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Super cheap (<$200 CAD) Hackintosh SFF / mini PC

Any recommendation for a super cheap mini PC that works well enough with Hackintosh?

 

And yes, I expect used stuff, and I'm open to just parts themselves (i.e. no SSD, RAM, etc.), or any good deals out there.

 

I just want something that performs better than a 2014 8GB Mac Mini without breaking bank.

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On 8/9/2023 at 5:20 AM, YamiYukiSenpai said:

Any recommendation for a super cheap mini PC that works well enough with Hackintosh?

 

And yes, I expect used stuff, and I'm open to just parts themselves (i.e. no SSD, RAM, etc.), or any good deals out there.

 

I just want something that performs better than a 2014 8GB Mac Mini without breaking bank.

I don't see its worth it when you could get an M1 Mac Mini and all future software is going to be optimised for Apple Silicon.

No doubt x86 MacOS is going to be deprecated for future software at some point too, plus you avoid the hassle of having to keep hacking new OS versions to make them work.

Personally I hate MacOS, I put Linux on my M1 Mac Mini, but I'm sure you have your reasons.

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