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(cue Apple vs. Windows PC debate)
You seem to have missed the point a little. But you would, ya fucking Mac user.
In case you can't tell I'm smiling to myself while typing all of this (see: :-) ). I still wouldn't use iTunes, that I'm serious about.
Hackintosh? Why?
If I had spare coin and more time to kill being a geek I'd buy a Mac laptop and dual boot it. But I don't so I won't. I just don't have enough time for 'playing' with computers any more. I want it to do the very basic set of things I need and I want it done well. I don't want to learn new ways of doing things unless they're better. Better, not different.
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Ha, ok...
I'm totally smiling too, all in good humour...iTunes, I agree, its pretty crappy and bloated, but I'm invested in the ecosystem so kinda stuck with it. Are there better options out there?
Hackintosh, why? Because I wanted something that would communicate with my iMac and Macbook Pro with no hassles, over my wifi via my Airport Extreme and Airport express. Plus, due to the creative industry using primarily OS X I have used it for 15 years ish and very happy with it. And I fancied a challenge.
Why windows? For games, they run better and you have more available. Sadly.
W7 and 8 are horror, I like W10 (at least as much as OS X actually).Dual booting Mac laptops is built in, pretty much, Apple made a program called Bootcamp that sets it all up for you, dead easy, no tinkering or geekerey.
My issue with PC's is that so few look nice, yep, that is a consideration for me, a very big one, computers are part of a homes furniture, no way is a big plastic black box coming anywhere near my front door.
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Hackintosh? Why?
Because the price difference is huge, you can build specifications which Apple doesn't allow, you can easily replace parts if they break. I've posted plenty about this before in the hackintosh thread, but it's so simple now. It's no longer the preserve of geeks. Anyone can do it. The hardest bit is putting the hardware together, but that's on about the same difficulty level as Lego.
If I bought a Mac Pro today with 16Gb of RAM, a magic mouse and a numeric keyboard - which is what my hackintosh has got - it would cost £3004, without a monitor. LOL.
My hackintosh has a decent sized SSD, a good quality case, 750ti graphics, a good quality fanless PSU - cost just over £700 all together.
Nice heat sink btw :)
chrisbmx116
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Ha, simmer down Bill Gates, they are all just personal computers, no need to get all culty.
Also, where do dual boot Hackintosh's sit in your eyes?
Mac vs PC debate is such a yawn fest.