After only mild success with installing OS X on the TouchSmat IQ507 I’ve set my sights on yet another HP touch screen computer. This time the target is the TouchSmart tx2z tablet PC, which actually uses a true capacitive touch screen, instead of the IR based one in the TouchSmart IQ507.
Minor details aside, the tx2z should be arriving later this afternoon. I’ll post any progress I make.
This is just a concept, while the hardware should be compatible I cannot vouch for this as I haven’t built one yet. I am however planning on building one in the next few weeks after which I will post a full breakdown.
Case: Linkworld MicroATX Mini Tower with 430W Power Supply
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2L LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX
Processor: 2.2GHz Pentium E2200 (Dual Core)
Memory: Transcend JETRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE 250GB
Optical Drive: Lite-On 20X DVD±R DVD Burner
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The price of the above configuration comes to $297.94 (not including shipping and handling), you can of course save some money by switching to a slower processor, smaller hard drive, less memory, or downgrading to just a DVD drive. Also of note, this doesn’t include a licensed copy of Leopard, which adds a solid $119 to its pricetag.