For years, there has been a dedicated community of tech tinkerers who built unofficial “Macs” out of PC hardware, or successfully made macOS run on laptops that used to run Windows. But now, some enthusiasts think the Hackintosh dream is becoming increasingly untenable.
This blog post by Aleksandar Vacić highlights 9 to 5, running through some seemingly increasing difficulties. In short, macOS Sonoma removes support for many drivers found in Intel Macs from a decade ago. Vacić said these drivers are “key elements in many fully-featured Hackintosh builds.” It’s still possible to cobble together a Hackintosh with the Sonoma operating system, but you’ll have to adapt to some complex workarounds that may reduce the overall security of your computer. For now, the best advice is to keep macOS Ventura, which won’t always be a realistic solution.
Today’s lineup is impressive by comparison: MacBooks have great battery life and have regular keyboards again! Even the Mac Mini is getting regular updates.However, it is not That A long time ago, it felt like the Mac was pretty much at the bottom of Apple’s list of priorities.
In recent years, Hackintosh machines with the right components have even been able to run around Apple Silicon Macs. But as the steps to keep these machines running become increasingly tedious—especially if you stick with Apple’s latest software—people inevitably get tired and stop bothering.This comment on Hacker News sums up the frustration nicely: “These days I think use computer instead of spending time trying to convince it to work. ” Hackintoshes have their time and worthy goals, but it looks like that time is almost up.
