Hackintosh Build
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monospaced - It depends on what hardware you use.
One of the disadvantages to the laptop I OSXed for my missus is that some of the hardware relies on non-official kexts (I think, I'm not a huge techy). I can update but I have to research before I do to make sure that my non-official kexts/drivers will work after the update when I reapply.
If you are building a hackintosh from scratch, you can pick and choose your parts so they actually just outright match the same kit as a Mac, so that they are completely and easily updateable with no workarounds.
If you follow one of the well-known build-your-own guides, they tend to be great for effortless upgrades.
My 3 hackintoshes all require some work for upgrades due to not-officially supported hardware.
My girlfriends Inspiron 1525 requires non-official stuff for the Battery recognition, sound card and touchpad drivers. All work without them, but not perfectly.
My Touchsmart TX2z runs on an AMD processor so I pretty much have to wait for other people to make stuff before I can upgrade, and my Mini9 doesn't have the hard drive space.
Just follow a build-your-own guide for a desktop and when it's built, you won't notice a difference in experience. Laptops are sometimes slightly trickier.