Is Mac Possable?

BoB3rt · 17 Apr 2008 at 23:13

This is proberly a stupid Q. and been asked a lot.

Is it possable to put Mac on a PC. am sure av heared cracked virsions that allow it to run....

jak731 · 17 Apr 2008 at 23:16

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17802438 should be able to tell you, its techically illegal under apples EULA

BoB3rt · 17 Apr 2008 at 23:16

Oh well if its illegal i wont do it ... Cough =)

THANKS !

mr.sly · 17 Apr 2008 at 23:22

One on the main advantages (according to Mac users) is that things "just work" with OS X. But if you have it installed on a PC its not going to be the same experience.

If you want to use OS X, buy a Mac.

ringo747 · 17 Apr 2008 at 23:26

mr.sly said:
One on the main advantages (according to Mac users) is that things "just work" with OS X. But if you have it installed on a PC its not going to be the same experience.

If you want to use OS X, buy a Mac.

Quoted for truth - expensive kit I know but just buy one. Amazing stuff

mdjmcnally · 17 Apr 2008 at 23:35

It's OK to see how you get on with it it before plunging for a proper MAC but it's more hassle then it's worth. You have to be selective about what hardware to pick, wait for the guys that develop OSX86 releases to get to work with the update.

I have already built one and it's OK but you get so many quirks, it doesn't compare to a real Mac,

Will also be interesting to see what happens with the Psystar case, as I can see Apple implementing some nasty changes to stop it working if they lose there court case.

At the moment Apple tolerate OSX86 as it is non-commercial and they don't really publicise themselves. With Psystar going out advertising then could ruin this for everyone.

Energize · 18 Apr 2008 at 00:04

mdjmcnally said:
It's OK to see how you get on with it it before plunging for a proper MAC but it's more hassle then it's worth. You have to be selective about what hardware to pick, wait for the guys that develop OSX86 releases to get to work with the update.

Your limited hardware wise with a normal mac anyway, osx won't work with many graphics cards and other devices. So assuming he wants to play games like he does at the moment it's lose lose either way.

Will also be interesting to see what happens with the Psystar case, as I can see Apple implementing some nasty changes to stop it working if they lose there court case.

Apple don't tolerate osx86 they have already made many changes to their software to prevent osx86 working, and all have failed spectacularly I might add.

clv101 · 18 Apr 2008 at 00:08

I built one, researched chose the components very carefully and it all works fine. Amazingly fast Apple system for the money and a much nicer environment than Vista. Sleep/Wake also works much better than Vista, 2 seconds flat.