thuang513 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Is OSx86 for real use or just something fun to play with? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60820-osx86-is-it-for-real-use/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
damesj Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 It can be used as the main os if you work out most of the kinks with your paticular computer. I do and its great. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60820-osx86-is-it-for-real-use/#findComment-431729 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2k. Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 it is for use if you make it to work good. but you cannot some money with it ,because is officially illegal. ~R Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60820-osx86-is-it-for-real-use/#findComment-431733 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proteo Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 You shouldn't would be more appropiate. Because you do can. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60820-osx86-is-it-for-real-use/#findComment-431813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pcharles25 Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=69...29801&hl=en yes watch video its 100% mac Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60820-osx86-is-it-for-real-use/#findComment-431880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 If by real use you mean "I want to use this and make money somehow" then no, it will never be ready for real use. If you mean daily {censored}, then yeah, it's good for it Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60820-osx86-is-it-for-real-use/#findComment-431925 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetrasoft Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I do use my lapintosh alot but i would try to be productive with it without doing a back up every day. You never know when something will change as it is not tested. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60820-osx86-is-it-for-real-use/#findComment-432351 Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmatose Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Both my desktop Hackintosh and Laptop Hackintosh are stable as all hell and I do real work on them every day. It just took a little work to get it to the point of stability. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60820-osx86-is-it-for-real-use/#findComment-432409 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahbau Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 My computer has been running nearly flawlessly for about 4.5 months now running osx86. I use it very extensively for things such as programming, graphics, video, and some audio, as well as the normal user stuff like web, email, and games. It has currently been running for almost 36 days since the last reboot if that gives an idea of stability. Once you work out the kinks, it's really easy to forget you aren't running on Apple hardware. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60820-osx86-is-it-for-real-use/#findComment-432672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jl8080 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 I've only been running OSx86 for 24 hours, but everything seems fine. I'm pretty limited to what I can do at the moment as I have no keyboard (waiting for the new apple one to arrive in the post!). Check my sig for mobo and sound. Haven't found ANY kinks yet. All hardware is recognised correctly and I have QE/CI Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60820-osx86-is-it-for-real-use/#findComment-441458 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 You can use OSx86 for real work if you get it working stable and reliable. But, then again, its also something fun to play with Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60820-osx86-is-it-for-real-use/#findComment-459582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zurk Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 works fine for me. i wouldnt use it for business critical stuff (only debian etch works ok for that) but for home casual use its great....better than xp except for games. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60820-osx86-is-it-for-real-use/#findComment-460056 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Yeah, I wouldn't rely on OS X for important work until its an officially supported system on PCs. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60820-osx86-is-it-for-real-use/#findComment-460128 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSn1™ Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Real deal for hackintosh. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60820-osx86-is-it-for-real-use/#findComment-470460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Yeah, I wouldn't rely on OS X for important work until its an officially supported system on PCs. That is a funny thing to say. If you had tried it with really compatible hardware you wouldn't say so. With my hackintosh it is rock solid. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60820-osx86-is-it-for-real-use/#findComment-470489 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac.nub Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Well, I use it for practically everything... Web-Design, Graphics Design, Multimedia Design, Web-Browsing, Instant Messaging, Watching DVDs, Videos, Listening to Music, University Work... So yes, I would say it's for real use, just so long as you have enough knowledge of how to maintain the system. My PC wasn't the best supported system ever (nForce 650 SLi based Motherboards and Mac don't like each other much, it especially dislikes 8.10.x kernels!), so I modified a few files here and there so they would work, and have even just created my own (10.4.10) Install DVD for it (which works flawlessly so far!) that includes everything I need... LAN drivers, audio drivers, and even drivers for my GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB! etc. Here's a screenshot of my desktop after i've installed a few apps for you... I'm typing this from it now in fact! - As I only have a wireless network, I used my laptop to connect to the wireless, then plugged my laptop up to my PC using an Ethernet cable... and used Mac's internet connection sharing feature so I can use it on this! Mac has all the nifty extra features other OS's miss out on, which is why I love it so much! ~mac.nub Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/60820-osx86-is-it-for-real-use/#findComment-470543 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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