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Discussion on: Windows Vs Linux Vs Mac for Dev

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Scott Simontis

I love OS X but I can't justify HW prices. My desktop has a Ryzen Threadripper CPU, 64 GB RAM, 2x8GB disks in a RAID array, 2x512GB NVMe drives, and a 240GB SSD. $1600 or so. Something comparable on OS X would probably be 2-3 times that price range. I use Windows for desktop computing (my 2013 MacBook is going to stay on my desk until it dies however) and Linux for servers.

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Muhammad

You should give hackintosh a try, its worth it.

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Scott Simontis

I've thought about it, but the feedback I received was that it's not reliable enough to trust for daily operation. A few years ago I would have been all over it, but nowadays, I already have enough systems to keep stable.