Is ahackintosh usable as a daily computer?

[roaminggnome]

I am going to soon decide whether or not I want to undertake building a hackintosh in a desk, I want to mount the CD-ROM drive (slot loading if I can find one that's compatible) on the desk ala G4 cube, have the ports within reach, a cabinet full of hard drives (hardware raids would be preferred but I don't have one in my iMac so w/e) and a drilled plate with firewire 800 / USB / 400 on the desk with a cinema display sitting on top. I'd also like to build in my own speakers to the desk, which isn't hard.

 

I suppose my point is I want it to be functional. Are we there yet.

[tseug]

Yes (with the right hardware).

[nickhe]

i used leopard 6 mounts on my other c2d pc with no problem

[Fravin]

Since the first rumors about running OSX on x86 platforms, I´m using the Apple system as the main OS on my PC.

 

Back to the 10.4.3 issue, when those guys made a smooth instalation, I´ve changed my real Mac to a hackintosh. I´m used to work with a G4 MacMini, and in the time for a upgrade I decided to buy the hardware to install the OSX86. In that time, the new hack was 3 or 4 times faster than the Mini, and it ran the 10.4.3 smooth and with no errors, just like a dream. That Hackintosh worked hard due now, when the Leopard came.

 

Then I´ve changed all the hardware to build an up to date Hack, and is still running smooth. That computer is my main computer, for work and home. I´m very happy with that solution.

 

 

BTW, my configuration is:

 

Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 3.03Ghz (overclock rules!!)

Abit IP35-E

3G Ram

HDs Sata (perfectly running)

DVD-RW Sata

Gforce 8500GT (perfectly running)

 

 

Fravin, missing the 10.4.1 and all that terminal work....

[krrr]

the recipe is , you need good hardware with fast cpu lots of ram and some games playable and good sound working then wifi/internet working Boom you wont give up your hackintosh.

 

Its surprising smooth and stable and workable. if you are code developer (php/web-development) or full time hardcore linux admin (like me who works for big datacenter in usa). its fantastic.

 

I even play Warcraft games on the Onboard agp and solitaire. its perfect. I am thinking of spending some 200 bucks to get fast AGP for playing big games ( cancelling my plan to spend on PS3 when i dont play games as much i would do some 4 yrs ago).

 

 

So yea. it works. you will even save up or cough up for Original Macs seeing how stable it is. and Apple (steve)should really thanks this iAtkos.Kalyway,Jas,Leo4all team in someway . i am really they should.

 

And i wish insanelymac arranges a Donation day where everyone can donate in small amount but the amount gets big so that we all feel satisfied that we became part of something big and good for all the hard work put by Kaly, iAtkos, leo and jas.