I'm sure this sounds like a really dumb question, but I'm new to Mac, and I was wondering: do I have to use the two discs to install on my new MBP, or is Mac OSX already installed onto it? I was thinking the latter, but then... why would they include it in the package?
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Install Mac OSX on a new MBP?
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The operating system and bundled applications are already installed. The discs are there for recovery purposes, i.e., if you need to reinstall the operating system.
OS X comes pre-installed, so you don't need to do anything to get up and running. Some people like to reinstall from the discs right away to make the OS a bit more lean, but it's not really necessary, particularly for less-experienced folks who should probably have a look at most things that come with the Mac.
In addition to providing you with a way to reinstall your system should ever run into serious problems (or just want to have a clean slate at some point), there is also optional software on the discs that doesn't get pre-installed.
In addition to providing you with a way to reinstall your system should ever run into serious problems (or just want to have a clean slate at some point), there is also optional software on the discs that doesn't get pre-installed.
You can reinstall OSX if you want to...
I did and got rid of the things that I didn't want, saved some HD space.
Might not seem like a lot of space now but in a year or two or three it might make a difference and doing a reinstall then will be a bigger pain.
I did and got rid of the things that I didn't want, saved some HD space.
Might not seem like a lot of space now but in a year or two or three it might make a difference and doing a reinstall then will be a bigger pain.
Its simply a matter of what everyone else has said, but they also have the Apple Hardware Test on them, and (hopefully not) if you ever need to ring AppleCare with a possible hardware defect, they will ask you to run the Apple Hardware Test. For this reason I keep my OS X Install Disks handy (ie, keeping them in the box in my room, and not in the loft or whatever).
