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2. Nah, in numbers you can have multiple tables within a tab. Perfect for what I use it for. 3. Ah yes, I didn't think of external HDD. That could work. 3. What about for movie database and editing, what do you recommend as an alternate to iMovie? Trying to extricate my database could be a pain.

1) Already running a hackintosh - encryption doesn't work 2) I like numbers because I can have multiple tables on a single page, and can rearrange those tables easily 3) Wasn't aware you can change the HD in an iMac, but it sounds like a pain in the neck 4) Cheers for the lightroom recommendation - will check it out. I like Apple's "Photos" app due to it's sorting and organisation features, not importing duplicates etc etc

I’ve been thinking about moving away from Mac - but need some assistance with software replacements. I currently have a MacBook Air, iPhone X, and a i5 7600/GTX1080/16GB/X34 PC, which runs both windows and a hackintosh (on a separate hard drive). My dilemma is, I really love: the photos app, numbers, how easy encryption and backup is, and the overall macOS experience, but I don’t want to drop $4k on an iMac - much better value with a PC, including being able to upgrade/replace parts myself. I have a large number of family photos (25,000), along with a lot of videos (1TB all up). I have an irrational fear of our private family photos falling into criminal hands should we be ever broken into, or losing them altogether. My current workflow is to keep them all on an encrypted external hard drive (17 digit passcode), then copy that library to another external hard drive which is kept off site. I thought the hackintosh would be the perfect solution, but it doesn’t allow me to encrypt and having to constantly work to get updates working would drive me nuts. Options: -Try to find windows software that can do the same job as photos and numbers (I’ve used both excel and google sheets, neither can have individual tables within a sheet like numbers) - recommendations? -splash out and spend $4k on an iMac - but expensive, no upgradability, no user replaceable parts, and a second desktop would cost me valuable space, and a 3TB drive limit -keep using my external hard drives via my MBA TIA