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There are plenty of nice looking PC cases out there these days. I'm hoping to build a Hackintosh into an NZXT Manta case [0] (the windowless, matte black one) s
by vosper 9y ago
There are plenty of nice looking PC cases out there these days. I'm hoping to build a Hackintosh into an NZXT Manta case [0] (the windowless, matte black one) so that I can have practical, flexible, pretty, and quiet
[0] https://www.nzxt.com/products/manta-matte-black-windowless https://www.nzxt.com/products/manta-matte-black-windowless
- maxxxxx 9y agoNothing wrong with pretty. The problem with Apple these days seems to be that they compromise extensibility for prettiness.
- nas 9y agoI think their real target market is no longer pros. The pros are vastly outnumbered by people with a lot a money that will buy the latest shiny thing Apple puts out. As a company strategy to make the most money, its smart. If you are a pro looking for a serious work computer, Macs are just not very compelling.
- maxxxxx 9y agoYou are probably right but I think that's pretty shortsighted. I think one of the main reasons for the rise of the Macbooks was the fact that suddenly a lot of developers started using them. Once developers start moving away from Mac their ecosystem will hurt a lot.
- vosper 9y agoAbsolutely - and OSX is still the king of HiDPI compatibility, along with some other niceties. That's why I think a Hackintosh is the way to go - though it's a lot of work to build your own machine. If I had the skill and time I'd start selling compact PCs with hardware that just happened to be compatible with OSX. Might be a small market, but I think it's there.
- maxxxxx 9y agoA "Certified for Hackintosh" product line could sell pretty well for developers. Or being able to run a Hackintosh as VM in Linux. You probably would need a good lawyer though.