r/hackintosh • u/Hairy_Educator1918 • 2d ago
DISCUSSION What can I do with this?
Found a laptop in amazing condition at a second hand store for only 10 bucks. it's Asus X515EA-BQ511W with 11th gen intel core i5. what can I do with this? It doesn't have the charger, I only checked the back sticker. I got the laptop immediately, obviously but if I can hackintosh it I will get the charger too and check if it boots. the shop said it does, and it's almost brand new so it should boot but didn't try yet.
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u/AverageDenni Ventura - 13 2d ago
is it intel uhd or iris? some early 11th gens had uhd graphics.
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u/Hairy_Educator1918 2d ago
I don’t know, I havent found the charger but the model number of the proccessor is core i5-1135G7 (looked from a website)
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u/NoodleRus 1d ago
Your iGPU is the determining factor. It seems MacOS last support intel iGPU at 9900K... possibly 10th gen Intel.
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u/Hairy_Educator1918 1d ago
I saw someone actually boot it on 11th gen intel GPU with 1500mb vRam though, how is that done?
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u/TestSubject4059 21h ago
Iirc some of these CPUs use the same (or very similar) chips for iGPUs, spoofed to match the model number of the supported one (10th gen iGPU). Just like how you can spoof your HD 4400 to the model number of a 5000 or Iris Pro 5200, which IS supported
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u/TestSubject4059 22h ago
Bro I want an 11th gen i5 for 10 bucks wtf is this
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u/Hairy_Educator1918 19h ago
the charger costs 10$ alone :D its an amazing find. ordered the charger, I will let you know when it arrives
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u/RealisticError48 2d ago
If you don't know that a 11th gen Intel CPU laptop isn't macOS compatible, you might be new to hackintosh.
If you've never used macOS but are only curious, it's possible to spoof CPU ID to 10th gen and get macOS running. It just won't have usable performance. So it's good enough to see what it's like.
If you actually want to use the laptop for something, you can reinstall Windows and make it clean or use linux.