Firstly – what is a Hackintosh?  

It is a standard PC running Mac OS

Why do it?

Well it will save you a heap of money amongst other things (fancy a £2500 Mac Pro for £500?) – and you get to try something new…

What will I need?

Really you need an Intel based recent PC (such as Core 2 Duo/Quad or i3/i5/i7 CPU)

What else is important?

You should have a good idea of how computers work – this will require you to change some settings on your PC’s BIOS (system board software) and also risks losing your Windows installation if you haven’t got the knowledge to place the install in the right place.

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