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Seven years ago unibody Macbooks came to stores, and I instantly bought one. For price of 1100 €, it was an amazingly good purchase. Three years ago I installed a SSD drive, and I'm still using my old good Macbook.
Now I think it's finally time to buy a new computer. I have an iPad, so I don't need laptop anymore. (I use my Macbook as a desktop, with external keyboard, mouse and screen.) Unfortunately, Mac Minis seem to be outdated, and the cheapest iMac with SSD costs more than 2300 €, which is ridiculous (and that's even without retina!)
So, if I build a new "Mac Mini Deluxe", following strictly Tonymacx86's suggestions, how long lifetime is my new hackintosh likely to have? Is it possible to use it 5-8 years without severe problems?
How often will I have problems that will need fixing and spending hours in Google and forums? Every week/month/year or never? I know something about computers, but definitely I'm not any kind of nerd.
To put my guestion in other words: I'm planning to use my next computer for 5-8 years. Is it sensible to build a hackintosh, or should I buy a genuine Mac, because it'll "pay itself back" during following years?
Now I think it's finally time to buy a new computer. I have an iPad, so I don't need laptop anymore. (I use my Macbook as a desktop, with external keyboard, mouse and screen.) Unfortunately, Mac Minis seem to be outdated, and the cheapest iMac with SSD costs more than 2300 €, which is ridiculous (and that's even without retina!)
So, if I build a new "Mac Mini Deluxe", following strictly Tonymacx86's suggestions, how long lifetime is my new hackintosh likely to have? Is it possible to use it 5-8 years without severe problems?
How often will I have problems that will need fixing and spending hours in Google and forums? Every week/month/year or never? I know something about computers, but definitely I'm not any kind of nerd.
To put my guestion in other words: I'm planning to use my next computer for 5-8 years. Is it sensible to build a hackintosh, or should I buy a genuine Mac, because it'll "pay itself back" during following years?