# Can't afford a mac? let me build you a hackintosh!

Category: Garage Sale

## Post 1 by b3n (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Sunday, 15-Nov-2009 22:23:21

I'm not sure if this will get some interest / be removed, so i'm cool with what ever happens.
It is a given that osx is a pretty lovely operating system, even if the only reason you like it is because of its built in screenreader. However, some people are reluctant to buy apple hardware. For example, the cheapist mac (The mac mini) is terribley hard to upgrade and does not come with any extras. If apple were to put the components of the imac into a tower, there would be no need for hackintoshes what so ever.
So, what is a hackintosh? A hackintosh is basicly a normal desktop that the components for which were selected in a way that it will be able to run osx leopard or snow leopard.
I'm willing to talk with people in the uk or people who don't mind paying stupidly high shipping rates in regards to me building them a custom hackintosh.
You would tell me the ruff spec (cpu, ram, harddrive etc etc) that you wanted, I would come back to you with a price and if everything was agreed upon, I would build the system, install osx and then ship it to you.
If your not sure what spec you would require then thats fine to; just tell me what you intend to do with your new hackintosh and i'll deliver a spec that will more than fit your needs.
Your hackintosh will come with a retail copy of the version of osx you have chosen along with a 1 year hardware warranty for your piece of mind.
Important:
Whilst your hackintosh will function 100% like a real mac, you should be made aware that installing osx on non apple hardware is against the eula (End user licence agreement) for osx. Having said this, there is currently no way of determining if this part of the eula is legally binding or not, because the only case that is testing it (Apple v psystar) is still ongoing.
It only takes a couple of seconds to google for hackintosh to see how popula hackintoshes are and rightly so.
If anyone has any questions then please feel free to post here, pm me or add me on msn.

## Post 2 by bermuda-triangulese (Help me, I'm stuck to my chair!) on Monday, 16-Nov-2009 10:50:12

wat an interesting idea. I'm still in Spain but in a few months when I'm UK bound again I might just get back to you on this idea.

## Post 3 by illumination (Darkness is history.) on Monday, 16-Nov-2009 18:28:56

I would be careful with that idea.