Just got a new Macbook Pro.... now what???
so I just received my new Macbook Pro with 2.4 G and 250 Gig HD which will be used for DJ'ing mostly but also email etc cause I can.....
(Side note) I have been DJ'ing for many years on an Emachine Laptop using PCDJ FX and it works great but the laptop has never done anything but run FX and has NEVER been on the internet... I bout the Mac because I got sick of watching my friends check email right before they performed and just switched over and started performing with no hiccups or issues. (End Sidenote)
but I was getting ready to load my 108 Gig of music onto it through itunes and my neighbor said your going to want to partition the drive first... and when I asked why he said he normally does a 40 Gig partition for the Mac OS, 15 Gig for Windows XP OS and the remainder would be for data that both OS's could use.
doe sthis sound right??? when I asked why mess with all that and worry about running out of space cause I guessed wrong on a partition he said it's good if there is an issue with the OS you can wipe it out without messing with your data etc...
but with good backups I don't see that as being a huge benefit either.
Comments and suggestions welcomed and appreciated.
John
oh yeah and I'm pretty clueless about Macs these days so you may have to talk slow or be threatened with more questions
Hi Weid;
I agree with you.
Don't partition unless you have to for a valid reason because you will always guess wrong as to the size.
Don't install Windows unless you have an overwhelming reason that requires it. I personally don't allow anything from either Microsoft or Symantecs on Macs for any reason. If I can't do it because I don't have their software, I don't do it. That simple.
Allan
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