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by yardie
883 days ago
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Long time Mac user here. The Hackintosh is what allowed me continue to use MacOS after Apple finished the PowerPC era. Because they also dramatically raised prices on the Pro workstations. It was now out of my budget even though the price of PCs were falling. I used a Hackintosh for years for 1/2 the price of the equivalent Nehalem based MacPros. You may not like them but they serve a purpose and they have a fan base. |
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The PowerMac G5 Quad cost $3300. The Base model Mac Pro that was release less than a year later cost $2200, and it greatly outperformed the G5.
Base model PowerMac in 2005 - $2000 Base model MacPro in 2012 - $2500
Adjusting for inflation from 2005 to 2012: $2,000 becomes $2,359.67
After adjusting for inflation, Apple raised the price by $140 between 2005-2012, but they also 6x the base RAM and WiFi became standard. Not to mention the significant performance and efficiency improvements.
I don't know how much the WiFi upgrade cost on a G5, but if it cost more than $140 Apple actually reduced the price of the Pro workstations during the switch to intel.