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First Impressions of MacBook Air
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<blockquote data-quote="Juan Largo" data-source="post: 590521" data-attributes="member: 47345"><p>I stand corrected -- sort of. I found a link that discusses it <a href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/02/07/remote-install-mac-os-x-on-macbook-air-pokey-but-it-works" target="_blank"> here</a>. It seems that you have to install OS X on the host computer in order for Remote Disk to work, which is fine if your host computer happens to be a Mac, but kind of problematic if it isn't. Also, the install process via Remote Disk is ... well, quite slow to put it mildly. So, yes, I guess I could live without the external DVD-ROM drive, but I would definitely test out Remote Disk thoroughly before I relied on it as a disaster recovery plan.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Juan Largo, post: 590521, member: 47345"] I stand corrected -- sort of. I found a link that discusses it [url= http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/02/07/remote-install-mac-os-x-on-macbook-air-pokey-but-it-works] here[/url]. It seems that you have to install OS X on the host computer in order for Remote Disk to work, which is fine if your host computer happens to be a Mac, but kind of problematic if it isn't. Also, the install process via Remote Disk is ... well, quite slow to put it mildly. So, yes, I guess I could live without the external DVD-ROM drive, but I would definitely test out Remote Disk thoroughly before I relied on it as a disaster recovery plan. [/QUOTE]
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