Hackintosh VS buying a mac prebuilt

[Darkinstinct]

A friend is considering buying a Mac desktop and I was wondering if it wouldn’t be better to just build him a hackintosh than let him shell out money on a mac straight from apple.

I ask because I have built plenty of PC's but they have always been for windows, He works with music and was looking to get a new computer because his current one is "past its prime" when he mentioned it to me so I thought I would try the forums and see if I could help him out.

[Snickerzz]

There are some excellent build guides for getting hackintoshes working with ease. Though they can be tricky to get to work and aren't garanteed to work with the next version of OSX. They also don't have all of the functionality as a real mac, such as messages. 

 

here is a site that will benefit you  

 

http://www.tonymacx86.com/building-customac-buyers-guide-january-2015.html

[Enderman]

why does it need to be OSX?

There are plenty of great music production tools on windows.

[Mushious]

... kernel panics.

 

Hackintosh is super easy to do, if you really want/need to. Just make sure your chosen hardware is compatible before you buy it.

[stconquest]

why does it need to be OSX?

There are plenty of great music production tools on windows.

 

OSX is a better platform to work on as it uses fewer resources than windows... I think.  If you are not gaming on the PC, or do not have dual boot options (which you should do... One windows boot, one OSX) then OSX might yield better performance.

 

Oh, you will get better hardware if you build a "Mac", then what they offer... there is no arguing that.  Save your money.

[Just The Tips]

Hackintosh. You also get so much satisfication from doing it.

[SImoHayha]

A friend is considering buying a Mac desktop and I was wondering if it wouldn’t be better to just build him a hackintosh than let him shell out money on a mac straight from apple.

I ask because I have built plenty of PC's but they have always been for windows, He works with music and was looking to get a new computer because his current one is "past its prime" when he mentioned it to me so I thought I would try the forums and see if I could help him out.

He could easily build a PC, there are plenty of music maker programs personally I use fruity loops mixed with audacity

[Enderman]

OSX is a better platform to work on as it uses fewer resources than windows... I think.  If you are not gaming on the PC, or do not have dual boot options (which you should do... One windows boot, one OSX) then OSX might yield better performance.

The resource difference between the two operating systems is not going to make a difference in your workflow. What really dictates your performance is the hardware you use and how "clean" you keep your system.

If someone needs all possible resources they would use linux not OSX.

[Peter Vaughan Truslow]

A friend is considering buying a Mac desktop and I was wondering if it wouldn’t be better to just build him a hackintosh than let him shell out money on a mac straight from apple.

I ask because I have built plenty of PC's but they have always been for windows, He works with music and was looking to get a new computer because his current one is "past its prime" when he mentioned it to me so I thought I would try the forums and see if I could help him out.

if it is a tool of his income and not just a toy to play with, buy a mac. 

hackintosh is cool and all, but when you actually need a computer to work, a hacked together OS simply doesn't sound like a good idea.

[stconquest]

The resource difference between the two operating systems is not going to make a difference in your workflow. What really dictates your performance is the hardware you use and how "clean" you keep your system.

If someone needs all possible resources they would use linux not OSX.

 

I have not really delved into it, but... If an OS is better optimized for workflow by being able to utilize more of the hardware resources... would your work not be served better/faster by your hardware?

[Darkinstinct]

why does it need to be OSX?

There are plenty of great music production tools on windows.

 

 

He could easily build a PC, there are plenty of music maker programs personally I use fruity loops mixed with audacity

 

 

The resource difference between the two operating systems is not going to make a difference in your workflow. What really dictates your performance is the hardware you use and how "clean" you keep your system.

If someone needs all possible resources they would use linux not OSX.

he works at a company where everything is an APPLE product, personally I tried to talk him into windows because I will always be able to help him with it but he "loves" OS X because he works with it every day lol

[Darkinstinct]

if it is a tool of his income and not just a toy to play with, buy a mac. 

hackintosh is cool and all, but when you actually need a computer to work, a hacked together OS simply doesn't sound like a good idea.

 

 

Hackintosh. You also get so much satisfication from doing it.

 

 

... kernel panics.

 

Hackintosh is super easy to do, if you really want/need to. Just make sure your chosen hardware is compatible before you buy it.

That is what I’m starting to notice, compatibility is an issue and I keep hearing things about it being a pain to keep it working in the long run... if this thing is going to be useless in a year because of compatibility then he is just going to spend the money on a mac. I was hoping to be able to build it for him to get a better value for his dollar and keep it working like I do for all my friends computers.

[Darkinstinct]

There are some excellent build guides for getting hackintoshes working with ease. Though they can be tricky to get to work and aren't garanteed to work with the next version of OSX. They also don't have all of the functionality as a real mac, such as messages. 

 

here is a site that will benefit you

 

http://www.tonymacx86.com/building-customac-buyers-guide-january-2015.html

wow this page is amazing, thank you

[A bottleneck of Coke]

It's a midfield if you wanna dual boot Mac and Windows it's a mindfield of boot commands, clover and all the other craps involved, the damn drivers and stuff sometimes when I boot into mac the sound simply doesn't work and sometimes it does for no reason no change if you wannna deal with the hassle go ahead

[A bottleneck of Coke]

MARK MY WORDS!

[Mushious]

It's a midfield if you wanna dual boot Mac and Windows it's a mindfield of boot commands, clover and all the other craps involved, the damn drivers and stuff sometimes when I boot into mac the sound simply doesn't work and sometimes it does for no reason no change if you wannna deal with the hassle go ahead

 

Eh, Chameleon deals with 90% of those issues.

[Darkinstinct]

Eh, Chameleon deals with 90% of those issues.

chameleon?

[Mushious]

chameleon?

Really good OSX bootloader.