The sensationalism of fanboyism...gotta love it! As someone who owns several real Macs and a Hackintosh, I believe each provide their respective user experience. Notice in my post how I reflected on the quality of PC components I used for "building a PC" and not the process of Hackintoshing. No where in my post did I mention that Hackintoshes were superior to Macs, I simply stated the superiority of the hardware I was using and the experience it provides ME, versus that of my former iMac. Teens (yeah I'm a teen, still live at home with mom and dad, and can afford to purchase several Apple/Mac products and still Hackintosh...give me a break, how pathetic of an explanation), ok, go check the forums at TonyMacx86 and then you'll see how many teens, aka, professionals, adults, and working-class individuals turn to Hackintoshing for a great and productive user experience that earns them a living. Bunch of alarmists on here who are sensitized by their ignorance and don't know how to read the fine print, but get up in arms when someone else presents an opinion that differs from theirs...
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Oh I forgot, using a real Mac and my love for OSX were the gateway to Hackintoshing, and Hackintoshing was just another way for me to experience what it was like to run an excellent OS on powerful hardware. That is why I briefly mentioned hackintoshing, when once again, describing the build of my PC.
No, it's ok. I mean, a lot of people are neither offended nor disagree with your opinion on the level of hardware being used on Macs. In fact, with the price tag on each Mac, I suppose anyone with right mind can still argue, 'why don't we try to port whatever the heck you do on mac to PC.' So it did, many of the professional softwares used these days also come out with a copy of PC version.
But here's the thing. Using or choosing a mac has always been a question of liability and stability. Brand PCs can be "liable" but usually not "stable" due to its nature. If something breaks in a PC, it's not always obvious whom you want to call, but you know you can still make someone liable of this failure. However, it does not guarantee you can get back to work ASAP. Mac –it's actually it's a trait of all POSIX– can guarantee both liability and stability for work. If there is any problem, Apple is almost always responsible to fix your problem unless it's caused on purpose. Think of it as how NASA uses completely outdated CPUs in their spaceships, shuttles, and satellites. It seems expansive and meaningless on the price tag, but there is a reason why businesses require such strategy.
Both DIY and hackintosh does not guarantee liability nor stability. It will be stable, all right, but you can never say "it never breaks." Everything breaks at some point. It will require regular maintenance, and because since it is a DIY setup, it's practically an alpha-version of any brand PCs. Anything can happen, and the opportunity cost of such "happening" can be tremendous.
You might be even more familiar with the "lawnmower" example. You can install whatever software on your "smart-lawnmower," –assuming there is one–*you can even build one for yourself. I guarantee DIY lawnmower will be cheaper. Using a PC is like buying a mass-produced lawnmower. If you have a PC in an office with a proper tech support department, you have a guy who mows your lawn with your choice of a lawnmower. The question can be raised whether you should even bother to choose a lawnmower. Why not just call somebody, and pay him to do the job? That's the Mac. It seems expansive; but in opportunity cost-wise, if your current job is paying more what you pay for lawn mowing, you have made perfectly reasonable decision.
One more thing, please refrain yourself from abusing the word "fanboyism" in any case. It's an extreme word, it takes more than few dozens of posts on a single thread to accuse someone or some people as fanboys while they are explaining their choice of particular products. No one has to be a fanboy of kleenex to blow his/her nose.
