MacBook – Bootable drive for MacBook Air without CD/DVD drive

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I'm considering getting a MacBook Air. Since it doesn't have a CD/DVD drive, how can you deal with issues that would otherwise call for a bootable install disk?

Best Answer

The MacBook Air has a hidden Recovery partition that you can use to fix your system and reinstall OS X. Apple has a page on it here. To access it, just hold Command(⌘)-R while your computer is booting up.

If you really need a install USB, Apple has a tool to make one. You can download it here.