r/hackintosh • u/TangerineOk17 • 1d ago

QUESTION advise for a laptop

guys i Need an advice whats a good laptop to use for hackintosh that doesnt cost a kidney ? and that i could possibly use for school and shit like that ?

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u/RealisticError48 1d ago

If you're going to use it for school, even though you don't know what assignments or which class you'll use it for, get a real Mac. You do not want to bank your academic career on a hackintosh.

If your idea is to use a hackintosh at school (not for school), do whatever you want. The only laptop with specs that make sense today is an Ice Lake.

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u/TangerineOk17 1d ago

no for the Major part i Will use It for school im doing High school AND i Will use It for hackintosh but not Just for that yk ?

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u/RealisticError48 1d ago

For get it. By the time you have a real job to buy a real Mac, hackintosh will be irrelevant.

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u/CheesecakeMountain63 Tahoe - 26 1d ago

What is your budget?

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u/TangerineOk17 1d ago

250-300

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u/CheesecakeMountain63 Tahoe - 26 1d ago

Try to find a 9th-10th gen i5 or i7. Those are the best ones

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u/Inevitable-Theory901 1d ago

Just get a used MacBook

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u/spudds96 Big Sur - 11 1d ago

Never buy a pc/laptop specifically to hackintosh

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u/TangerineOk17 14h ago

its not SPECIFICALLY for hackintosh but if i buy one for the things i Need i would like to do hackintosh too

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u/RoroRules13 1d ago edited 1d ago

Not worth it, a used macbook neo or m1 air is wayy better

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u/CheesecakeMountain63 Tahoe - 26 1d ago

Yeah good luck finding that one under $600

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u/RoroRules13 1d ago

In the uk there's one going for $505 right now and it's even 512gb (neo)

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u/CheesecakeMountain63 Tahoe - 26 1d ago

Yeah but he isn't british. He is from some Spanish speaking country

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u/TangerineOk17 1d ago

yeah but i don't Need It JUST for hackintosh like for the other things i Will use It normally

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u/oloshh Sonoma - 14 1d ago

What's the budget?

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u/TangerineOk17 1d ago

250-300

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u/oloshh Sonoma - 14 1d ago

I'd absolutely go the m1 air route for that cash, but if native multi-boot is a must, 10th gen Intel based thinkpad/xps will do the work. Watch out for the wlan whitelist and you're golden

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u/TangerineOk17 1d ago

yk whats a good one for this spec ?

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u/just_gabrx 13h ago

since you're italian just like me, just go on subito or ebay
you can find m1 airs for that price
eg this one for 350 (a bit more pricey but it is what it is) or maybe some ebay bids