
That said, if, for whatever reason, you absolutely need to create a bootable install DVD, follow steps 1 through 5 under “ In addition, you can easily update a USB stick or external hard drive each time an update to Mac OS X is released, as explained below with a DVD, you have to toss the disc in the trash and start over, which is both a hassle and bad for the environment. More and more Macs ship without a built-in optical drive booting and installing from a DVD is very slow and 8GB flash drives can be found for $10 or less-there’s little reason to opt for a DVD anymore.

Though it’s possible to make one, I don’t recommend it these days.


You may have noticed that I didn’t mention making a bootable install DVD.
