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$900 Mac Pro 2013 or ?
I have a deal on getting a Mac Pro Late 2013 Quad Core with 16gb ram for $900, is this worth it? I mean I could go hackintosh and all but I would like my Apple Experience to work seemlessly. I do edit 4K and I know lots of computers struggle in that area in general (we use proxies and etc), but... -
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Mac Pro (2009 - 2012) or Hackintosh?
Considering either building a Hackintosh based on i8700K and 64GB ram or buying an old mac pro 5.1 and upgrading to 2 x X5690 with 96 (or 128)GB ram. Use Case: Heavy Xcode user, multiple linux VMs (no GUI, only servers) and a couple of Mac VMs, a little bit of Design with Photoshop, Illustrator... -
2009 MacPro upgrade vs hackintosh
I have a 2009 MacPro 4,1 which I flashed to 5,1 a few years back so I could upgrade to a W3690. GeekBench profile: https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/6372223 I'm tossing up between building a hackintosh given how far they have come these days or if possible, upgrade to a dual CPU tray. if I... -
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iMac G4 Hackintosh Guide / or Comission (UK)
Hey Picking up a 20inch G4 iMac today and I’m keen to convert it into a Hackintosh. I’ve seen a few guides online on how to do this but if I’m honest, they’re too text heavy on the modification “experience” and I’m getting lost/confused trying to follow it. Can anyone point me in the...- Bru90
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- hackingtosh hackintosh help imac
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- Forum: PowerPC Macs
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I need a way to download iMovie on Yosemite (Hackintosh User)
Don't sue me for using a Hackintosh, please ;-; I need a version of iMovie that works on Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10.1, The one on the App Store won't let me download because It requires High Sierra.- DarklingGolem50
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- hackintosh imovie yosemite
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- Forum: Mac Apps
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Mac G5 as home server 2018
Hey all, I've found various ancient threads on this topic, but I'm wondering if anyone has a more updated take on this. I have an old Mac G5 lying around , that only sorta works. It will boot up properly like 30% of the time. It's the 2003 model (the processor is not as accessible as later...- My Good Man
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- hackintosh mac g5 mod server
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- Forum: PowerPC Macs
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[Hackintosh] Help building a fast hackintosh for compiling code
Hi, I am an iOS developer and I work on large scale Swift projects (> 500,000 LOC). I currently have a 2012 Mac mini based CI setup for preparing and submitting builds, but it is terribly slow and builds take hours (about 10 times slower than my touchbar MBP). I can't find any Macs offered by...- justanotherspider
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- Forum: Alternatives to Mac Hardware
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Boot Camp - dual cpu
Hey there, I've got a PC and plan to make it a hackintosh, I just wanted to ask a question about bootcamp before I purchase an SSD. I've never used bootcamp before, but what I basically want a PC that runs apple on an SSD 250Gb and windows on another HDD 250gb. Is this possible? Or must both os... -
Atheros WLAN Card Driver Kext For Mac Pro 2.1 El Capitan?
Hello recently our Wifi Dongle bit the the dust but we have an Atheros I think it's 39xx internal card it's working in a PC that we want to install in our Mac Pro, I went online searching for a driver for El Capitan 10.6.8 the closest thing I found was Kext file for Hackintosh, I tried to use a...- earthwriter
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- dongle driver el capitain hackintosh kext wifi wlan mac pro
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- Forum: Networking
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Building a Mac (Hackintosh) in 2018
I have mainly used multiple Mac computer for the past 12 years most of my work (video and photos). I love the power new iMac Pro, but it is incredibly expensive so I am looking at building my own. I have successfully built 4 gaming Windows computers in the past 10 years so I know how to do that...- niceties55
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- 2018 hackintosh video editing
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- Forum: Alternatives to Mac Hardware
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Relic of the Past - Inquiry
Not too long ago, I dissected an old MacBook. It's been dead for years so, I wasn't expecting much from it. Anyhow, the most interesting part taken from it was an Airport Extreme card. After some quick research, I learned that it was used for internet connection and other data movement. My...- At_Op45
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- airport card airport extreme hackintosh old
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- Forum: Mac Accessories
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Mac beginner / Macbook Capabilities
Hi there dear members! I was hunting at the bay and shot down a Macbook 4.1 , 2,4 GHz Core 2 Duo and 2 GB Ram. For just 30 € It seems it's the early 2008 version As a Windows/Ubuntu user i was waiting for such an opportunity and as a full fledged beginner in terms of Mac OS X i'm searching my...- SinnedNima
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- hackintosh hardware mac os x macbook 13" 2008
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- Forum: MacBook
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macOS Sierra on MacBook 5,1 (Late 2008)
#1 Hi guys After a bit of help! I've got a 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD (soon to be upgraded to 8GB ram and a ~500GB SSD) MacBook 5,1 2.0Ghz, model A1278 Late 2008. These upgrades will be taking place when I have the spare cash, with the RAM upgrade coming first and the SSD probably in the new year. I...- joshfairweather
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- hackintosh macbook macos patch sierra upgrade
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- Forum: MacBook
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macOS Sierra on MacBook 5,1 2.0Ghz (Late 2008)
Hi guys After a bit of help! I've got a 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD (soon to be upgraded to 8GB ram and a ~500GB SSD) MacBook 5,1 2.0Ghz, model A1278 Late 2008. These upgrades will be taking place when I have the spare cash, with the RAM upgrade coming first and the SSD probably in the new year. I want...- joshfairweather
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- hackintosh macbook macos patch sierra upgrade
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- Forum: macOS Sierra (10.12)
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"Reverse Hackintosh" upgrades? New GPU for Mac Pro 3,1 running Windows 7 ONLY
Hi, First time poster, so please pardon any duplicate question. (Though a search came up empty.) I currently have a 2008 Mac Pro 3,1 that I inherited recently. I needed a desktop with some extra oomph to run some programs I needed for grad school. Trouble is, they're Windows only. So I worked... -
My Experience Going from a Mac Pro to a (kinda-sorta) Hackintosh
A little backstory on the whole situation- In October of 2015 I bought a Early 2008 Mac Pro 2.8 GHz 8 core. That machine was my first ever real "workstation" machine. By October 2016 I had upgraded almost everything in the computer: GTX 970, 32GB RAM dual 3.2GHz CPU's the whole 9. It was a... -
Silent Hackintosh
I found this vid of some dude making a silent "mac-mini-esque" hackintosh, while keeping it under $1350. It somehow beats even the quad-core mac Pro in geekbench as well. And all this without any fans. Apple, step up your game. The situation is getting hopelessly ridiculous. -
Converting OS X Installer.app to a .dmg file
Hello, I am looking to install OS X El Capitan on a 1,1/2,1. I have already made many adjustments for doing so, but I am stuck. I have an install app for installing the OS, which of course doesn't work. I want to create an "installed" .dmg file, then simply restore it to my target drive. My...- jc.farley
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- .app to .dmg 1.1 2.1 convert osx installer el capitan installation hackintosh
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- Forum: OS X El Capitan (10.11)
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Help me with Hackintosh, please.
After years with problems on MacPro 3.1, MacBook pro on i7!!!!! Finally, some days ago, I decided to try to make Hacintosh ((( (I love my Mac Pro tower... I like how it looks like on my desktop, I like to show my clients original Mac Pro server ))) And it was difficult decision... It will be...- Acden
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- hackintosh mac pro
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- Forum: Alternatives to Mac Hardware
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Mac Pro 5,1 vs Macbook Pro 11,5 vs...
Hey everyone, I am looking to potentially upgrade hardware for media production use (Final Cut, Premier, Photoshop (RAW photos), Illustrator + occasional gaming) I currently own a Macbook Pro 11,5 + 2.8ghz i7 + 16gb 1600 MHz DDR3 + AMD Radeon R9 M370X 2GB I am considering one of the following...