To give some context to the question: I'm mostly thinking about Thinkpads (T4xx or X2xx series), then Latitudes, then HP EliteBooks. Something with a screen not larger than 14.1" because I would like it to be portable - I use public transport often and don't have a car (I'm legally blind).
I'm a programmer, currently I don't have a laptop and I decided I need something solid, but not mega powerful to use while on a train or visiting a customer, and refurbished business laptops seem really great choice. Even if it gets stolen while I'm on my way, it is cheap, anyway :D
And while on it, I decided that it would be great to pick a Hackintosh-friendly refurbished option. My main Mac is at my office, but I sometimes work from home on a powerful (i7-7700) Windows PC and there are occasions when I need to ASAP debug some iOS app, which cannot be run in a simulator because of its Bluetooth etc. hardware limitations.
Until Sierra, I could do some quick-n-dirty debugging on a virtual machine, but now my iPhone with iOS 10.3 just won't connect to a Sierra VM, and from the Internet searches I found out that virtual USB device redirection does not work any more for some devices together with Sierra.
So, screen resolution or dedicated graphics is not important for me; I just need something to dual boot Windows (mostly) and Hackintosh (sometimes). I only need to be sure that Sierra sees my iPhone connected to the device and that I can use XCode on the machine, and that's it, no gaming, no video editing etc. heavy stuff.
What is your experience with older business class laptops? Which ones are good for Hackintoshes, especially Sierra with full USB 2 support?
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