04-29-2015, 02:06 PM
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.
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.