OS X on a Windows PC: Is it a viable option?

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Planning to install OS X on your Windows PC?

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http://gadgetgrapevine.com/os-x-on-a-windows-pc-is-it-a-viable-option
 
Been there, done that. It does work, dual booting to OS X and Windows. Google Hackentosh and follow the forums. Everything depends on your hardware compatibility with the available Kext (windows to apple drivers).
 
Mostly fully compatible these days. It effectively saves your 'Windows' hardware, so it's recommended.
 
PostmanPot said:
Mostly fully compatible these days. It effectively saves your 'Windows' hardware, so it's recommended.
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Apple should start paying you for this. You work too hard to make them look good and Microsoft look bad.
 
Gigabyte motherboards use to be extremely stable on Mac OS X in the past...
 
No free lunch, last time I looked at doing this it was a bit of a ballache, hunt for the exactly compatible parts(sometimes even matching firmware versions) then jump through a good few hoops to get it up and running and then something updates in the background and it all comes crashing down.

Good for an offline system perhaps but not your everyday computer, unless I suppose you have time and patience to baby it from time to time, or making images of the Os drive regularly would avoid most calamities.

Have they managed to make a nice hackingtosh laptop with decent specs using an off the shelf laptop?

If I remember correctly it was virtually impossible due to some hardware incompatibility of some sort that is unique to most laptops.
 
airborne said:
No free lunch, last time I looked at doing this it was a bit of a ballache, hunt for the exactly compatible parts(sometimes even matching firmware versions) then jump through a good few hoops to get it up and running and then something updates in the background and it all comes crashing down.

Good for an offline system perhaps but not your everyday computer, unless I suppose you have time and patience to baby it from time to time, or making images of the Os drive regularly would avoid most calamities.
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Easy enough to turn off automatic updates, and you'd have regular backups running.
 
viable = Yes
worth it = No

Did this couple years back and just isnt worth it. Better just saving up money and getting second hand OS X machine. But if you want to pull your hair out go to TonymacX86 - all info will be found there on parts, how to guides and forums.
 
HApyM3al said:
viable = Yes
worth it = No

Did this couple years back and just isnt worth it. Better just saving up money and getting second hand OS X machine. But if you want to pull your hair out go to TonymacX86 - all info will be found there on parts, how to guides and forums.
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Agreed that nothing beats a Mac, but things are much easier nowadays than a few years ago.
 
Is that website purposely using a black background or is something broken on my side?

Because if that's the case...

TBDR;
 
PostmanPot said:
Agreed that nothing beats a Mac, but things are much easier nowadays than a few years ago.
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True as well.

A lot has improved over the years. I know there was a guys that built theOSX hackintosh for every person as well. asked for all your specs and equipment going to be plugged in and built the files up for you. Paid like $10 which isnt bad. Cant remember the website but was damn good.
 
vinodh said:
I access the site using Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Internet Explorer. Works fine. Even the mobile version of Safari and Chrome work fine on the site. Did you try another browser?
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Like I said it's a Chrome issue, you figure that out by using something else.

But could be some weird proxy issue only affecting Chrome I guess.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Like I said it's a Chrome issue, you figure that out by using something else.

But could be some weird proxy issue only affecting Chrome I guess.
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It's not a Chrome issue, it's a YOUR chrome/network/proxy issue.

Works fine on all our chrome devices


Attach a screenshot please then we can see what you mean
 
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