ve been eyeing a new netbook to turn into a Hackintosh, there’s one more to add to your list of, “oooh, which one do I buy?”.

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