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>Pretty much an Intel NUC with an i7. That's exactly what I'm thinking although Apple being Apple, base price will be $1,299 for the i5 version, storage and me

>Pretty much an Intel NUC with an i7. That's exactly what I'm thinking although Apple being Apple, base price will be $1,299 for the i5 version, storage and memory will be soldered on and marked up 200%. It'll still sell like hotcakes because the alternative is a hackintosh and the time of your average HN reader is dear enough it's just easier and arguably more sensible to spend the money unless you really want to spend the time fighting MacOS to run on non-Apple hardware.

cutler 8y ago
It's easy to find out which kit works these days. All that's left after that is half an hour's reading about MultiBeast and you're off to the races. I've been running a pair of Hackies as my main workstations for the last decade. Solid as a rock on a couple of Gigabyte EX58-UD5s.
- drivingmenuts 8y ago
  I've thought about building a Hackintosh, but the issues around having to put up with non-working hardware (sometimes WiFi, sometimes Bluetooth, etc.) is off-putting to me. I've reached the point where I think maybe the mid-2015 MacBook Pro Retina is the pinnacle of their development. While I could build something that functioned better in some areas, the overall package just wouldn't quite measure up.
  - cutler 8y ago
    I think it's useful to distinguish between desktop/workstation and laptop. I use a Macbook Pro alongside my Hackintosh workstations because there's a world of difference between Hackintosh laptops and workstations. The workstation hardware compatibility was nailed a long time ago but with laptops there was usually something you had to either replace or go without.
- pseudalopex 8y ago
  Do you install updates regularly? Do you use iMessage, Handoff, etc.? I've noticed that people who gave up their Hackintoshes often mention problems with those things. It seems like people who have had good experiences rarely mention them at all.
  - cutler 8y ago
    I'll admit I don't use some of the more esoteric features of OS X but, yes, I do install updates regularly. I test these on a cloned disk first but usually all that's required is to simply run the original MultiBeast configuration after installing the update and everything is back to normal. I will concede one thing I had to go without - sleep - but I don't find it matters on a workstation like it does on a laptop.

cutler 8y ago

It's easy to find out which kit works these days. All that's left after that is half an hour's reading about MultiBeast and you're off to the races. I've been running a pair of Hackies as my main workstations for the last decade. Solid as a rock on a couple of Gigabyte EX58-UD5s.

drivingmenuts 8y ago
I've thought about building a Hackintosh, but the issues around having to put up with non-working hardware (sometimes WiFi, sometimes Bluetooth, etc.) is off-putting to me. I've reached the point where I think maybe the mid-2015 MacBook Pro Retina is the pinnacle of their development. While I could build something that functioned better in some areas, the overall package just wouldn't quite measure up.
- cutler 8y ago
  I think it's useful to distinguish between desktop/workstation and laptop. I use a Macbook Pro alongside my Hackintosh workstations because there's a world of difference between Hackintosh laptops and workstations. The workstation hardware compatibility was nailed a long time ago but with laptops there was usually something you had to either replace or go without.
pseudalopex 8y ago
Do you install updates regularly? Do you use iMessage, Handoff, etc.? I've noticed that people who gave up their Hackintoshes often mention problems with those things. It seems like people who have had good experiences rarely mention them at all.
- cutler 8y ago
  I'll admit I don't use some of the more esoteric features of OS X but, yes, I do install updates regularly. I test these on a cloned disk first but usually all that's required is to simply run the original MultiBeast configuration after installing the update and everything is back to normal. I will concede one thing I had to go without - sleep - but I don't find it matters on a workstation like it does on a laptop.