[9935c101ab17a66]

As someone who built a hackintosh (on 10.12) with what were widely considered to be 'compatible parts' (I did a lot of research), I think you're downplaying how easy it is and how often issues can arise. I didn't have much trouble doing the initial install after following steps/guides online, but there were a lot of small niggling issues and problems that can arise that make me hesitant to recommend it (like for example, getting imessage/facetime activated was a huge hassle). There may be better tooling now, but it's still not for the feint of heart.

That said, I've switched to an eGPU setup with a Radeon Rx580 and my 15" mbp, and it largely gets me to where I wanted to be with my hackintosh. Using an eGPU with macos is surprisingly easy.

[nutjob2]

All you really have to do is check that someone has already used a particular set of hardware with the level of support you desire, and you're golden.

The software has improved a lot recently. Plugins like WhateverGreen and VirtualSMC means there is broader hardware support out of the box without fiddling with settings.

But yeah if you are happy with Mac hardware then Hackintoshes are entirely pointless. Laptop Hackintoshes are also more challenging without really competing with comparable Mac hardware.