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Having used a hackintosh (Surface Pro) as a secondary machine to my Mac, I don't recommend it for everyone. * You won't be able to update to the latest patches without possibly breaking the build. There's a possibly you need to re-hack your device every year. Xcode is tied directly to Mac OS X builds. For example, you can't download 8.1 unless your own Sierra right now. * WiFi / Bluetooth didn't work for my particula…
To my knowledge, aside from the new MacBooks, Retina iMacs and the new Surfaces your only options would be external 10-bit-per-channel monitors, and those can be expensive.
The Razer Blade Pro has a wider gamut too but as far as I know it's Adobe RGB and not DCI-P3.
Don't bother with a Hackintosh. I've spent time R&D iDeneb and custom Tony Mac OS X builds, and realize it's way easier (and cheaper, especially in terms of time) to simply buy an entry level Macbook Air or Pro (honestly an Air is fine enough if you're not doing video editing, I got by using one for 3+ years before I got a Pro). To get the best deal you can either purchase from eBay (use cashback at TopCashback.com a…
You can also get a refurbished macbook pro or imac straight from apple for less than a new macbook air http://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/mac
I've tried many Hackintosh options out there years ago specifically to get started developing on iOS. While I think many machines can run Mac, I gave up on Hackintosh for iOS development mainly because: 1. Opportunity cost - The time you spend on hackintosh could be spent exploring the iOS SDK. It is an extensive and amazing SDK to work with. 2. Need to embrace the platform - I once hated the fact that you had to get…
I've compared a load of new laptops on my spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nnmI9pN9rBMBJHE1gqYA... Compares CPU Passmark score, GPU Flops, Display gamut Rec 2020. Might be of interest. Hackintosh laptops though are hit and miss. I'm not sure if Apple even have kexts for modern Nvidia GPUs? EDIT: There are no Macs packing Nvidia 10xx GPUs. So yes, there might be a problem.
How wise and straightforward is it to run OS/X in a virtual machine on a Windows laptop? How recent a version can you run, and what's the best setup to use? What limitations does it have, and what kind of graphics cards can it take advantage of, if any? For my purposes, I only need to build apps with XCode, not do anything graphically intensive.
Are you not going to need to run the iOS simulator?
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The entire UI is GPU accelerated, which isn't supported in a VM. It's pretty painful to use for more than 2-3 minutes.
Have you used Beamoff to disable beam sync? Once it runs, the performance is drastically improved.
Looks like it might only work in older operating systems since El Capitan is based on Metal instead of OpenGL.
https://www.reddit.com/r/macgaming/comments/3l3mp2/anyone_kn...
https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2014/12/13/improving-yosem...
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/302424-yosemite-on-vm...
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If you are talking about the Apple EULA, that is not enforceable in the EU.
That loophole was an argument back when you could buy a copy of OS X on DVD, but is there any current way of obtaining a legal copy of OS X separately?
You can purchase Snow Leopard[0], Lion[1], and Mountain Lion[2] directly from the Apple Store, but Snow Leopard looks like a DVD and Lion and Mountain Lion look like Mac App Store codes, and you'd need an existing macOS installation in that case.
You can also purchase an OS X Lion USB installation drive[4] from Apple via Amazon.
[0]: https://www.amazon.com/Capitan-10-11-Mac-Instruction-Include...
[1]: http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow...
[2]: http://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion
[3]: http://www.apple.com/shop/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lio...
[4]: https://www.amazon.com/Apple-Thumb-Drive-Model-A1384/dp/B006...
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Why would needing to purchase the hardware somehow change your opinion on hating iOS for not being more open?
I think the idea is that the tying of the software and hardware is a cornerstone of Apple's proprietary platform control efforts, so if you're upset about that, you're likely to be upset about the other aspects too.