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Re: Building a Hackintosh Pro

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Post by tumblen »

adamnemecek wrote: post #4

> I've switched off auto-updates in Sierra. While system updates should work just fine, I prefer to hold off until the community over at tonymacx86 have confirmed there are no issues. Does anyone know why some of the updates can brick the machine? Also how often does this happen? Or like what percentage of updates break things.

Definitely does not brick the machine.

Just that you restart and graphics are weird or audio is having issues, so you have to figure out how to resolve those issues.

By waiting a few days and seeing what issues you may encounter in advance, it's easier to avoid issues.

(That being said, issues from updates has never actually happened to me)

Re: Building a Hackintosh Pro

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Post by atemerev »

21 wrote: post #30
atemerev wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

CUDA stuff is awful on Windows (try setting up Tensorflow/Keras there — nothing but overwhelming frustration). So I have to use Ubuntu and miss my happy days with macOS.

I think that's exaggerating it a bit. I managed to install Tensorflow with CUDA on Windows just by following theirs official installation guides. I also managed to compile Tensorflow with GPU support from source, also by just following the official guide. Sure, it's a bit more work than "sudo apt install".

It was 5 months ago; perhaps things happened to change since then. :)

Re: Building a Hackintosh Pro

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Post by nottorp »

Problem is, Apple doesn't have anything for power users or developers right now. I'm currently hackintoshing, but with every "dumb it down" decision (like remove the battery life time estimation), hardware mishap (LG monitors not working near wifi, come on) or new hardware announcement that still doesn't serve my demographic i wonder if i shouldn't just switch back to Linux.

I used to say that their laptops are fine, and it's only the desktop where i need to hackintosh, but ... touch typing hostile emoji keyboard?

Re: Building a Hackintosh Pro

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Post by valuearb »

coldtea wrote: post #44
binaryapparatus wrote: post #34

This is both informative and interesting from other angle. If Dan Counsell, well known owner of Realmac Software, has to build hackintosh then wtf is Apple doing?

Catering to the majority (of its niche, which is non-Windows, easy to use, all-in-one, curated experience, upmarket PCs) and not to even further niches?

Macintosh is 6-7% of worldwide PC units. At an average sales price of $1200 a unit vs. average Windows PC at $500 a unit, Apple has at least 15% of world wide PC revenues. At 15-20% net margins vs. Windows PC makers average 2-3% margins, Apple's Mac profits are as much as, if not more, than all the Windows PC makers combined.

Over $20B in annual revenues with at least $3B in net profits, that's a hellofa niche. So the question is, why is Apple not updating/refreshing Mac lineups more often, and why don't they have a decent pro model?

Re: Building a Hackintosh Pro

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Post by valuearb »

CPLX wrote: post #49
jrnichols wrote: post #2

I'm in the same boat this author is. It's disappointing to see the desktop market lagging so far behind. For all of the 68k/PPC years, we could at least say "different architecture" and Intel hadn't caught up. Now we're all Intel, and it's Apple that isn't keeping up. It's frustrating, and I'm not necessarily a "Pro user" anymore at all. I have a current generation Mac Mini, and it's over 2 years old now. What I can…

> I wish I know what Apple was thinking. It's literally incomprehensible. Just make a really good fast desktop computer. They're one of the largest companies in the world now with essentially unlimited financial resources, and decades of core competency in making high end desktop computers. So like why don't they just fucking do it.

And they clearly make substantial profits on the Mac line, so again why don't they just fucking do it?

Re: Building a Hackintosh Pro

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Post by Drdrdrq »

coldtea wrote: post #44
binaryapparatus wrote: post #34

This is both informative and interesting from other angle. If Dan Counsell, well known owner of Realmac Software, has to build hackintosh then wtf is Apple doing?

Catering to the majority (of its niche, which is non-Windows, easy to use, all-in-one, curated experience, upmarket PCs) and not to even further niches?

Their niche will soon figure out there are some people (like OP) running the same software on much better hardware for much lower price. How much longer do you think they will keep buying original macs?

Re: Building a Hackintosh Pro

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Post by bitexploder »

coldtea wrote: post #50
bitexploder wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, are technologists so effete that they can't handle a 5lb laptop anymore? Size constraints I understand as I fly on airplanes a lot, but weight constraints can really be annoying. At least for higher end machines its okay for a lot of us to have an extra bit of weight for more features. It can be both.

> Yes, are technologists so effete that they can't handle a 5lb laptop anymore? Apparently they are. Just read this effete technologist's comment: I’m personally just hoping that I’m ahead of the curve in my strict requirement for “small and silent”. (...) I want my office to be quiet. The loudest thing in the room – by far – should be the occasional purring of the cat. And when I travel, I want to travel light. A no…

Size and noise I am totally on board with. Just not the obsession with weight. And I am an ultra-light gram obsessed backpacker. I may just be an outlier or unusually strong. (Kidding on the last qualifier :))

Re: Building a Hackintosh Pro

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Post by [deleted] »

coldtea wrote: post #50
bitexploder wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, are technologists so effete that they can't handle a 5lb laptop anymore? Size constraints I understand as I fly on airplanes a lot, but weight constraints can really be annoying. At least for higher end machines its okay for a lot of us to have an extra bit of weight for more features. It can be both.

> Yes, are technologists so effete that they can't handle a 5lb laptop anymore? Apparently they are. Just read this effete technologist's comment: I’m personally just hoping that I’m ahead of the curve in my strict requirement for “small and silent”. (...) I want my office to be quiet. The loudest thing in the room – by far – should be the occasional purring of the cat. And when I travel, I want to travel light. A no…

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Re: Building a Hackintosh Pro

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Post by [deleted] »

coldtea wrote: post #50
bitexploder wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, are technologists so effete that they can't handle a 5lb laptop anymore? Size constraints I understand as I fly on airplanes a lot, but weight constraints can really be annoying. At least for higher end machines its okay for a lot of us to have an extra bit of weight for more features. It can be both.

> Yes, are technologists so effete that they can't handle a 5lb laptop anymore? Apparently they are. Just read this effete technologist's comment: I’m personally just hoping that I’m ahead of the curve in my strict requirement for “small and silent”. (...) I want my office to be quiet. The loudest thing in the room – by far – should be the occasional purring of the cat. And when I travel, I want to travel light. A no…

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