How do I upgrade three Macs to new software
My wife and I each have a Mac, plus we have a Macbook. As our download is limited to 10GB per month - and we usually get close to that, I would rather purchase a DVD with the software upgrade....if that is not available how can I share one download across our three machines? All our Macs are operating on Snow Leopard and are regularly updated.
Advice please!
Thank you both for your helpful replies.
As a non technical computer user, I am really disapointed I cant buy a physical media. One download will use nearly half of our monthly limit, and then I have to follow a procedure I am not comfortable with to update the other two. I am not sure that I will bother at the moment. We went to the Exeter (UK) store today with the intention of buying an iPad - for which I understand it is recommended to have the latest software on the Macs and find it is not simple...at present we have put the iPad on hold.
I suggest that for the sake of offering a DVD Apple have lost the sale of an iPad - at least for the moment.
I will follow the link given to study a bit more the technicalities of making a disc myself.
Many thanks
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