It costs up to $600 to buy a monitor at that resolution from a major manufacturer *, meaning that the monitor alone nearly doubles the price of the CustoMac Pro build. This is mainly thanks to the excellent screen of the 27-inch iMac at 2560x1440, this screen has a higher resolution than pretty much any other mainstream prebuilt computer. When doing a price comparison between the 27-inch iMac and a comparable Hackintosh build, the two are actually rather closely matched.
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And unlike the iMac, you can upgrade any computer part in a Hackintosh that you want. In fact, the 7200-RPM hard drive in the Hackintosh actually performs a bit faster than its iMac counterpart. In terms of performance, the CustoMac Budget holds up very well against the base model of the 21.5-inch iMac, as the specifications between the two builds are virtually identical. Even when you add a webcam, WiFi adapter, Bluetooth adapter, keyboard, and mouse to the Hackintosh build, you can still come out a cool $300 dollars ahead. Building a Hackintosh is over $500 cheaper than buying a comparable 21.5-inch iMac. Long story short, this comparison is a complete rout. You can even add a DVD drive (if that's important to you). Meanwhile, the CustoMac Mini is pretty capable all-around, with 8 GB of RAM and lots of opportunities for upgrades. In addition, the Mac Mini has a rather slow 5400-rpm hard drive, and only 4 GB of RAM. The base model of the Mac Mini uses an outdated laptop-level Intel i5 processor, which is actually weaker than the desktop-level i3 processor used in the CustoMac Mini.
This closes the price gap between the two to about $100.īut don't forget that the CustoMac Mini has better performance than the Mac Mini. However, these two mini computers are actually more closely matched than they look. The CustoMac Mini doesn't include WiFi and Bluetooth by default, so if you need either of those features, it'll cost you an extra $60 to buy the right adapters (check out our lists of compatible WiFi adapters and compatible Bluetooth adapters). The CustoMac Mini is about $160 cheaper, even with newer hardware! And even though it's not as small as the incredibly thin Mac Mini, it's still pretty compact in its own right. Cost-wise, it's pretty clear that tonymacx86's popular CustoMac Mini build is the winner here.
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