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I've never heard of leasing but $20 month is a steal. At $20/month, it would take 7.5 years to pay off a $1800 laptop. If you are leasing in that time you wou
by giarc 10y ago
I've never heard of leasing but $20 month is a steal. At $20/month, it would take 7.5 years to pay off a $1800 laptop. If you are leasing in that time you would have upgraded a few times.
- mdorazio 10y agoYou don't get root access or a dedicated server, but it is an option: http://www.macincloud.com/pricing/compare http://www.macincloud.com/pricing/compare
- zootam 10y agohave you looked into hackintoshing?
- derefr 10y agoI would note that, if you want to Mackintosh specifically for the sake of compiling OSX/iOS executables, it's far easier to set up a computer to run a bare-metal hypervisor that knows how to run OSX virtual machines (e.g. VMWare ESXi), than it is to directly set up the same computer to run OSX directly. (Source: did both over the last month.)
- kybernetyk 10y agoIIRC I had "build platform nut supported" errors coming back from iTunes Connect when I tried submitting a build from my Hackintosh. I guess Apple can detect if you're running on a Hackintosh. For example Netflix won't play on my Hackintosh without installing Silverlight. Invalid DRM keys or something.
- mdorazio 10y agoYes, I did. As others have pointed out, that tends to go poorly if you plan to actually develop, test, and publish OSX or iOS apps for a few reasons. I've read reports of some people getting it to work, but it's generally a hugely painful process and tends to break whenever there's an update.
- giarc 10y agoMy mistake - I thought the leasing program was for a physical machine. Still an interesting option.
- copperx 10y agoImagine being able to lease such a machine for $20/mo ...