MacGirl Needs New "Mac"

[TheWineLover]

Hey y'all. I'm a web designer & front end developer who is a die hard Mac user. Currently, I'm typing this on a 2010 C2D MBP... it tends to overheat with Photoshop running and pretty much anything else at the same time. So, I'm in the market for a new computer for my business.

 

Currently, I'm looking at "real" iMacs and Mac Minis but the price for my little business is astronomical. So, I'm considering trying my hand at a Hackintosh. I'm looking at getting this: ASUS Zenbook UX21ERF-DH52. Specs for this little ditty are here: http://www.cnet.com/laptops/asus-zenbook-ux31e-dh52/4505-3121_7-35033683.html

 

Has anyone attempted to make this a Lapintosh? If so, what were your findings both pros and cons. Also, being a die hard Mac user, is there a "feel" difference in speed & performance with Hackintoshes? I've never had the pleasure with working with one.

[theconnactic]

Hi!

 

For serious work with a hackintoshed laptop, i wouldn't use no other than a HP ProBook. To be candid, i'd never use any laptop for a hackintosh intended to be used for serious work, since a laptop is basically a pre-made combo in that only limited changes can be performed, leaving you with few options in case of unsupported hardware. The user experience on a laptop hackintosh usually doesn't begin to compare to a MacBookPro, for instance. So what i can say is: assemble a desktop computer with OSX-compatible parts. That means a Gigabyte motherboard (Asus and AsRock and even other brands can be used with varied degrees of success, but Gigabyte is the safest), a Intel Core i CPU (there's some new pentiums that share the same architecture, thus being a cheaper alternative), a nVidia Kepler series graphics card (get the 660 ti, which is basically the same as the 670 but a lot cheaper) and the TP-Link WDN4800 wi-fi card, if you really need bluetooth. It will cost you less than an iMac, and probably have a lot more power to offer.

 

Private message the user RampageDev, posting the link of this topic to him: he is the guy to recommend you a fully working build based on your budget.

 

All the best!

 

P.S.: when i saw "MacGirl" in the topic title, i thought it was a long retired hackintosher who had come back to activity. Just coincidence, lol.

[TheWineLover]

I so appreciate your honesty and recommendations. I'm certainly not a newbie in the tech realm just in the hackintosh arena. I'll certainly take your advise and see what RampageDev has to say.

 

Nope... no relation but at least the title got your attention! ;-)

 

Cheers!!!

 

Hi!

 

For serious work with a hackintoshed laptop, i wouldn't use no other than a HP ProBook. To be candid, i'd never use any laptop for a hackintosh intended to be used for serious work, since a laptop is basically a pre-made combo in that only limited changes can be performed, leaving you with few options in case of unsupported hardware. The user experience on a laptop hackintosh usually doesn't begin to compare to a MacBookPro, for instance. So what i can say is: assemble a desktop computer with OSX-compatible parts. That means a Gigabyte motherboard (Asus and AsRock and even other brands can be used with varied degrees of success, but Gigabyte is the safest), a Intel Core i CPU (there's some new pentiums that share the same architecture, thus being a cheaper alternative), a nVidia Kepler series graphics card (get the 660 ti, which is basically the same as the 670 but a lot cheaper) and the TP-Link WDN4800 wi-fi card, if you really need bluetooth. It will cost you less than an iMac, and probably have a lot more power to offer.

 

Private message the user RampageDev, posting the link of this topic to him: he is the guy to recommend you a fully working build based on your budget.

 

All the best!

 

P.S.: when i saw "MacGirl" in the topic title, i thought it was a long retired hackintosher who had come back to activity. Just coincidence, lol.

[theconnactic]

Good luck!