Of course not. You can run from an external hard drive, boot from it even, and have it as your main drive if you like. I've booted from a full carbon copy cloner - made backup of my system, it really isn't at all difficult. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
On Nov 7, 2010, at 9:14 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > but how would you restore from a usb drive?I thought you could only run voice > over from the cd or from a cd and install that way? > > S > On Nov 7, 2010, at 5:46 PM, Kaare Dehard wrote: > >> think but not sure I read that the new air came with a flash drive version, >> but not certain if they had the plans to extend it to other places or not... >> On 2010-11-07, at 8:39 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: >> >>> So when the next OS after Snow Leopard comes out, you could ask for the OS >>> on a USB flash drive instead of DVD? >>> >>> On Nov 7, 2010, at 8:36 PM, Kaare Dehard wrote: >>> >>>> comes with a usb drive with the os on it for restore. >>>> On 2010-11-07, at 8:32 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: >>>> >>>>> Since you don't have a CD drive, how would you upgrade the operating >>>>> system? If it was me, I wouldn't want to have to go without whatever new >>>>> VoiceOver features are in the next cat. >>>>> >>>>> On Nov 7, 2010, at 8:27 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I rarely use a CD drive, other than when at home. So yes, if I needed >>>>>> to use one, it would have to be an external. Also, if you get an 11 >>>>>> inch which is what I have, you will need a card reader; the 13 inchers >>>>>> have that built in but weight almost a pound more. This old blind lady >>>>>> wants lightweight in her dottage, smile! >>>>>> >>>>>> Gotta go and eat some yummy chicken and drink some delicious wine! >>>>>> >>>>>> Marlaina >>>>>> On Nov 7, 2010, at 5:05 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Oh nice. I do have a question though. No cd drive so I hear so I'm >>>>>> guessing you use an external? I'm just curious in case I want to save >>>>>> for one at class and leave my mbp at home. or what not. >>>>>> >>>>>> S >>>>>> On Nov 7, 2010, at 4:46 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Yah; I never said it was inexpensive, smile. I sold my iPad to get it. >>>>>>> It does for me what I >>>>>>> had hoped the iPad would do. but for me, Pages on iPad was really >>>>>>> hinky, and sometimes my bt keyboard would just quit or other times the >>>>>>> battery would be dead. Pages told me after every character I typed >>>>>>> that the word was miss spelled. So if I wrote the word dog, instead of >>>>>>> hearing d o g or dog, I'd hear word miss spelled word miss spelled word >>>>>>> miss spelled. I even turned off auto correction and still had the same >>>>>>> problem. I really wanted something light and reliable for business >>>>>>> travel and this Air Book, as I like to call it, is just the thing. The >>>>>>> battery lasts me about 6 hours with VO echoing words as I type, and >>>>>>> most of that time being typing time not reading time. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Marlaina >>>>>>> On Nov 7, 2010, at 4:34 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> OH nice, but if apple says it is going to make it like the pc netbook >>>>>>> the price is sure wrong. the average netbook is around $300 the macbook >>>>>>> air is about $1000. But glad you like the air. I want to try one one >>>>>>> day. They sound cool for quick things like note taking in class o what >>>>>>> not. >>>>>>> On Nov 7, 2010, at 2:07 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I am typing this message on a MacBook Air while flying home from Reno, >>>>>>>> NV where yesterday, I used that same MacBook Air to take 9 hours worth >>>>>>>> of minutes during the American Council of the Blind Board Meeting. I >>>>>>>> am ACB Secretary, and this machine performs just like my MacBook Pro >>>>>>>> but without all the weight. I got the 11 inch size and it is >>>>>>>> absolutely wonderful. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Marlaina Lieberg >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 1guide...@gmail.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Nov 6, 2010, at 8:42 AM, Kevin Shaw wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The Macbook Air runs OS X Snow Leopard. 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