The 2019 iMacs don’t have a T2 chip. It’s going to be a while before they can require T2 to run macOS.I suspect upcoming Mac OS releases will at some point require a future version of the T3 chip to operate. That will be the death of Hackintosh.
The 2019 iMacs don’t have a T2 chip. It’s going to be a while before they can require T2 to run macOS.I suspect upcoming Mac OS releases will at some point require a future version of the T3 chip to operate. That will be the death of Hackintosh.
As to number 1: hopefully that changes at WWDC
Number 2: see number 1
Number 3: Mac Pro has PCIe 3.
AIOs are great. I had to help my neighbor find (hard to do these days), then hook up, then configure a web cam so she could Zoom during lockdown. With an iMac it's ready out of the box. BTW there are some good looking PC all in ones at Best Buy if that's your thing.
And go look YouTube vides from NASA, Lawrence Livermore, and individual scientific presenters. Whole lotta iMacs on the desks. 😎
The word you're looking for is 'traditional'. And, quite frankly, the traditional PC remains only for the "hardcore gamers" and faux hardcore gamers mainly because they feel the need to upgrade hardware and push performance constantly whether sensible or habitual. Honestly, most instances are about benchmark gloating -- but, whatever, everyone has a vice.No it doesn't. A normal one is in a tower case that you can upgrade and add parts to.
1. See the earlier quote response.Yes, here's why.
1. iMac's cooling system is terrible. This is the limitation of all AIO desktops and yet Apple put both desktop-grade CPU and GPU. Do you really think iMac will perform better than a normal desktop with same parts and proper coolers? You probably need to check the size of the CPU and GPU cooler, especially for the best performance. It's not just Intel and AMD's fault. Apple made a crappy cooling system. I already dont expect too much about the whole new iMac.
2. HDD in 2020? Seriously? iMac still using a SATA based HDD. Using an HDD is already a joke and yet they've been using it since 2012.
3. No PCIe slots. Use TB3? That's a joke and using TB3 is not even near PCIe 3.0's bandwidth.
And more... AIO desktop itself is not popular anyway.
Apple doesn’t care if you upgrade your Hackintosh. Apple does not decide whether to keep features based on whether Hackintosh users are using them. What are you even talking about?Encourages upgrading making deprecating features easier, for starters.
If someone is stupid enough to send this company money they deserve to be scammed 😂It would be one thing if a company was selling computers without an OS and advertised it as "100% Hackintosh Capable". But to actually include MacOS is just begging for Apple's lawyers to notice you.
Also, a site that says "just send us some bitcoin and we'll mail you a computer" sets of my Scam Detector pretty fast.
Nobody is buying MacOS for $200. And if they did, that’s one less Mac sold, and apple makes more than $200 profit margins from macs.
I really wish Apple would've made Mac OS available off the shelf, supported a subset of motherboards, CPUs and graphic cards so we would all build our own Macs. But I suppose that would not have been the best financial decision for Apple.
I would say soon except, as far as I'm aware, the iMac (non "Pro") has yet to gain the T2, and I don't foresee Apple not supporting the most recently released generation iMac with the next major version of macOS or even the immediate successorI suspect upcoming Mac OS releases will at some point require a future version of the T3 chip to operate. That will be the death of Hackintosh.
I know it's not Hackintosh but rather alternate platform... With the rising prices of Apple hardware I've very strongly considered trying some recent iterations of Linux distros, such as Fedora -- which I've read and heard has a respectable mainstream GUI -- however, I wouldn't want to be limited to the Web versions of iCloud, Mail, iWork apps, etc plus will need Xcode or some other authorized iOS development tool not too far into the future. Basically, just makiing the point that -- and I'm certain I'm not the only one -- Mac users have strongly contemplated jumping to Linux and perhaps companies should focus more on that.I really don’t understand why they don’t just build 100% MacOS compatible systems and ship them with Linux, but strongly hint that if you so happened to try installing MacOS that it’d go smoother than sourcing your own build.
Sure there is. They can have the ITC stop them at the border. They can sue in China. Lots of things.If it is from China, then there is nothing they can do.
That shows how much Apple cares about its computer line up.Power Computing was ahead of its time.
Instead of learning "address multiple price points and be agile with updates", Apple learned "hold your tech stack closely and make mostly premium products".
Power Computing would sell you a top-end Mac at a competitive price point and update their offerings regularly.
Apple sells you a Mac Pro that's trounced by AMD offerings that sell at half of Apple's starting price. Or an iMac Pro that's been ignored for 2 years. Or a keyboard that didn't work for 4 years. Or a MacBook Air without a Retina display for nearly 5 years. Or an $1100 phone with a notch. Or a $700 phone from 2 years ago based on a design from 6 years ago. Etc.
If Steve Jobs were still around, this case would've been in court by post #3.
Interesting perspective.Yes, here's why.
1. iMac's cooling system is terrible. This is the limitation of all AIO desktops and yet Apple put both desktop-grade CPU and GPU. Do you really think iMac will perform better than a normal desktop with same parts and proper coolers? You probably need to check the size of the CPU and GPU cooler, especially for the best performance. It's not just Intel and AMD's fault. Apple made a crappy cooling system. I already dont expect too much about the whole new iMac.
2. HDD in 2020? Seriously? iMac still using a SATA based HDD. Using an HDD is already a joke and yet they've been using it since 2012.
3. No PCIe slots. Use TB3? That's a joke and using TB3 is not even near PCIe 3.0's bandwidth.
And more... AIO desktop itself is not popular anyway.
Yes, Apple could also notify U.S. Customs to seize the goods before entering the country.Sure there is. They can have the ITC stop them at the border. They can sue in China. Lots of things.
My buns have no seedsI guess the McDowells figured it out...
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If Jobs were still around, we would have much better designed computers at better prices, and we would not be even paying attention to this hackintoshes.
Apple does NOT make an affordable and expandable Mac tower, which is clearly and obviously what the original poster what talking about. The iMac and Mac Mini are not expandable towers, and the Mac Pro is for the filthy rich. As such, there is a gap in Apple’s product line that capitalists are trying to fill. If Apple addresses those Mac users will powerful towers that at prices right, this hackintosh seller would not exist.Hope Apple shuts them down. And they will as macOS is apparently included.
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Apple does.
Interesting perspective.
But would you rather have an Intel integrated GPU at the same price though?
Then people would accuse Apple of ripping us off.
Please note, I am not trying to defend Apple at all. Just trying to ask some honest questions for discussion.
And complicated for Apple as well. Taking responsibility for both the CPU and software.Yep, or Apple’s custom ARM CPU. Especially once they control the CPU, things can be very complicated For hackintoshers.
Why found a company based on a (hysterically misguided) belief that an event that has not occurred yet — and there have been zero signals of it potentially ever occurring — will occur in the next couple weeks?Maybe this company knows something we don't. Maybe Apple is going to make an announcement at WWDC that it is opening its EULA to allow people to buy their OS and install it on anything they like.![]()
Jobs didn't really try to communicate to customers that Apple was a "premium" brand, i.e. "this computer is going to be really expensive, is only for premium users, and here's why".