Thread: My new macbook
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Old 05-30-2013, 01:37 PM  
edgeprod
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Originally Posted by candyflip View Post
There are actually quite a few that are compatible with OSX. I'm still yet to have an issue with the latest Hackintosh that I built. It runs like a champ and the $1500 I have into it now would easily be double with Apple for old hardware.

You know the deal, you've run one. The process is so dead simple now, you install a retail OSX and run a config program after the fact. Anyone could do it, so long as they pick parts that have been tested for compatibility. There's plenty of information out there.
That'd be nice if you were budget-conscious, like some of my family is. I run a real Macbook, because I don't have time for even the chance of bullshit, and an extra $2,500 every couple of years is just the cost of doing business .. but if the cheaper laptops have any reasonable build quality (most of them feel ... less well put together to me), this would be a great option for some family members. I'll have to look into it.

My thought was that Rochard was talking about a Windows laptop, which is equivalent to saying that he bought a cheap TV, but it only works with his VCR .. what's the point?
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