Hi Daniel, thanks for the info, and yes, good points on their charging out etc. I guess living in the bush has its drawbacks and one is Telstra!
best regards Chris On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 2:29 PM, Daniel Kerr <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Chris > > Quick reply as just racing into a job. > Yes, Yosemite itself is free, and I'm imagine the service centre/shop > aren't charing you for the software, but for their overheads/time (And the > "service"). > Yes an install on a USB drive would work for both machines. > > I'll drop you an email off list a bit later today with a bit more info… > > > Unfortunately yes, with limited or slow downloads it does make it > difficult. > And I think also why some of the places wont' just give you an installer, > over them doing it, is to just cover themselves a bit more I'm guessing > (incase something "goes wrong")……..among other reasons. > > Kind regards > Daniel > > Sent from my iPhone 6 > > --- > Daniel Kerr > MacWizardry > > Phone: 0414 795 960 > Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> > Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> > > > **For everything Apple** > > NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion > and as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of > MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of > warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any > information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, > that permission by the author be requested. > > On 02/02/2015, at 12:47 PM, Chris Burton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Daniel > > > > I have finally decided to instal Yosemite on my MBPro (currently running > 10.6.8) and upgrade my newish imac 27' that is running Mavericks. After > using Mavericks for a few months I really like it and feel Im ready for > Yosemite! > > > > I have checked on the apple download site and Yosemite is huge at 5.2gb. > > Unfortunately, I have both a terrible wireless internet connection here > in the bush near Dunsborough and a very limiting 8gb/month of download > total. > > > > I rang and spoke with the local computerwest store in Busselton, who are > apple agents, to see if I can bring in a USB for the download, and they > said no, but they can do my install and a 'service' on my MBPro for about > $90! I understand Yosemite is free? > > > > I then rang Garden City Apple store and they cant give me an 'installer' > and also want me to bring my MBPro in to do the install! > > > > Not sure what to do about this now, and after reading your link to > 'macworld' I need a download with which I can make an installer to do a > clean instal on my MBPro and then an update to my imac? Would those work > Daniel? > > > > Many thanks for any advice > > > > Chris > > > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 7:03 AM, Daniel Kerr <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Stephen > > > > Yes, you can make an installer. You need to download Yosemite, but make > sure not to run it or delete it from Applications. > > > > You can read how to make an installer here - > > > http://www.macworld.com/article/2367748/how-to-make-a-bootable-os-x-10-10-yosemite-install-drive.html > > > > Apple's "less informative" info,… - > http://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201372 > > > > Hope that helps > > > > Kind regards > > Daniel > > > > Sent from my iPhone 6 > > > > --- > > Daniel Kerr > > MacWizardry > > > > Phone: 0414 795 960 > > Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> > > Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> > > > > > > **For everything Apple** > > > > NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion > and as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of > MacWizardry. 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