Leopard Pre-installed

[fonz500]

Yeah, I don't know what a bootable image is??

I think I am going to the Apple store tonight to become a Mac user !!! Hopefully it all works okay.

Do I just do the "erase and install" option then??

 

[jamie329]

Yeah, I don't know what a bootable image is??

I think I am going to the Apple store tonight to become a Mac user !!! Hopefully it all works okay.

Do I just do the "erase and install" option then??

You know those thin plastic films you can buy for PDA's that protect the screen? Well when your current protector gets scratched, you just peel it off, and put a brand new one on in it's place. That's basically the idea behind a disc image. With Disk Utility (or SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner) you basically make a virtual clone of your harddrive, which is saved into an image file (.dmg, .img, etc.) You create the image once all your software is installed and updates are applied, etc. Basically when your system is in a completely working state. You can then use a program to keep that image in sync with your hard drive. So if something goes wrong with the data on your drive, you can take the image, and restore your hardrive to the state it was in when the image was created, and you don't have to go through the whole process of re-installing the OS, re-installing software, transferring files, etc.

If you end up getting a drop-in, then yes, just do an erase and install.

 

[EngBrian]

It depends on what disc is install. You don't know if it's the retail version, or the version that ships with new Macs. If it's retail, then you would first install Leopard, and then use the Tiger disc ONLY for iLife apps. If it's the version that ships with new Macs, then it would all be on one disc. However, no one in that thread you pointed to knew which one it would be. The point is that if you can instruct someone on how to install Leopard, then installing the iLife apps off another disc is even EASIER. If you don't care how long it takes to get it, then by all means wait, but don't try and justify your waiting by saying there's advantages to having Leopard pre-installed, when in fact, it's the exact opposite.

To be honest I don't see how it is the exact opposite but I appreciate you going through how it would be done. the thread seemed to have a few different experiences with the process. Either way the purchase will be made in a week and we'll see what is in the box when it comes.

 

[pakstar]

Apple just updated their store where it says "included software"

 

[Cobra2001]

Any update regarding this? Anyone get an Mac with Leopard pre-installed yet that they bought either online or in the store?

Thanks.

 

[Trouble1]

Drop In

iMacs currently shipping with the Leopard Drop In and the Tiger 10.4.

 

[playstationdork]

The CTO mbp (upgraded 250gb drive) that we got on 11/14 had the drop in disk. I thought that was a little weird since these drives weren't even available until after Leopard was released. The upgrade was relatively painless even though it took about 2 hours.

 

[pakstar]

Got my iMac 24" 2.8Ghz with a drop-in Leopard DVD on 19.th of November. A friend of mine got his MacBook 2.2Ghz with Leopard installed. Both were ordered at the same time. We live in Oslo Norway and the shipment came from China.

Installing went great btw