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Same here. I've done it a few times as a dual-boot with my desktop and had issues that caused me to uninstall after a month or two. I think the trick is going to be buying hardware that's 100% compatible from one of the lists people have put together.

I've had the same problem with every Linux distro I've tried, but I dumped them due to UX jank, not compatibility problems.

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This is also why I've messed with hackintosh in dual boot or old machines but never for too long. To get one that's stable, you need to build a machine with 100% compatible parts. That's not terribly difficult but I don't usually build machines just for running something like a hackintosh.

When I go to build a new desktop workstation every 5 years or so, I want to pick the components based off bang for the buck, not just compatibility with hackintosh installations. And if I really need MacOS to run something work-related, I'm not gonna count on a hobbyist project like that to do it. I'm gonna get work to pay for Apple hardware or take it out of whatever freelance budget I have.

I guess if I had both the budget to build a second workstation for MacOS stuff and a strong desire to run non-employment-related MacOS-only software, I might just build a 100% compatible hackintosh but as it stands, there's nothing I really absolutely need that only runs on MacOS so instead I just use my Windows desktop workstation for just about everything, my Asus notebook for mobile DJ/VJ gigs, and the ancient MBP I got for free a while back for the rare occasion that I want to screw around with something that only runs on MacOS.

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