I need a notebook partner for my G5 iMac that runs on OS X 10.4. I don't need firewire, but I would need a screen bigger that 13". I also would like to use the notebook as a back-up for my old iMac... I guess I'm reaching too far, but which current notebook comes the closest or is there a product in the pipeline that would fit the bill?
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MacBook or MacBook Pro?
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Looks like you're not getting a Macbook or a Macbook Pro 13" then.
??? Use an external drive.
What do you want to synch?
iMac and MB(P), iMac and external HDD, MB(P) and external HDD?
There is a software called ChronoSync that synchs two or more Macs.
Beautiful!!! Now I only need to choose the notebook. Should I go for the 13" MacBook, or is there a stripped-down MacBook Pro 15" notebook in the making?
"You can not sync Applications between two Macs. You can sync almost anything else but do not synchronize two Macs until you have read the instructions in our tips section and understand how to setup Chronosync."
I guess it sounded too good to be true...
I guess it sounded too good to be true...
Applications are a different animal, which can be most of the time copied over by yourself.
ChronoSync is about user data being in synch.
Or you could use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone back and forth between the two machines if you want exact copies of everything on both machines.
Replacing means deleting all the data than is on that Mac.
But know that SL (10.6) is not compatible with G5 (non-Intel) CPUs.
I second this software. Use it to sync to Mac Pros and some external drives. Wonderful and flexible.
What you really want to sync are documents, music, photos, etc. That means you are going to sync your home folder. But you should also set-up exclude lists and exclude the DS_Store and plist files.
What you really want to sync are documents, music, photos, etc. That means you are going to sync your home folder. But you should also set-up exclude lists and exclude the DS_Store and plist files.
