[Equinox]

Ive always wanted to buy a cheap, second hand Macbook pro and make it into a hackintosh.
But I dont know anything about mac. or, I know how to use it, since when I was a child, my parents had mac computers,
and I was never allowed to play on them except a little while sometimes.

But yeah, I dont know how to code a mac from CLI, like I know how to use the CLI in linux.
But it would be interesteing.

I've personally done hackintosh's previously, and still am quite fond of them. I don't personally think there's anything wrong with them, and sometimes they can be a more fun experience than just a macbook in general.
For macOS you just use the Terminal emulator app like you would on Linux. You can also install and use other terminal emulators. There's not much of a difference between the interfaces on the low level, they're both TTYs/PTYs being interacted with.

Its funny that you write a full-length review but then dont talk or communicate with your "followers"
or should I say minions.

I haven't been on in like a month. I don't live online.

Im like 100% sure that youre not gonna reply to this, atleast in a serious way,
but I would say that the Macbook pro is a highly excessive, and almost redundant product.
tell me, what can a macbook pro do that a 'normal' mac computer cant? why should I spent like several $100
when I know that I could just buy an Acer or smth better that would get the same job done just as damn well ?

There's nothing wrong with picking something else. This wasn't written in hopes of making someone buy a macbook, but moreso a review of it. So if someone were on the fence about it, they could refer to this review and decide based on what I think if it's worth spending money on.
I myself am not particularly stuck on a macbook. It just so happens that because I bought one, I could help prevent someone from spending money they don't want to, that they feel would be best spent elsewhere, or the opposite, maybe it's the push someone wanted to buy it.

At the end of the day, it's your money. I'm not here to tell you that you should spend it (in fact, I agree it would be better spent elsewhere). I'm just here to help justify whether you should or should not spend the money.

you are compromising actual RAM, graphics and cpu for .............. a luxury brand computer ?
dont get me wrong, Ive got an iPhone and maybe gonna get a tablet,
but in what way is the macbook pro relevant to a hacker audience,
when its basically made for hipster snobs that just want to brag about how luxorious their computer is?

It's a different market than say a desktop. There's very little overlap between people who actively would like to modify and change out parts and people who want to buy a macbook.
You know what you're getting when you buy one, so it's very much at the users own expense how they spend their money. Knowingly.

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Awesome review, i personally am waiting for the rumoured redesign of the Macbook air/pro. Like you said 720p cam just doesn't cut it nowadays when you're expected to do everything over Zoom/MS teams. Also the large bezels are not on standard with todays laptops

Knowing Apple they're gonna try to reinvent the wheel tho

Yeah, the 720p camera is definitely a deal breaker for some. For me, I don't personally use the webcam, so it's not a big deal. I would say though, definitely wait for a newer model with higher res camera if you do use a webcam though.

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It's not that I am bragging but I have the new mac book pro with the m1 processor, just the basic one with 8GB ram. The first few problems as a programmer that I have encountered is docker support (which was fixed just a couple of months ago) and virtualization support. There are lots of solutions available but I do not want to brick my machine so I would still need to wait for newer updates and releases.

IMHO, mac book pro's with intel based processors are still the best as companies that sell software still needs to adapt to the m1 processor they have recently released.

Oh absolutely. I've run into several issues with compatibility with the M1. I still love the chip itself, but it's definitely something a user should be aware of. It's just not mature enough as it is to be used across the majority of the macOS demographic. Intel based macbooks are definitely still worth the value you can get them for, and I would recommend them over the M1 if one doesn't want to deal with compatibility issues.

you seem so sad.

the thing with macbook pro is that you dont get true raw machine power that you need
if youre gonna have 20 browser tabs, 3 VMs, 4 bruteforce terminals, maybe an SQLi window,
you name it. what do you get instead? you get like high-quality programs, but I'd say those are more for
programming than hacking. its not the same thing btw.

you seem like a retard.

You’ve missed the point entirely; if you’re buying a macbook to begin with to “run 20 browser tabs, 3 VMs, 4 bruteforce terminals, maybe an SQLi window,” then you’re buying one for entirely the wrong reason (although it can do all of that without issue).

I also highly doubt that you specifically have the brain capacity to be doing any of that, so I don’t think that’s something you should worry about.

I would suggest stop being a blind hater; it’s not for everyone. I’m not telling you or anyone else that you should buy a macbook pro, nor that they are better than any other given collection of hardware. It’s not even my own main machine, it’s just a laptop that I use.

At this point, you’re not adding anything valuable to this thread, you’re just talking out of your ass.