Hackintosh forum?
I need an editing rig that can run the latest FCS and LS, but I Apple hardware doesn't seem an option for me personally: the iMac has laptop components and I hate being forced to use that screen, and the Mac Pro is too expensive. I would love a mid-level tower from Apple, but they don't make one. I'd like to spend about $1000. That only leaves a hackintosh. However, I'm not super technically savvy, and in any case, I'd love to see a hackintosh forum here on AI... I'm sure I'm not the only one in this predicament.
Q: how come there is no forum on AI exclusively dedicated to OSX86? Is it against the policy here? Is there insufficient interest? If it's against policy, no problem, I'll drop the subject.
Q: how come there is no forum on AI exclusively dedicated to OSX86? Is it against the policy here? Is there insufficient interest? If it's against policy, no problem, I'll drop the subject.
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I'd like to spend about $1000. That only leaves a hackintosh. However, I'm not super technically savvy
Maybe look into the EFI-X chip:
http://gizmodo.com/5049756/review-ef...orms-pc-to-mac
You should use compatible parts too:
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/ind...owtopic=161513
and in any case, I'd love to see a hackintosh forum here on AI... I'm sure I'm not the only one in this predicament.
Q: how come there is no forum on AI exclusively dedicated to OSX86? Is it against the policy here? Is there insufficient interest? If it's against policy, no problem, I'll drop the subject.
I don't think it's against policy as iphone jailbreaking apparently isn't and both are EULA violations. There's no need to have a forum though because a lot of people are happy using Macs as they are. Even the Mac Mini will run FCS3 adequately as well as Logic.
If you put in 4GB Ram and a 7200 rpm drive or SSD, only the mobile CPU holds it back but it's not all that bad and you get to use whatever display you want as well as dual displays. Plus it takes up a lot less space than a hackintosh.
I'm one of the many who would like Apple to build a Core i7 machine though - even the 920 quad as it could pave the way to a $1500 desktop. Apple would be hard pressed to reach $1000 with decent performance and profit margin. A Core i7 $1500 Mac would have the same margins as the Mac Pro - the price drop is only due to using cheaper processors, which perform at about 80-90% of what a Mac Pro does.
I'm not the soldering tinker type geek. I'm a user, not a builder/mechanic. I'm happy with the Apple concept of offering a range of preconfigured models. Not that it's perfect, there are always wish lists of course. But on the whole I'm happy to buy just one box with a fully functional machine in it that you just need to plug into the mains, and it works! I don't fancy screwing around, literally, with a D-I-Y building kit. And it's not the Mac spirit either.
Mac users do magic with software, not with hardware. That's a pretty adequately powered given.
Well, FineWine, I'd say make this thread burst at the seams to prove the popularity of the subject. And you would have proven your point.
I'm not the soldering tinker type geek. I'm a user, not a builder/mechanic. I'm happy with the Apple concept of offering a range of preconfigured models. Not that it's perfect, there are always wish lists of course. But on the whole I'm happy to buy just one box with a fully functional machine in it that you just need to plug into the mains, and it works! I don't fancy screwing around, literally, with a D-I-Y building kit. And it's not the Mac spirit either.
Mac users do magic with software, not with hardware. That's a pretty adequately powered given.
..word.