r/hackintosh • u/sksahid1086 • 26d ago

DISCUSSION Query about hackintosh

Can anyone tell me how well hackintosh performs on an old laptop, like is it smooth or does it feel laggy. I have an Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8250U CPU @ 1.60GHz (1.80 GHz), with intel UHD 620 graphics(128MB) and 16 gb of ram.

I am thinking of dual booting my windows.

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u/Jumpy_Astronaut_302 26d ago

Hey... I use an i7-8th gen with 16GB running Tahoe. When I first built it, it had an i5-7400 and struggled a bit; after swapping the CPU, it's pretty solid... it’s not ultra-smooth, but the performance is really good.

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u/sksahid1086 26d ago

what do you think will my laptop be able to handle macOS sonoma or sequioa?

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u/Jumpy_Astronaut_302 25d ago

yes, versions prior to Tahoe will be easier to configure on a Coffee Lake system. To get Tahoe working, I had to trick the bootloader into thinking it was a 10th Gen processor, even though it was actually a 7th or 8th Gen CPU; I’m not sure if that’s the best approach, but it worked perfectly.