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Re: Need New Macbook Pro - silvarios - 04-29-2015
Gareth wrote:
[quote=jdc]
[quote=sekker]
Mavericks is free from Apple.
Sadly, its not. You can't even buy it.
Yea, it was free when it was available, but as soon as Apple releases a new OS (Yosemite), the previous OS is no longer available for "purchase", but you can still download it if you previously "purchased" it.
This.
Re: Need New Macbook Pro - Kraniac - 04-29-2015
jdc wrote:
[quote=sekker]
Mavericks is free from Apple.
Sadly, its not. You can't even buy it.
Theres no need for a T-bolt cable, just use ethernet.
Cloning would be a good idea IMHO. Mavericks is the way to go.
FWIW, macs havent shipped with "discs" in 5+ years.
ugh..
UGH
i need an adapter- no ethernet on this machine.
I need another adapter- no firewire on this machine
I need another adapter- no cd/dvd player on this machine
Im cloning my old Mavericks disk from my old machine right now in CCC
No issues with taking a clone made from a spinning drive and then cloning to an SSD? Are there?
Re: Need New Macbook Pro - silvarios - 04-29-2015
Kraniac wrote:
No issues with taking a clone made from a spinning drive and then cloning to an SSD? Are there?
Not on account of the drive type.
Re: Need New Macbook Pro - sekker - 04-29-2015
Sorry, senior moment.
The latest Mac OS is free, older OS downloads can be accessed if you paid for them previously. BTW - I learned from Lion to keep the installer as Apple made it hard to come by once 10.8 was out, and I had a ton of machines that could not run 10.8.
And yes - the main downside from that machine is the lack of legacy ports. I use a Belkin TB hub that adds most - ethernet, FW, TB paththrough, etc.
You could also clone the older machine to an external USB3 hard drive, then clone back to the MBPr. That doesn't require any new peripherals - just USB.
Re: Need New Macbook Pro - jdc - 04-29-2015
sekker wrote:
You could also clone the older machine to an external USB3 hard drive, then clone back to the MBPr. That doesn't require any new peripherals - just USB.
Thats as good as any -- its s 2 step process, but it works.
May fault on the ethernet, missed it was a Retina. Just saw "new macbook pro" and went from there.
Re: Need New Macbook Pro - mspace - 04-29-2015
I made a bootable install of mavericks that I keep on a thumb drive. It's about 6 gb. I could upload a disk image and you could see if it works for you.
Let me know if you have a place to upload to, or I can do it to a free service and then send you the link.