Google’s Cr-48 Laptops Are Now Hackintoshable

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Google’s new Cr-48 laptop is supposed to usher in the future of cloud-based operating systems thanks to the search giant’s own Chrome OS, but surprise surprise: a computer made for early developers to hack to their hearts content ends up being Hackintoshable. It’s apparently a lot of work, but honestly, it seems appropriate in a way: the Cr-48 always channeled a lot of the elegance of the old black plastic MacBook, and it’s nice to see a doppelganger of the old girl live again.

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