What was your primary reason for building a hackintosh?

[HackinSiri7]

I just wanted to try something different.

And play around in GarageBand and drive Siri crazy of course.

 

[Thaigyver]

I had (and still have) an aging but still fully functioning Mid 2011 21.5in iMac for daily use. It has become more problematic in recent times so I wanted to be prepared with a new Mac. This decision was before the new iMac and Mac Mini release (either one I would be happy enough with). So, I started connecting the dots. I could build a computer, noob, huge learning curve. I love to tinker and this is right up my alley. Cheaper and better performance with future upgrades. It all made sense, so I went with the build. End result is awesome. I learned a lot and had a so much fun (and frustration) along the way.

 

[GermanyChris]

Cause why not..if you don't like it format the drive and move on

 

[nateb04]

I was looking into the new Bacbook Pro lineup and specs and was appalled that they don't have USB 2.0 ports anymore and at the price. Then a coworker referred me to Hackintosh so took my backup PC and gave it a shot. Worked out great.

I am desperately hoping Apple come up with a newer lineup with the Butterfly switches reverted along with a USB 2.0.

 

[Lumos]

Couldn't afford the G5 when I was a kid. I guess I loved the design and have always loved mac computers

 

[NewtMostly]

I would like to know what your PRIMARY reason was to build a hackintosh.

flexibility

 

[Tankguy]

I am doing my first Hackintosh because I love Apple products but can't afford a real iMac so I thought I would try a basic Hackintosh. Love to learn new things and it would be interesting to see how long a Hackintosh lasts in comparison to a Mac product. Would it be just as reliable or is it going to be as reliable as a Windows rig?

Time will tell!

 

[antieatingactivist]

I love building PCs but I hate Windows and it helps me keep up with what's going on in the PC building world.

 

[shcraigen]

I love Mac, but finding it harder and harder to swallow the costs of Apple systems.

I get the argument that the new Mac Pro is for the very top Pro 3D rendering / video editing market, but is it too much to ask for an upgradable Mac that is in the prosumer price bracket?

 

[JD7]

When Apple moved to using Intel CPU’s way back, I found this forum and loved the mindset of folks working things out, also flipping the bird to the crazy prices they charged .

I didn’t have money to buy Mac products, didn’t have money for my own laptop. Money was tight.

I read and read, tried things out - swapping/adding hardware id’s for various kexts for example.

I built a Hackintosh laptop - a Dell E5430 (my works corporate laptop) using a spare hdd. My way of having a ‘free’ laptop of sorts, with some swapped out hardware. Then let it go for many years.

Back to today, well earlier this month I bought components from off the buyer’s guide (apart from the RX5700). I wanted to see how things have changed in the Hackintosh world and build a customac - partly for the buzz/challenge and partly just because Apple still charges crazy prices still to this day.