Getting a MacBook Pro ready to sell

I'm selling my Macbook Pro so am looking to reset everything to factory settings. Will doing a OS X Recovery ( http://tinyurl.com/o2h69xq ) reset the netbook to factory setting and delete all of my files?

I recommend these procedures:
http://www.thesafemac.com/how-to-prepare-your-mac-for-sale/
Ciao.

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Ok Mac users honestly convince me that I'm making a solid and sound decision by diving into a Macbook Pro.
Thanks and take care,
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1) You can get a good computer using either a Win8 machine or a Mac.
2) You will pay less for an equivalent PC. But not as much less as some would have you believe. You need to take into account the all aluminum body of the Mac (vs most PCs being plastic) and the size of the display. And, don't forget that there is a lot of bundled SW on the Mac that you will actually find useful and would have to purchase for the PC.
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Your attending high school and unless everyone else is rich also your likely going to be a target by the more poorer students for theft or damage to the machine.
You could keep it home, but if you need it for class then your exposed again.
Also at that age your not very careful yet, a MacBook Pro is a expensive and easily damaged machine.
Unless your made of money and so are others at your school, I would recommned a low profile, just does the job cheap Windows PC.
If it dies, gets lost, stolen or damaged because of your inexperince handling senstivie electronics then it's no big deal.
You can buy a Mac later on when your sure you have a need for it, currently there isn't much advantage of owning a Mac compared to a PC, they do just about the same things now, one just looks prettier than the other.
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Depending upon the available ports on your MBP you will need an adapter and an HDMI cable to connect to your TV (unless it is an older model).
These are example of an adapter and an HDMI cable:
eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/CBLMDPHDMI/http://
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/MISC/CBLHDMI1406/
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natgray17 wrote:
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Getting a MacBook Pro ready to sell

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