05-07-2015, 02:16 PM
Ka,
That's the funny thing... The only thing that keeps me on Apple made machines is the OS and its integration with the hardware. Other manufacturers make some very nice machines. Even some of the less than stellar designs are good enough.
My wife's HP laptop isn't perfect by any means but it's been a fine machine. It's built reasonably well. It's been reliable. Is it as nice as my Macbook Pro? No. But, as a Windows machine, it's been dandy. If I could've thrown the Mac OS on it, I'd've done so in a heartbeat and it would still be a fine machine. Unfortunately, that's not feasible.
And, that's the thing. There are a tremendous number of nice Windows boxes out there. If it was easy without hacking and such to throw the Mac OS onto a machine made by a different manufacturer, I'd've jumped ship a long time ago. We're talking boot off a drive, run the installer, done kind of simplicity. I've looked at the instructions for creating a hackintosh and it definitely isn't that simple.
Robert
That's the funny thing... The only thing that keeps me on Apple made machines is the OS and its integration with the hardware. Other manufacturers make some very nice machines. Even some of the less than stellar designs are good enough.
My wife's HP laptop isn't perfect by any means but it's been a fine machine. It's built reasonably well. It's been reliable. Is it as nice as my Macbook Pro? No. But, as a Windows machine, it's been dandy. If I could've thrown the Mac OS on it, I'd've done so in a heartbeat and it would still be a fine machine. Unfortunately, that's not feasible.
And, that's the thing. There are a tremendous number of nice Windows boxes out there. If it was easy without hacking and such to throw the Mac OS onto a machine made by a different manufacturer, I'd've jumped ship a long time ago. We're talking boot off a drive, run the installer, done kind of simplicity. I've looked at the instructions for creating a hackintosh and it definitely isn't that simple.
Robert