pentium from 2005 is still a work horse and cheaper than a mac!

i have mac buddies that stopped buying after 2004 or something..

Eh, what're you gonna do? It's sad, but it's just not possible for some people to conceptualize that not everyone is broke and/or not everyone wants to dick around with stuff that any half-competent highschool hack can do. It's not "cool" and they're not a special little snowflake for doing it.

Shrug.

I personally can't go back to Windows. I am a developer, and having an integrated UNIX environment is critical for me. My files are automatically shared between devices through the cloud (you need a copy of that invoice I made on my desktop? I'll email it through my laptop or phone). I can connect to and/or control my devices with my other devices, out of the box. I don't personally experience crashing. I almost never reboot. I have a single source of support for my hardware and OS, and a personal rep who knows me and my history. My software upgrades are free or nearly so.

These are just some of the advantages for me. You're misunderstanding the thread, though -- we're talking about people who build hackintoshes, not PC Windows people. The people we're talking about use Mac OS X, but don't use it on a Mac.

Move Up to a DUAL CORE!

I am browsing this forum on a Core 2 Duo @ 1.86GH that I bought way back in 2007. Still works fucking fine and dandy.

Here is a list of everyone who cares:
Me