What OS are you currently running? A new Mac would come with Lion but if your MBP is on Lion now is there a reason you couldn't use Carbon Copy Cloner to Clone your current drive and then put that on your new computer? As I think about this there are probably some firmware issues and driver versions that could cause issues. I'd be interested to hear what others think about the CCC approach. I know a clean install is usually preferred but with all the little widgets that get added to my laptop over time it's hard to see it all surviving a clean install from the ground up. Perhaps launching in target mode would be the thing to try although I know Avid usually doesn't survive that but a reinstall of Avid isn't that big a deal especially on a Mac. Is there any chance you could get the new one before giving back the old one? The Adobe and Avid would have to be deactivated, but your Avid is a dongle so that shouldn't be a problem. Can't the Genius' at the Apple Store tell you the best way to move forward? (only half jesting about the Genius')
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Steve Hullfish <steve4lists@...> wrote:
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> I've got to say, I'm impressed with Mac support.
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> I've got a nearly three year old MacBookPro that has been exhibiting chronic issues with the screen flashing briefly to black. They've tried everything. Software fixes, firmware fixes, replace the monitor, replace the logic board. I've had it in a half dozen times in three years.
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> The last time I brought it in, they'd had enough. They're going to give me a brand new MacBookPro! Sweet! Whoever on these lists told me to buy the AppleCare on a laptop... THANK YOU!
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> Anyway, I have Avid MC6 (dongled), the entire FCS3 suite, the entire Adobe Production bundle and other stuff loaded up on this baby... including lots of plugins for FCP and Avid and AE.
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> Can anybody think of a list of things off the top of their head that I need to deactivate on this machine before I send it back and have to reinstall everything on a new machine? I want to do my iTunes stuff, obviously, but do I have to de-authorize the Adobe software, for example? What do I want to make sure I do other than making sure all of my files are backed up? What kind of stuff CAN'T you simply reinstall on a new machine?
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> Steve Hullfish
> contributor: www.provideocoalition.com
> author: "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction"
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