If you're going to do that, at least get it used or refurbished. Paying Apple's 2011 prices for an SSD makes no sense. Hey, I have a great Nintendo 64 console for you, only $299! No extra charge over sticker!
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What will you do if there's no iMac refresh before the end of July?
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If you're going to do that, at least get it used or refurbished. Paying Apple's 2011 prices for an SSD makes no sense. Hey, I have a great Nintendo 64 console for you, only $299! No extra charge over sticker!
If anyone is interested in taking the hackintosh route, I've been reading that with Mountain Lion GM, the Gigabyte Z77 mobo, Ivy-bridge CPU, and nVidia GTX 6xx GPU setup works basically out of the box. There's very little tweaking and it seems perfectly stable (and REALLY powerful). This is a big improvement from the old days where one had to do all kinds of kext modifications. I'm going this route and just ordered my Gigabyte GTX 670 to try out once Mountain Lion is released in its retail version.
For someone with experience building a pc, how difficult would it be to follow this route?
Great info!
Where is the best place to read about and research this?
Is there anyone out there building hackintosh systems for a fee?
I'm in the same boat as you and have never built a pc before. However a friend showed me some very good videos by newegg tv on YouTube which really outline the process well.
It's a three part series which you can easily find just by googling newegg how to build a pc. Part one covers the components you'll need to buy to build a working pc and what to look for when purchasing. Part 2 covers the actual build itself and part 3 covers the loading of windows and drivers to th completed pc. Like i said they're very good videos
I take it the process would be similar to a hackingtosh(what i would prefer) but people seem to say its a bit more complex?
Oh sorry no I have no idea about that. I guess parts 1 and 2 will still be relevant but you'll have to read up elsewhere on what components you need for a hackintosh and also load on the OS. I also would like to use mac osx but if I build a computer...I think Ill just use windows. Apple are so into their proprietary tech id worry about trying to get it to work on a custom machine
The tricky part is finding a DSDT bootloader and a DSDT file that matches your hardware. At that point all you do is make a copy of your OS install disc to a USB boot drive of some sort, install the bootloader to it...now you have an OS installer that will boot on your PC. Use that to partition and install the OS, then just install the bootloader to your boot partition and you're done.
Once you get the OS installer drive built, it barely any more work than installing OS X on a real Mac. The better bootloaders come with their own boot partition selector that comes up when you boot so you can select OS X or Windows.
Maybe waiting isn't so bad after all ahaha. Thanks for the info. I don't think I'll be making one this time but I will do some research and walkthroufhs for a future project if I decide to follow one.
You could say the same thing for iMac you currently own 6 years from now.
I got nothing against you for taking a leap from PC side. I did it around 3 years ago. But honestly it's not much different with Mac. Years gone by and your machine would not be as capable as it used to.
And the only thing remain from an old machine is resale value. Mac tends to be good at this as long as you keep the original parts intact.
That's the good part about the new Ivy Bridge setups - you don't need the DSDTs or crazy edits in Terminal anymore. It really works almost "out of the box" (with the right Apple-compatible hardware). You make a bootable USB drive with Mountain Lion (using the app "Unibeast") and install it. Then just run "Multibeast" to get the drivers installed and it works. There may be a step or two in between, but it looks really easy.
So far, the "out of box" setups with Mountain Lion are using a quad-core i5 or i7 Ivy Bridge CPU, a Gigabyte brand Z77 motherboard (I went with the GA-Z77X-UD5H) and an nVidia GTX 5xx or 6xx GPU (I went with the 670). Since there's a BIOS, you can even overclock if you want, making one heck of a powerful machine that's as stable as any real Mac.
Check out www.tonymacx86.com for EVERYTHING on the subject, or youtube vids to watch how easy the install is with Mountain Lion (it's only a couple extra steps with Lion)
However, for those with no building experience, I still wouldn't recommend a hackintosh. It's not a good "first build" unless it's not a primary computer and you have time to fiddle with it.
I'm just glad I didn't get a 2005 iMac and instead went for a Mac Pro when I git this one on eBay, also glad I updated the RAM to 4Gb last year.
Like I've said before I'll wait and get the update when it comes, even if it's later this year.
Like I've said before I'll wait and get the update when it comes, even if it's later this year.
At the moment, that's Apple's 2012 price. If I need an iMac with an SSD, that's what I have to pay.You're going to pay Apple's 2011 price for the SSD option?!
I don't want a 2nd hand or refurbished Mac. I need a brand new one. Paying the current price for an SSD is therefore what I have to do.If you're going to do that, at least get it used or refurbished. Paying Apple's 2011 prices for an SSD makes no sense. Hey, I have a great Nintendo 64 console for you, only $299! No extra charge over sticker!
A Nintendo 64 isn't the latest console from Nintendo. The 2011 iMac is the latest iMac from Apple.
Oh correcting, just realized I said Mac Pro, I meant G5 PPC. The Pro wasn't released until 2006. But still the G5 Tower is much better than the 2005 iMac.
I agree the storage is much better in the Pro but I can' justify the extra cost over the iMac.
I'd rather put some money into a large storage unit, even if I only used a few of the 8 bays at first.
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Ill wait, i just got a Samsung 830 ssd for my 2008 iMac which makes it lightning fast, its actually faster in practice then the current platter based HDD iMacs anyway lol..If you get used to pulling iMacs apart they are quite fun to mod once they are out of warranty. I will upgrade to the new iMac once its released.
Could you please share how you did all this ? I might look into that instead of keep waiting forever.
The iMac isn't dead.... This is so ridiculous.
Unless you're saying that you had an iMac from 1998 to 2012, then thats a whole different story.
Yeah, I had an iMac of each generation from 1998 to 2012. But it's time to move on.
Prove it.
I will rejoice if you are right and I am wrong. But I'm concerned that the truth is the other way around.