Actually it is true. I'm not referring to mobos here, but the entire rig. The OS is designed for the hardware, and always will be (so no conflicts, problems, future need to rehack kernels/kexts/etc.).
Hey, that's great for you! This isn't true of all hackintoshes. Or even most of them. I have three; one runs extremely well; one runs slow but stably; one works about maybe a third of the time and I have to constantly tweak or adjust things every time there is an update. Actually this last bit is true of all three machines, though it's much easier to handle on the first two.
Also, benchmarks are complete ********. My slowest hackintosh benchmarks well above my G5, but guess which one actually works better? By, like, gigantic leaps and bounds?
That's like saying "Macintoshes are better than PCs". It's completely untrue (or perhaps better to say inaccurate), regardless of how you feel about it or what your own machine can or cannot do...
Perhaps, and again, good for you if you do/it does. This does not mean that it will function as well with OSX, or any future releases/updates, which is all we are talking about here. Or that the majority of hackintoshes out there will stand up.
Right. And a lot of people don't want to waste that time, because for them the hours learning and working with the tweaks to get everything working properly simply isn't worth it. If it is fun for you, or if using that time doesn't make a difference in your income, then a hackintosh makes perfect sense. If you're trying to save a few bucks but you have a busy life/schedule/job/etc., it's simply not worth it.
And again, if you rely on a stable machine for your income, it's not worth it either unless you can take the time to make fixes and the like. Which most people who have deadlines can't.
Also, I should note at this point that EVERY instance of me saying stable in this discussion is solely about OSX, not about Windows or Linux.
No doubt on any of this; as I've recently figured out I am apparently far more aesthetically obsessed than I had thought; aside from my dell mini, all my hackintoshes are stored in cabinets or storage rooms, while my macs sit out in plain view. So it's possible that I'm even at the snob level when it comes to looks; if I ever decided to build a tower hackintosh, I would probably use my G5 case. 😉
1) I have I/0 registry dumps for dozens of non mac mobos and also for real macs. In most cases they are nearly identical. In a couple of cases I've used the DSDT generated from a real mac and used it on a PC mobo and it booted up with just 2 system kexts and everything worked 100%. I don't want to sound rude but if you don't know how to hack the DSDT file or map it out using the I/O reg as your guide, you have no idea what you are talking about. Before I got a deep understanding of this, I leaned toward your perspective.
The reality is that the "secret sauce" is the Mac EFI firmware. This is essentially the boot file and a handful of modifications to DSDT and/or system kexts rolled into one. As time goes by, the hackintosh community gets closer to getting this perfected and hence Hacks need less and less system kexts with proper emulation files and DSDT mods.
Your first sentence is completely misleading and baseless. If this was true, we wouldn't have so many issues with Macs overheating, crashing, bugs, no audio, lack of sleep, etc. Each issue of the EFI Firmware or OS revisions allows this to be true (Mac run perfectly on its hardware). So each time there is a revision it can fix a problem on Mac but possibly create a problem on a Hack that didn't share that problem. Within days or weeks, however the Hack community makes the fix that takes weeks, months, or never for some Mac models. For those who take the "ostrich with head in sand" perspective be aware that I'm just being objective since the Mac support forums are not overwhelmed with complaints and long standing issues without a reason.
I managed to even fix the bluetooth drop issue (big issue recently) on my hack system several weeks before Mac released a fix.
You are correct that it's not true for all hackintoshes and I never said that it was true. But on the other hand there are Macs that never ran perfectly and never will since they were abandoned by support after newer releases. So let's be fair and objective here.
2) G5 vs Intel. I happen to agree with you here so you won't get an argument from me since in relative terms, you are 100% correct.
3) Also agreed and you are just reinforcing my argument in that unless you have time to invest in it or pay someone to maintain it for you, you should use the "time is money" point of view. In my case I hate TV with the exception of Supernatural, True Blood, and Lost (two are sort or off season running shows), have a full home gym, have my meals delivered 2-3 times per day, and even work at home, I have more than enough free time to keep up with it. So you are totally right, hooray for me, but for those without my setup it makes it more difficult that I created by years of busting my butt to cruise through life now it won't be so simple and I readily admit the time involved. We all have more than one hobby right? That happens to be one of them. Ok I'm spoiled but I work on the web so what can I say...my job requires it hehe
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My post was to point out certain pros and cons from an objective point of view. The "good for you"s are not necessary since I didn't post it to brag and I readily admit the torturous learning curve and time invested. But for some strange reason it was fun for me. My dad was a master of the quarter mile and loved muscle cars. He could put his hands on a running car and tell you everything about it. So maybe that's why I feel the same thing about Hacks. They are the "muscle cars" of the 21st century to most men who work with them.
But the reality is that if someone does a couple hours of research, they can figure out which boards are more or less 100% vanilla and will work with only 2-3 system kexts and a boot file. One is the MSI P55 G45. Another is the ASUS P6T series.
Due to the heat issues of my Mac Pro (a common problem on the forums), I've had to suspend pro work on it related to audio and Logic 9 and work from my Hack with a i7 920 that works 100%. I've done this for 3 months now without one single issue. The reason is that Mac won't acknowledge the issue since they don't know how to fix it. Others I know in the industry are struggling through it or went back to 10.5.8 and still have unresolved issues.
So again, it's give and take, and Mac is not 100% reliable in every application or scenario. To say otherwise is to be part of the fanboy cult, and to argue with people like that is an exercise in futility to say the least since they cannot learn.
