Is it clever to build a hackintosh in 2023 ?

Yes its not worth it, considering the hassle of compatibility ect.
Disagree, there is absolutly inherent value in having an OS optimised for the hardware and consistently updated with developments live in Ventura.

So as an “IT Professional” you cant see the value in Apple silicon over x86? You cant see the advantage in buying a product with upwards of 3 times the power? Powerful Inbuilt GPU and unified ram? You cant see the value in a massive drop in power consumption & irradiated heat? You cant see the advantage in smaller desktop footprints? You cant see the advantages of rock-solid reliability (my professional user expierience since buying into the M1 platform.

As a power user? X86 is less restrictive & future-proof? Really? Thats Realy Realy bad advice for anyone investing in a new system. If you’re a tight ass and cheap, nothing will convince you the advantage of quality. Lots of my clients use laptops now and give me a Macbook over any Windows laptop any day of the week, you pay for what you get.

I’ve dumped all my Desktops in favor of a top-line macbookpro 14′ M1 Pro as have many of my clients. I have a 2017 13′ i7 Macbook Pro thats rock solid. My 2015 i7 macbook pro unibody has gone to my wife and its rock solid on Monteray. The current trend in business and Media production is for people to move to powerful laptops that dock in workstations. The compatibility of interconnection within the Apple ecosystem, leaves windoze for dead. Combine a Macbook with an iPhone Promax & an Ipad Pro and the quality & creative possibilities are off the scale…

Most People? What complete bollocks what does that even mean? Anyone buying apple silicon will be using Mac OS EOS. Theyre gonna run Windows? how ridiculous. Ventura is awesome in my user opinion, the best Mac OS so far. Hackintosh users are finished at Monteray, oh well.

I went down the Hackintosh route and you spend more time fixing shit than making shit. Sure it was a fun experience and I’m not disagreeing or disputing that it’s a good option for some however, there’s a big learning curve and the Hackintosh clan does have a big support community. I guess you can call that clever but in terms of viability there’s no real advantage.

Fact of the matter is, Apple silicon has killed the Hackintosh idea for better or worse. X86 is dead and Windows is way behind Apple in every respect. Would I build a hackintosh? The game has changed, and its left the whole x86 platform behind and that a good thing for people making content.

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