Is it worth making a hackintosh ?

[nimotop]

Is it worth it to build a Hackintosh as a beginner? So I am quite a beginner what that concerns. Although I know how to screw a computer together and have done so many times, but in the Hackintosh scene I'm a novice. I am currently considering buying an iMac Pro or just a Hackintosh. Will I have problems with the Hackintosh? Will things like iCloud, Appstore, iMessage and especially updates cause problems? (Provided I buy the recommended Tonymac hardware one to one.) Of course, with the Hackintosh I could save a bit of money and have a much more powerful system, but I'm worried that I could quickly regret it because, unlike a purchased "real" iMac, half of it does not work afterwards. So I'm looking for your critical opinion. What would you advise?

 

[Jamester64]

Is it worth it to build a Hackintosh as a beginner? So I am quite a beginner what that concerns. Although I know how to screw a computer together and have done so many times, but in the Hackintosh scene I'm a novice. I am currently considering buying an iMac Pro or just a Hackintosh. Will I have problems with the Hackintosh? Will things like iCloud, Appstore, iMessage and especially updates cause problems? (Provided I buy the recommended Tonymac hardware one to one.) Of course, with the Hackintosh I could save a bit of money and have a much more powerful system, but I'm worried that I could quickly regret it because, unlike a purchased "real" iMac, half of it does not work afterwards. So I'm looking for your critical opinion. What would you advise?

If I was recommending to a friend who wanted to get his feet with a hackintosh I would recommend this https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...orking-and-easily-affordable-customac.224812/ I have one of these as well and it really couldn't be any easier and at a really affordable price, everything is working:icloud ,imessage app store etc....

 

[trs96]

but I'm worried that I could quickly regret it because, unlike a purchased "real" iMac, half of it does not work afterwards.

Take a look around this site. Would there be as much traffic here and as many registered users / community members if a Hackintosh would only half work ? It takes much more work on your part to set up a hackintosh than to just plug in an iMac and start using it. If you are willing to learn new things and put the time in, you can get everything working.

 

[Simon-Wagstaff]

I am going to jump in here and ask the same question. I have a Mac Mini from 2012, and am tired of waiting for a new Mac Mini to come out. I am also somewhat technically proficient, but not super up on things. I think I will have no problem sourcing the correct components and putting them together. It is the loading of the OS and getting everything to work that seems a little intimidating. I find the threads on this forum friendly, and everybody seems to be willing to help, and not deride stupid questions. I don't need anything superpowerful, but do want the latest chip set, maybe just with integrated graphics. Should I take the plunge, and do you think I have a reasonable chance of success? I suppose the worst thing that could happen is I would wind up with a PC?

 

[trs96]

I am going to jump in here and ask the same question. I have a Mac Mini from 2012, and am tired of waiting for a new Mac Mini to come out. I am also somewhat technically proficient, but not super up on things. I think I will have no problem sourcing the correct components and putting them together. It is the loading of the OS and getting everything to work that seems a little intimidating. I find the threads on this forum friendly, and everybody seems to be willing to help, and not deride stupid questions. I don't need anything superpowerful, but do want the latest chip set, maybe just with integrated graphics. Should I take the plunge, and do you think I have a reasonable chance of success? I suppose the worst thing that could happen is I would wind up with a PC?

If you can follow a guide/User Build for the hardware you select you won't have any major problems that you can't resolve. It's just a matter of taking time to learn some new things. All the resources you need are right here. Start out by looking at the CustoMac Glossary of terms.

 

[Simon-Wagstaff]

Thanks for the encouragement. I just want to build a simple Mac Mini with a mid-level coffee lake processor, 8 or 16 gigs of ram, and likely integrated graphics. I will take it one step at a time and read through all the forums and buying guides.