declan Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Is it worth it, i mean OS X on X86, i used to use OS X regularly on my ibook till it had a accident, now going back to windows was awful but my other half needs windows for work at home, so the idea of dual booting was a revelation. But one of the things i liked about OS X apart from the GUI was the feeling of stability, the just use it factor. Now i know its never gonna be quite that easy this way but does OS X on a custom PC feel fragile. I wouldn't know as my first attempt was useless, so i butchered my PC and ordered what i consider the most compatible bits, but waiting for them to arrive is frustrating. Do you know i am not the greatest speller, but i loved OSX's spell checking everwhere, it was those little touches i liked the most. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12057-is-it-worth-it/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
marliwahoo Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Yes - it is worth it if ...... You have the right motherboard and cpu. You like learning learning about computers/OSX You don't mind a good challange. You like OSX. You have a clue. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12057-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-75704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark7714 Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 If you get the right hardware it will not be fragile. OS X on my laptop feels (almost) exactly like OS X on any mac (even with SSE3 emulation). The few differences are not stability issues, just little things like the battery monitor, and needing video dongle. I wouldn't go back. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12057-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-75712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossarian Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 marliwahoo is right. It's worth it if you're up for a great learning experience and a challenge. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12057-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-75771 Share on other sites More sharing options...
declan Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 Well learning is no problem since i have already used a mac for sometime plus i work in the computer industry, just don't wonna spoil my already good image of OS X, that is why i bought the most compatible parts. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12057-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-75862 Share on other sites More sharing options...
urig-herb Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 marliwahoo is right. It's worth it if you're up for a great learning experience and a challenge. I'd say it is not a greater challenge than installing linux... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12057-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-75873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rohde Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I'd say it's worh it. But it requires some work to get it going and especially if you want to maintain it with the security releases. I like it more than Windows tho'. I hope you enjoy it Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12057-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-75897 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotUser Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 with Mac OS X 10.4.5 my laptop boots up in 23 sec with Windows XP my laptop boots up in 1 min plus is it worth it? yes Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12057-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-75970 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackentangled Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 with Mac OS X 10.4.5 my laptop boots up in 23 secwith Windows XP my laptop boots up in 1 min plus is it worth it? yes so you're only in to it for the boot time? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12057-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-76004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
declan Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 Well my bits have arrived, shame i am still at work, it will be nice to use osx again, though i will probably buy a new ibook when they go intel.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12057-is-it-worth-it/#findComment-76006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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