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- ender52, on 11/14/2007, -13/+141Hackintoshes make baby Jobs cry...
- internjack, on 11/14/2007, -8/+119Now this is the kind of "How to" I like to read!
Thx mklopez. - MikeCerm, on 11/14/2007, -3/+79For $800 you could build a Quad-core Hackintosh with 2GB of RAM. Just sayin'. If you wanted a similarly powerful Mac, you'd need a $2500 Mac Pro. Some people can't afford that. If the alternative is to spend an extra 2 hours getting your Hackintosh up and running, that's probably pretty appealing.
- logicalnoise, on 11/14/2007, -21/+75600 for whats in the mac mini is insulting.
- SeBBBe, on 11/14/2007, -3/+48No offense, but the stock MacBooks and Mac Minis have crappy specs. The PC built here has 2.2GHz C2D, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB hdd and a 7300GT, which are some pretty good specs. That said, the description might be kinda inaccurate in a way, yes (the whole "cant afford"-bit).
- zorlok, on 11/14/2007, -48/+91You can buy a real Mac mini for $599 or a Macbook for $1099 direct from Apple (cheaper if you buy from Amazon and use their rebates) that includes a Legal copy of Leopard. You can have a totally legal real Apple with Leopard for less than $800.
- tnoy, on 11/14/2007, -1/+44Use the Apple keyboard, set up some kind of keyboard shortcut, or press the little eject button that is on every generic CD/DVD.
- mjaleo, on 11/14/2007, -6/+41Be warned that it can be fragile. I had to update a few kexts to get it to run correctly, and after the power went out and my UPS died so the machine was simply powered down without shutting down, I was unable to boot back into Leopard. Wouldn't have happened on a real mac. YMMV.
- Roger, on 11/14/2007, -4/+38$800 is a bit much.
A fast Hackintosh for less than $500 would be more interesting and probably not that hard to find. - 0xFEEDFACE, on 11/14/2007, -1/+31Damn. Now not only do people complain that Macs are expensive -- they complain that the *imitations* of Macs are expensive. :-D
- rebornempowered, on 11/14/2007, -12/+40Can you people even read?
Look at his wishlist on New Egg that will explain why it is $800.
$150 for a case
$180 for the MOBO with built in WiFi.
Plus he put in 4 GB of RAM.
I could put together a system skimping on the MOBO, processor, and case and probably be in below $500.
Yet you compare a $1100 iMac to a build with 4 GB of RAM.
An iMac from Apple with 4 GB of RAM and a 500 GB HD (with a slower processor) costs almost $2200. - bsonline, on 11/14/2007, -4/+32I don't have a "Legal copy" of Windows, why would I want a "Legal copy" of Leopard?
- CrossfireCurt, on 11/14/2007, -10/+37Lifehacker has some of the best stuff. Thanks a ton!
- RapeApe, on 11/14/2007, -4/+30So your new iMac also has a 500 GB hard drive and 4 GB of RAM? Of course he didn't include the cost of Leopard cause it's free. Maybe if Apple allowed him to install it on his own rig he might have forked over some cash.
- basic0, on 11/14/2007, -65/+90Y'know, a Mac Mini is less than $800...just sayin'...
- PtoS382, on 11/14/2007, -24/+48But the point is Mac Minis suck. This computer has the performance
- seattle98104, on 11/14/2007, -11/+34That word, literally, I do not think it means what you think it means
- logicalnoise, on 11/14/2007, -16/+39which should only be worth around 400-500 but in the end you pay the apple tax.
- plarp, on 11/14/2007, -18/+40legal notice from apple in.. 3..2..1
- inactive, on 11/14/2007, -4/+25All you people saying that you can get a real mac for the same money are just ignoring the fact that the specs are not going to be anywhere close.
- logandurand, on 11/14/2007, -0/+21If you were to step outside of your bubble for a moment and head on over to a hardware site or store, you would find that $800 will buy you some great hardware. It's even better if you already own a case and/or PSU. Just because Apple, Dell, and the like charge you over a thousand dollars for a computer doesn't mean it's worth that much.
- waterdrop, on 11/14/2007, -10/+30Sure you could buy a Mac for $800, but it would not have near the specs and upgrade ability of this $800 build.
- Lewie, on 11/14/2007, -0/+20I already have a monitor. Because, when I get rid of my current computer, I don't have to throw the monitor out with it.
- stevealford, on 11/14/2007, -5/+24Does a default iMac have 4 gigs of RAM? How about any of the other specs from this config except the video card?
- missingnoh4x, on 11/14/2007, -12/+31When it comes to assembling your own machine for a different operating system, just go with Linux.
- hexydes, on 11/14/2007, -0/+18This is, quite simply, the only comment that needs to be dugg up in this entire page. Some people like OS X, and are willing to pay more to get it from Apple. Some people like OS X, know about computers, evaluated the parts, found that you can buy everything off the shelf and build one for 1/2 as much, and choose that route.
This is not meant for the masses, it is meant for those that know how to do it, want to use OS X, and don't want to pay a premium to Apple. - Po0py, on 11/14/2007, -4/+21This is cool and everything and I'm seriously thinking of giving it a go just for the hell of it, but most people who do try it say that it is not a viable option for everyday computer use.
- logicalnoise, on 11/14/2007, -1/+18and it's still too much for the components included.
- tnoy, on 11/14/2007, -2/+18For those of you who are going to be daring enough to try this, be warned it can be very picky with hardware. You cannot assume all Core 2 motherboards will work. You can run into issues with some, for example some 965 based boards with a Marvell or JMicron PATA chipsets are spotty at best. Your success might be better with Leopard, but I wouldn't expect it.
Best to check the HCL derived by osx86project.org, http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/HCL_10 ... - inactive, on 11/14/2007, -3/+19and nowhere near the same specs.
- banmaster, on 11/14/2007, -5/+20Nah, he'll NEVER let apple do that. How else can he keep people locked into the apple ecosystem and force folks to pay outrageous prices for the products and support.
- fangorious, on 11/14/2007, -1/+16an iMac isn't as upgradable (can't replace the video card, can only upgrade the LCD to a different native res, rather than a larger size).
- uahgekido, on 11/14/2007, -0/+15I'm on my third week without booting into Vista on my now-Hackintosh. I've not had any reliability problems, although I won't lie and say I'm not still gun-shy at the idea of moving completely over to it. I'm actually considering buying an iMac now to fix that little problem (I've never owned a Mac before).
- inactive, on 11/14/2007, -1/+16Yeah and ignore the specs.
- logicalnoise, on 11/14/2007, -5/+20NOT play half life 2?
- theutopian, on 11/14/2007, -25/+39This article is misleading. He only got the cheap price because of rebates and he didn't include the cost of Leopard which is $130. Really, when you consider the actual cost, the amount of time involved in doing this, my new iMac Core Duo was cheaper.
- mburk, on 11/14/2007, -5/+19Or hit the eject button on the drive. PCs have those.
- kittytibet, on 11/14/2007, -32/+46If you have $800 to blow on a stupid geek experiment, maybe you should just wait another month until you can save up a bit more money and get a real Mac with a warranty and software.
- raynevandunem, on 11/14/2007, -3/+16Yes, it is not the same as stealing.
Because the operating system that was bought or downloaded was not placed into any hardware equivalent of:
a car
a grocery store
a prostitute's body
prior to its usage. It was placed on a purchased (not stolen) series of optical disc (preferably high-density DVDs), which was then bought, copied and set up for similar copying by other computers on a wide-area network (namely, the Internet).
You utilize the line of reasoning that is adopted and promoted by organizations such as the MPAA and RIAA, often through means which endanger the rights of thousands or millions of individuals who use the Internet for the exact same reasons:
that the corporate bodies which they represent are the only valid distributors of the media which they distribute
that the customers who buy these media are, and must always and constantly be, clients, not owners.
that the clients who distribute to other non-clients, and the non-clients who accept such distribution from the clients, are indeed potential competitors and, thus, criminals.
You do not liken Apple Inc. to a company, Sir. You liken Apple to a member of a cartel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartel
A cartel that is wasteful in its upgrading methods. A cartel that is bent upon financially hurting any client that becomes a competitor.
Are you insinuating that your favorite company's CUSTOMERS, and non-customers who have taken nothing from the company (but were willing given these products by the buying customers), are potential CRIMINALS? Are you serious?
How far have we come as a society? - Shiftgood, on 11/14/2007, -7/+19Dude, you still got a dell.
- ninetimes, on 11/14/2007, -2/+14I would stress that point a lot: your resulting system might have problems. Really, I don't see the point unless you want to spend $800 just for a little pointless hacking project. If you want to use OSX on the cheap, go ahead and buy a Mac mini. they aren't that expensive, you won't have to jump through hoops to get OSX installed, you'll be able to install updates to OSX without fear, and you can still run Linux or Windows if you really want to.
Building a Hackintosh for normal use is a bad idea. Go ahead and buy a Mac. - logicalnoise, on 11/14/2007, -2/+13so I should pay 600 for a low end computer because it's super small? and even then why is their next model up 1100? that's sort of a big leap.
- inactive, on 11/14/2007, -1/+12Yeah and nowhere near in the specs.
- mingistech, on 11/14/2007, -0/+11you can patch the boot sector so that isn't needed.
- logicalnoise, on 11/14/2007, -6/+17nah I'll go with something that will out perform a amc cost less and be easier to upgrade later on(instead of buying The new version).
- aaronm67, on 11/14/2007, -1/+12Just because you're not going to use a computer for gaming doesn't mean you want it to be slow as hell.
- inactive, on 11/14/2007, -1/+12If I had a option of a fast computer or a slow computer for the same price, which one do you think I would pick?
- logicalnoise, on 11/14/2007, -2/+12I don't run a production studio so why would I need all that?
- Tippis, on 11/14/2007, -1/+10It was also less capable than this build.
- mrsteveman1, on 11/14/2007, -0/+9You might not be able to see 200fps but it smooths out when your going really fast in a game instead of jumping around.
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