The Hackintosh Thread

[nathansz]

This computer with Intel i9-14900K beats M4 Pro or Max on both Cinebench 2024 and R23 . Costs several times less . And it doesn't need a 1000W power supply ) Besides, you won't be able to work render at full speed on a laptop.

Nope. My MacBook Pro beats this at single core cinebench 24. It is a little slower at multicore though, largely because this has so much ram

And fine it’s only 800 watts. The point still stands.

Also by the time you spec out what’s in the video it’s a bit more than a new 16” MacBook Pro and you still need a monitor.

Certainly not several times less!!

Plus you either don’t have fully working wifi features or you need to root patch

And you’re probably not getting another macOS update next year

And how long is that 14900k going to keep that speed up before it starts to degrade?

Believe you me, I’m a hackintosh guy, but it’s kinda over as far as the performance/value proposition goes

And Intel macOS is just about done

 

[bombardier10]

Nope. My MacBook Pro beats this at single core cinebench 24. It is a little slower at multicore though, largely because this has so much ram

And fine it’s only 800 watts. The point still stands.

Also by the time you spec out what’s in the video it’s a bit more than a new 16” MacBook Pro and you still need a monitor.

Certainly not several times less!!

Plus you either don’t have fully working wifi features or you need to root patch

But I don't know why I would buy such a machine to use only one core ? Even safari uses multiple cores.
The WiFi is exactly the same as in the original Mac. macOS on Intel will probably be supported
like MacPro 2019 a few years.
Silicon Mac is a bit like a smartphone without upgradeability . Its life span is probably until the
end of the warranty, because with even a trivial fault it is suitable for the trash.
A desktop PC has a life expectancy of at least 10 years or more.
I also do not use laptops because what would I do on a 14‘ or 16’ screen? . I need a minimum
of 27’ or two monitors for normal work .
Well, as you can see, everyone needs and expects something different

 

[pshufd]

But I don't know why I would buy such a machine to use only one core ? Even safari uses multiple cores.
The WiFi is exactly the same as in the original Mac. macOS on Intel will probably be supported
like MacPro 2019 a few years.
Silicon Mac is a bit like a smartphone without upgradeability . Its life span is probably until the
end of the warranty, because with even a trivial fault it is suitable for the trash.
A desktop PC has a life expectancy of at least 10 years or more.
I also do not use laptops because what would I do on a 14‘ or 16’ screen? . I need a minimum
of 27’ or two monitors for normal work .
Well, as you can see, everyone needs and expects something different

I bought an iMac Pro about four months ago and I thought it a great deal. It got Sequoia this year and may get another couple of updates.

The 2018 mini got Sequoia so I expect the 2019 iMac 27 to get the 2025 update and the 2020 iMac 27 to get the 2026 update. Or maybe they all get one more. And then three years of security updates after that. And then after that, maybe it runs Windows or it becomes a monitor for my Mac Studio.

I stopped doing Hackintosh around 2022 after buying Apple Silicon. Right now there are lots of Intel Macs really cheap if you have a specific use for them for a couple of years. They are just tools and usability varies widely from person to person.

 

[nathansz]

But I don't know why I would buy such a machine to use only one core ? Even safari uses multiple cores.

Not sure what you’re point is there

The WiFi is exactly the same as in the original Mac

The WiFi is the same as a 2019 Mac, not a 2024 Mac. The WiFi they are selling has been deprecated in macos and requires root patching to function.

 

[nathansz]

A desktop PC has a life expectancy of at least 10 years or more.

Sure. But this one likely won’t be running current macOS in a couple years, let alone in 10 years.

 

[nathansz]

I also do not use laptops because what would I do on a 14‘ or 16’ screen?

I use a 32” display with mine

But the 16” MacBook screen is quite nice as well

 

[kwikdeth]

Sure. But this one likely won’t be running current macOS in a couple years, let alone in 10 years.

I highly doubt any current Macs will be running the current MacOS in ten years.
Gotta keep those profit margins up...

 

[nathansz]

I highly doubt any current Macs will be running the current MacOS in ten years.
Gotta keep those profit margins up...

No but they’ll be running it a lot longer than 14th gen intel