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Advice on used Macbook / Garage Band
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1188577" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>One little caveat that applies especially to second-hand Macs... The iLife suite, which includes Garageband and iMovie are *not* part of the Operating System. So, if the seller wiped the machine and just reinstalled OS X, without bundling the original system discs (very common), you might not get these programs.</p><p></p><p>If you decide to go the pre-owned route (as opposed to an Apple Refurb, which is like-new), make sure they bundle in the original System Discs. If they don't, make sure it comes with an OS disc *and* an iLife disc. Otherwise, you may find that you need to buy a new, retail copy of iLife '11 (about $60, depending on where you buy it) and you may even need to get a newer version of OS X, depending on what the system ships with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1188577, member: 24098"] One little caveat that applies especially to second-hand Macs... The iLife suite, which includes Garageband and iMovie are *not* part of the Operating System. So, if the seller wiped the machine and just reinstalled OS X, without bundling the original system discs (very common), you might not get these programs. If you decide to go the pre-owned route (as opposed to an Apple Refurb, which is like-new), make sure they bundle in the original System Discs. If they don't, make sure it comes with an OS disc *and* an iLife disc. Otherwise, you may find that you need to buy a new, retail copy of iLife '11 (about $60, depending on where you buy it) and you may even need to get a newer version of OS X, depending on what the system ships with. [/QUOTE]
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