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Why do you want to build your own Hackintosh?

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I think it all boils down to a market that Apple has no desire to service. For the 'average' consumer that buys their machine and never opens it until it dies or out-lives its use, an iMac or MacBook is all they need. The professional market is fine with paying a premium for a real Mac-Pro since any time spent messing with compatibility issues or broken software updates would quickly cost them more than the 'apple tax' on a real Mac-Pro. It is the (comparatively) small advanced/semi-pro user that needs more than a MacBook or iMac provides that the current lineup ignores. That leaves two options: spend more on a real MacPro for less machine with fewer expansion options, or go the hackintosh route.
 
1. Apple doesn't make a 19" rackmount computer
2. I wanted to run final cut pro (just for fun)
3. I wanted to prove my level of computer nerd.
 
Cool thread :) My reasons are similar to those of other posters, plus: It made good use of parts I already had around, and turned them into something useful for me.
 
I bought Avid Pro Tools and realized that it won't work on PC with my audio interface. I was getting tired of waiting for Avid until they fix it, so I Built a Hackintosh to get rid of the limitation in Digidesign / ASIO driver combo. Now Core Audio allows me to use my favorite DAW host with my interface :D

I would have bought a new Mac Pro, but with a PC I had more options to get my machine as quiet as I wanted it to be. Silence is important to me.

In short:
Core Audio + more silent system than a Mac Pro / iMac.
 
I'm tired not being able to upgrade parts in my machine.
I can put in a nice CPU and GPU and not give up my first born and there first born to pay for it.
Did I mention upgrading parts :D

No really I have had Macs for ever now and the biggest thing that irks me is not being able to get parts upgraded in the long haul. My iMac is 4 years old and I can't do anything with it. I know people say to get a MacPro but still you can upgrade a hand full of things with a very limited selection. And that stuff isn't cheap! If I had a PC I would still have some options to replace and upgrade some parts in it if not revamp the whole machine. I love running OSX and now with a more stable hackintosh community I feel that now is my chance to make a machine catered to my needs and wants that isn't $5000.

Oh and like a Flight said "surfing with zero viruses" all that porn and no system crash!
 
My favourite thing is to 'make something out of nothing'. Also, more operating systems = more fun.

When I first stumbled across the hackintosh idea - I though, 'let's see if I can build one out of the junk already in the basement'. I bought a retail copy of OS X 10.6 and went from there.
 
I'm definitely in the "I love to tinker" club ...
 
I love win7 and Debian. I'm a PC User!
but my son would like have a mac...
i told him, "son, if you would a mac i will give you no pocketmoney (right?) for years!"
and he said "Oh, you're a dead man..."
me "hmm, ok...let me see what i can do for your pleasure."

then i bought a upgrade dvd from snow leopard and some old hardware and surprisesurprise, ready to start with your new cheapmac.

i will see his face after i mount all this hardware into an old PowerMac G4 case....(bought on ebay for just 30 bucks) :mrgreen:


if there's no reason, i don't now.... o_O
 
Love to tinker, love OS X simplicity and functionality, I'm kind of geeky! :beachball:

And I'm a Visual Communication student, I get to fiddle with macs all the time at school, and it's good to have one at home for the right price! :headbang:
 
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