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Qn regarding Nov 07 MacBooks
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Hi,
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(a) Any of you guys out there with one of the new MacBooks (2.0GHz or 2.2GHz) able to run the restore discs on any other Macs?
(b) Or have Apple restricted the latest MacBooks' Restore discs to machine-specific discs?
2. What about trying to boot a Retail Leopard DVD onto the new MacBook... will it boot?
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Restore disks that come with a machine are only good for that machine or any older machines. Retail disks are only good for existing machines that are not newly released. So for the newest Macbooks, the disks that come with them should boot the Macbooks and any older machine that supports Leopard (no newer, future machines), while the retail disks will not boot the newest Macbooks or any future machines. This was especially frustrating with Tiger because of the Intel transition in the middle of its life cycle. If you had a new Intel Mac and lost the restore disks that came with it, you could not purchase and use retail Tiger because Apple, for some reason, never updates the version of the retail OS to make it compatible with newer machines.
There are some exceptions with some machines, but what I've detailed above is generally the case. Mactracker is handy for finding out what build of the OS came with a Mac so you can know that the build you have, if it's the one listed or newer, will work with that Mac.
Steve
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Originally Posted by ibook_steve 
Restore disks that come with a machine are only good for that machine or any older machines. Retail disks are only good for existing machines that are not newly released. So for the newest Macbooks, the disks that come with them should boot the Macbooks and any older machine that supports Leopard (no newer, future machines), while the retail disks will not boot the newest Macbooks or any future machines. This was especially frustrating with Tiger because of the Intel transition in the middle of its life cycle. If you had a new Intel Mac and lost the restore disks that came with it, you could not purchase and use retail Tiger because Apple, for some reason, never updates the version of the retail OS to make it compatible with newer machines.
There are some exceptions with some machines, but what I've detailed above is generally the case. Mactracker is handy for finding out what build of the OS came with a Mac so you can know that the build you have, if it's the one listed or newer, will work with that Mac.
Steve
Hmm. Just to clarify things:
So IF I have a few Macs, say for example:
1) Intel iMac (the white one)
2) PowerBook G4
3) NEW Nov 07 MacBook
So if I go out and buy the Leopard Family Pack for (1) and (2), I can use it without any problems... am I correct?
BUT what if I lose the (3) MacBook's Restore DVD?
Will I not be able to use the Family Pack DVD to reinstall Leopard? Am I screwed?
Thanks 
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You can use the retail or family pack Leopard disks on any Mac, including the new MacBooks.
You cannot use the MacBook OS restore disks on other models, possibly not even previous MacBooks.
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You can get replacement install discs from Apple for a nominal fee.
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Originally Posted by HowEver
You can use the retail or family pack Leopard disks on any Mac, including the new MacBooks.
You cannot use the MacBook OS restore disks on other models, possibly not even previous MacBooks.
I thought the newest MacBooks had a newer build than the retail release. If it is the same, then this is correct: the retail disks would work on the new MacBooks.
Steve
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