<html><head><style>body{font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px}</style></head><body style="word-wrap:break-word"><div id="bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0);margin:0px;line-height:auto">Obviously, a question about hackintosh isn't strictly a Linux query per-se - but I put it to this group of smart and capable folks nonetheless. I'm a huge fan of Linux as a server OS, but my laptops/desktops are all OSX/macOS because I think macOS strikes a better balance between UI/UX and the *NIX underpinnings I want - as well as a much more massive library of desktop software available.</div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0);margin:0px;line-height:auto"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0);margin:0px;line-height:auto">I have a 2010 MacPro (the tower, not the trashcan), and it's old going on ancient. Over time, I've upgraded the video card, memory, OS drive to SSD - and while it has been a sturdy, reliable, and overall wonderful system, it's time to look at a replacement. In the intervening years, Apple seems to have lost even the illusion of love for their professional and desktop customers. Specifically, the most recent MacPro last had a hardware update when the trashcan model was first released - in 2013. At that time, the hardware was already around a year old. Today, it still costs what it did when the 2013 was first released: $3000-$4000 just for a base model. </div><br><div id="bloop_sign_1479075498010196992" class="bloop_sign">As I look for solutions, one of my non-negoitables is that I'm not going to back to Windows. Linux desktop is also not an option, if nothing else because I run professional photography software like Lightroom and Photoshop. So, I'm looking at building a hackintosh. I don't want to, knowing that the rock solid stability I've come to enjoy out of my Apple hardware (yes, I know, running the Apple OS) will be out the window (no pun intended). I'm looking to build something roughly comparable (in today's generation of hardware) to a mid-to-high end range MacPro.</div><div id="bloop_sign_1479075498010196992" class="bloop_sign"><br></div><div id="bloop_sign_1479075498010196992" class="bloop_sign">I've briefly looked at some guides and watched a few YT videos on the topic of hackintoshes. Anyone here have first-hand experience they'd be willing to share? Buying parts from newegg/tigerdirect/amazon/microcenter and building my own box is not an issue. In a way as I've been thinking about this project, I've looked forward to doing that again. It's been a while. But specifically to the subject of a hackintosh, any tips/tricks/pitfalls to watch out for? Anyone write up any of their own blog posts or guides on the subject?</div><div id="bloop_sign_1479075498010196992" class="bloop_sign"><br></div><div id="bloop_sign_1479075498010196992" class="bloop_sign">thanks!</div></body></html>