Apple are doing it correctly then!

Was it worth the extra thou?

I don't think it was that much more TBH, but I can't remember how much it cost back in 2010 (yes, even then OS restore was being shipped on USB).

I mainly bought it for weight, OS X, and "ooooh shiney". And it's not disappointed on any front.

Apple don't do that any more, since Lion (where you could buy a USB restore stick) they have made a recovery partition on your HDD. With mountain lion they no longer offer a USB stick at all. The expectation is you'll just download it from the apple store in the event of disaster recovery.

I assume Macs can fuck up enough to not have internet access?

Well that just sucks.

I think they have some sort of GUI recovery mode thing that can connect to the internet, which implies that if a Mac can't access the net (assuming a connection is available), something is really badly wrong.

I think.

I should probably find this stuff out, in case my MBP gets ill.

I think they have some sort of GUI recovery mode thing that can connect to the internet, which implies that if a Mac can't access the net (assuming a connection is available), something is really badly wrong.

I think.

I should probably find this stuff out, in case my MBP gets ill.

Hey double post, awesome.

Hey double post, awesome.

That's the Apple backup kicking in. It's like having two computers, for the price of three.

But they just work so you never have to do that, and as Caer says they have a GUI option which connects to the web without an OS installed.

I felt like PB as well when writing it. Still doesn't change my opinion though of the fact that almost all modern laptops force a fucking shit aspect ratio onto you :-(

But there we go!

I really don't care about the aspect ratio change from 16:10->16:9*, what bothers me more is the prevalence of low resolutions masquerading as high resolutions: 1366x768 screens are everywhere, marketed as "HD ready!" so that consumers think they're getting a nice high-res screen, despite it probably being significantly lower than what they're upgrading from. :@

 

 

 

 

*after all, the difference is approximately fuck all: http://www.master-hard.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/16_9_vs_16_10_thumb.jpg

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I don't know what it looks like.

Good move! You're very fortunate in that regard (which has got to make up somewhat for the misfortune of not being English)

The difference is enough - especially on smaller screens. Still, the laptop has arrived and it's bloody lovely. I actually feel a bit jealous that it's not mine...