On: Finding an Alternative to Mac OS X – Part 2

[dragonshed]

Given all the friction and various issues, I still don't see why a hackintosh with well-supported hardware running macOS isn't an option.

[Ezhik → dragonshed]

It's what I do, ThinkPad T420 running OS X Yosemite.

I actually wrote about my experience: https://medium.com/@Ezhik/2fb487efe717 - but even disregarding obvious concerns like legality, there's still plenty of reasons to want to give Linux a shot properly, which mostly come down to the direction Apple is taking OS X and its hardware in.

[mwcampbell → dragonshed]

Because it's illegal. Do we have no respect for laws anymore?

[ryanlol → mwcampbell]

Yeah, no it's not. Apple hasn't launched iCountry yet.

[wezm → dragonshed]

Mainly because, "well-supported hardware", could change at any time. It felt better to me to attempt a clean break.

[adar → wezm]

For what it's worth, I've been using my Hackintosh on the same hardware since 2011. It'll be 6 years in March. Just upgraded to Sierra 10.12.3 this morning, in fact.

On top of that, I've actually had to spend far less time computer janitoring it than I have on the various *NIX installs I've run in those same 6 years.

I totally understand not wanting any OS-based surprises while trying to get work done, but as long as your CPU and motherboard are supported, you're generally good to go.