No. Macs have IR sensors to detect the remote, which this does not.

This isn't an all-encompassing guide is the thing. This was written as a cheap Mac Mini alternative, with the corresponding Kexts. If you can get it to work with Sandy Bridge processors then more power too ya.

Doubtful Lifehacker would post a complete guide for a hackintosh that crashes and burns, but I see your point.

Lifehacker've posted hackintosh articles since long before the iPhone 4 leak, FWIW.

Then build one yourself and give yourself a big-ol' pat on the back.

It runs OS X. Have you seen OS X being demonstrated? Then you know what it's like. It would be pointless to demonstrate it.

I favor OS X, but that's not really the point.

Interesting viewpoint. If you make a hackintosh and hate it, they just made $29 and will never be bothered by you again. If you keep it and like it, you are that much more likely to buy a Mac as your next computer.

The only long-term challange I can think of is major OS updates (Snow Leopard, Lion, etc). I have successfully updated between OS's the normal way many times, but things can get a little wonky and inelegent. It doesn't matter much though. You should reinstall your OS every couple of years, and that's the frequency of…

Unless you have a specific need for actual speakers, I always recommend a decent pair of headphones instead. Much better cost-quality ratio, and much better to those nearby (and more private). My Sennheiser HD448's sound crystal clear, are light an comfortable as air, and only cost about $100.

Parallels consistently gets higher marks than VMWare in both performance as well as ease of use and UI.

I'm not trying to troll here at all, honest, but I can't find a single Windows-exclusive app that's either available for OS X, has a superior alternative on OS X, or is completely unnecessary on OS X. The only ones are really utilities, which are OS exclusive by nature. But even there there are ones to match the power…

To be fair, I mentioned off-hand to a Genius at an Apple Store I have a hackintosh. Without breaking stride, he asked if I bought the OS. I told him yes and he shrugged. "We won't support it on the phone or if you bring it in, but as long as you bought the software, we don't really care that much".

The linked Tonymacx86 site has a list of supported builds at all costs, but $600 is about the lowest you can get for a half-decent PC. Walmart doesn't count.

If the added power doesn't mean much to you—and frankly, to most people here, it doesn't—then go for a Mac Mini, hands down.

If the DVD boots without issue there's a good chance OS X will run just fine. Granted, you'll possibly need vastly different Kexts than these, but it could work.

I agree. If you're looking for small and light (HTPC, etc.), get a Mac Mini. Otherwise, go all out with a full ATX case for more flexibility.

MacBook Pro 13's use the Sandy Bridge graphics, so theoretically yes. I wouldn't recommend it though.

I love Pixelmator, and Final Cut (7) =[

Everything you can do on a Macintosh you can do on a Hackintosh. Golden rule. If your system is solid, theres zero restrictions. None.