Building a hackintosh is all about selective hardware (similar to the Apple experience). Generally if you use one of the tested builds like the ones listed here http://www.tonymacx86.com/375-building-customac-buyer-s-guid... you should have a pleasurable apple like experience with the cost savings and fun of building it yourself.
> Building a hackintosh is all about selective hardware
Exactly. I bought hardware based on one of these lists and had no issues with my Hackintosh since building it (almost 1 year ago). Also, the build took about the same time as any computer would. I think I had to install one driver post-install, but that's all the 'hassle' I've experienced.
And researching what hardware works well with OS X doesn't take more than 5 minutes since people compile lists and/or entire build guides for every version of the OS.
