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It's easy to build a PC with known-to-work parts. And then it does work fine. Those parts are not particularly expensive either. I'm writing this from my 2nd H

by mantas 3y ago

It's easy to build a PC with known-to-work parts. And then it does work fine. Those parts are not particularly expensive either. I'm writing this from my 2nd Hackintosh. And hackintosh is my daily driver since 2013. Including for iOS development.

circuit10 3y ago
If you’re building a whole new PC then it is expensive for someone without much money
- mantas 3y ago
  No, it's not. You can easily build a cheap PC. You may be thinking about 1337 gamerz gang. When you're going cheap, there're lots and lots of ways to save. E.g. you can get a fancy box or you can re-use a two decades cheap box just fine. Or you can live without it entirely... Cheap old power unit will work fine as long as you don't want beefy GPU. It's easy to get hold of older generation CPU/motherboard too which will work just fine for hackintosh. And then get a tiny SSD for booting (or skip this step entirely) and use an old HDD for storage. Keyboard/mouse cost peanuts too if you ain't going fancy. Old smaller display is cheap too. Hackintosh-wise, CPU/motherboard is pretty much the only crucial part. Hardest part is to get wifi and bluetooth working. But you can skip that entirely to save money and headache. Personally I skipped it on my first hackintosh. Got it working during pandemics for shit and giggles though because a compatible part popped up in local ads. Now even airdrop and continuity works :)
  - circuit10 3y ago
    It’s expensive compared to what you should have to pay, which is nothing because you should be able to use your existing PC. Even the cheapest possible PC will be a lot of money for many people
    - mantas 3y ago
      If you already have a PC that isn't working for you, sell it and/or exchange parts as needed. You may want to check PC prices and how pretty poor countries are doing. It's no longer such a luxury as it was 20 years ago. Also, it's lame to assume that every manufacturer must make their products compatible with any OS.

by mantas 3y ago

circuit10 3y ago

If you’re building a whole new PC then it is expensive for someone without much money

mantas 3y ago
No, it's not. You can easily build a cheap PC. You may be thinking about 1337 gamerz gang. When you're going cheap, there're lots and lots of ways to save. E.g. you can get a fancy box or you can re-use a two decades cheap box just fine. Or you can live without it entirely... Cheap old power unit will work fine as long as you don't want beefy GPU. It's easy to get hold of older generation CPU/motherboard too which will work just fine for hackintosh. And then get a tiny SSD for booting (or skip this step entirely) and use an old HDD for storage. Keyboard/mouse cost peanuts too if you ain't going fancy. Old smaller display is cheap too. Hackintosh-wise, CPU/motherboard is pretty much the only crucial part. Hardest part is to get wifi and bluetooth working. But you can skip that entirely to save money and headache. Personally I skipped it on my first hackintosh. Got it working during pandemics for shit and giggles though because a compatible part popped up in local ads. Now even airdrop and continuity works :)
- circuit10 3y ago
  It’s expensive compared to what you should have to pay, which is nothing because you should be able to use your existing PC. Even the cheapest possible PC will be a lot of money for many people
  - mantas 3y ago
    If you already have a PC that isn't working for you, sell it and/or exchange parts as needed. You may want to check PC prices and how pretty poor countries are doing. It's no longer such a luxury as it was 20 years ago. Also, it's lame to assume that every manufacturer must make their products compatible with any OS.