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<blockquote data-quote="Oneironaut" data-source="post: 857886" data-attributes="member: 88633"><p>rsmithgi is right, Jack. Installing the OS and backing up is nothing like in Windows. I've only ever had to reinstall the OS once when I put a new hard drive in, and it was pretty simple. Just pay attention to what the install assistant is asking you and you'll be fine. I screwed up one option and had to do it all over again which was my fault, but at least I got to see the cool intro video that appears when you install. </p><p></p><p>Backing up a Mac is WAY easier than backing up a Windows box, which involves getting the startup disk, downloading the backup utility, and going 3 levels deep into files just to get started. With Time Machine, you just select the drive (and the files you want to save to it) and the frequency and that's pretty much it. Even if you don't have it backing up continuously, it's easy to just plug in your external drive and quickly access your Mac's previous states (which in itself is pretty neat to see too).</p><p></p><p>You're gonna love it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oneironaut, post: 857886, member: 88633"] rsmithgi is right, Jack. Installing the OS and backing up is nothing like in Windows. I've only ever had to reinstall the OS once when I put a new hard drive in, and it was pretty simple. Just pay attention to what the install assistant is asking you and you'll be fine. I screwed up one option and had to do it all over again which was my fault, but at least I got to see the cool intro video that appears when you install. Backing up a Mac is WAY easier than backing up a Windows box, which involves getting the startup disk, downloading the backup utility, and going 3 levels deep into files just to get started. With Time Machine, you just select the drive (and the files you want to save to it) and the frequency and that's pretty much it. Even if you don't have it backing up continuously, it's easy to just plug in your external drive and quickly access your Mac's previous states (which in itself is pretty neat to see too). You're gonna love it. [/QUOTE]
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