Hi I just sold my 2011 13" Air and I erased and reinstalled Lion b4 giving it to its new owner. Can the new owner download iLife for free or do they have to buy it from the App Store?
Hi I just sold my 2011 13" Air and I erased and reinstalled Lion b4 giving it to its new owner. Can the new owner download iLife for free or do they have to buy it from the App Store?
iLife can be reinstalled from the original system CDs. It can not be downloaded for free.
If you already "accepted" iLife 2011 using your Apple ID on that Mac then the new owner will need to repurchase it. Yes, it is a bit annoying, but that's the new licensing (it's tied to your Apple ID and can be used on 5 Macs).
OT, but what was your reason for selling the 13"?
I sold the 13" because i'm gonna have to carry my MacBook Air everyday to work and the 13" just didn't feel that portable to me. I am in love with my 11" Airs so much that I have bought 2 [I always like to have 2 Macs at all times that way should one have to go in for repair I always have a backup - I quite often use them both to do different tasks simultaneously]
Not a big fan of Apples no restore media in the box philosophy at all, and the fact that at resale the new owner has to repurchase software that originally came with the machine as it is all tied in to your Apple I.D. I feel is a bit sneaky.... Not everybody on this planet has fast internet with high monthly download quotas yet Apple....Poo Poo 2 U!
did you get the I7 or I5 and how's the heat and fan noise?
thanks in advance
I bought the i7 first it ran quite hot the battery life was crap, fan noise was only an issue when pushing the machine. I returned the i7 mainly due to poor battery life for my uses.
I then bought an i5 which has better battery life for me and does not run as hot at all but it still can get quite warm. I liked the i5 11" MacBook AIr I bought 2![]()
The i7 may be worth it for some people but the tradeoff just wasn't there for me, I love my i5 11" Air - It is my favourite Mac ever...