Advice from an Apple Tech: How to get old Mac OS X install discs<article>
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If you troubleshoot Macs on a regular basis, sooner or later, you’re going to need an old Mac OS X install CD or DVD. Only the truly organized will be able to locate that Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard DVD they last used two moves ago. For those of you looking to find a way to replace your old Mac OS X install discs, we’d like to offer the following suggestions.</p><h2>eBay</h2>
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You’ll find it all on
eBay, albeit
not at the best possible prices. Like any commodity that’s not being produced anymore, original Mac OS X installation CDs and DVDs are being kept, hoarded, and sold at impressive profits. Remember when Apple routinely insisted that $129 was a reasonable amount to jump from Mac OS X 10.3 to 10.4? Well, the person who kept their boxed installation disc would like to see their money back—and it’s going to come out of your pocket.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2101301/advice-from-an-apple-tech-how-to-get-old-mac-os-x-install-discs.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Advice from an Apple Tech: How to get old Mac OS X install discs
