What's the cheapest way to get a Mac for some software I need to use that will only work on a Mac or
 

is there a way to run a Mac OS on a PC?

Please provide links if possible ... it would be very helpful :thumbsup

Thanks,

J$

If you're feeling adventurous, and feel comfortable following their instructions, this is an option.

If you're in London just loot one.

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osx86 is an option.
A used imac might be a good option as well, or maybe a mac mini.

A Mac mini, refurbished or clouseouts

hackintosh :thumbsup

i have iatkos installed on a core 2 duo and works awesome, not like my macbook but is a great second mac ;)

what's the software that you need?

Xcode - for uploading binaries to Apple.

Not adventurous enough ... but we did look into it - thanks, Q!!!

thanks everyone else ... if there are more ideas ... LMK!

You're going to want a real Mac then. Go for a Mac Mini or an iMac.

Jonathan,

My brother is a video editor and a total PC guy. He has a few clients that demand Final Cut project files even though he works primarily with Adobe Premiere in the PC. He built a hackintosh system and it as pretty sweet. If you need help I am sure he could hook you up. It was a lot cheaper and works perfectly. lmk and I will send you his email.

I've seen some hackintosh PCs rocking geekbench

Hackintosh = illegal.

Buy the new mac mini, they are super cheap and just right for the job.

The last PC I have in the house now runs a Hackintosh setup. Running next to any 7 or so Macs in our house...you can't tell the difference.

It's running a legit copy of OSX Lion and cost about 1/3 the price of my Mac Pro desktop.

Setting things up really couldn't be easier these days.

As long as you don't mind breaking the EULA.

Funny how laws only apply when you personally agree with them, isn't it?

I picked up a brand new mac mini off craigslist for $200

Sounds about right for the old model one I imagine it is.

2.4ghz ( i think ) 2gb of ram model

great for the kid

Yeah, they just brought out a new one, so all the old models are cheap now, and yes, perfect for many things! I use one for running Boxee.

I did a google search for ya and ran into this. Hope it's helpful.
http://ipodtoucher55.blogspot.com/20...n-windows.html

Best of luck to ya.

Probably easier to just buy a used imac or something on ebay for cheap.

Im sure you can setup mac os in vmware or a similar virtual box environment.

Steal it.

Well, in the case of my suggestion, I was kidding.

I know Jonathon, and I know he's not about to build a freaking hackintosh.

(IME, people who work in sales are a little modification-shy when it comes to DIY adjustments to their mission-critical hardware.)

I know *you* were. I've only met Jonathon a couple of times and our chat didn't extend to favourite (yes it has a u) motherboards. I should have done a -Q flag on my post.

Hehe -- I just wanted to clarify because after reading my post again, I thought maybe its sarcasm was a little too subtle.

Dude, it's me. Cut me, and I bleed sarcasm.

:)

thanks again everyone ... looking into a few options here -- appreciate all the responses!

Move to London, join in the riots, find an apple store - Job Done...

Styles, how about you stop being ghey and just get a mac :)

LOL - seems I'm leaning in that direction

Go for a Mac mini, those things are handy and relatively cheap. And as someone else mentioned, when a new model comes out the old ones go down by I think it was $100 or something.

Maybe you can pick one up in the Apple Stoer in China?

http://cdn.iphoneincanada.ca/wp-cont...e_stores_6.jpg

You are aware that a breaking a law and breaking a user agreement are two different things right? :winkwink:

And I have no problem running a legit copy of Lion that I paid for on a non Apple piece of hardware, being that I've got no less than $12k in Apple hardware in my house at the moment.

There are a number of out of the box PCs that you can install OSX almost as easily as you do Windows. So you don't even have to build one if you don't want to.

install macosx on virtualbox

I didnt read the whole thread but the cheapest Mac is the Mac Mini.

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