For upgraders...
Do you think it will be available by Optical disk, Flash drive, or both?
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or the Mac App Store...
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hopefully USB or Thunderbolt flash drives...
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it won't be thunderbolt... that would leave all of use not 2011 MBP owners out, and we are certainly a massive majority.
I really hope it comes on a flash drive, I'm done with CD's. -
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kornchild2002 Notebook Deity
Eh, it will likely still be on DVD. I just hope that Apple keeps the price low as they did with Snow Leopard (though that had more minor changes compared to what is coming in Lion).
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Would not dissemination of the Lion upgrade in DVD-only be wholly inconsistent with the new MBA backup media paradigm?
I mean, Apple was quite forward thinking to have users of the MBA no longer reliant on either an external DVD drive and/or a shared DVD from another system, to re-install their operating system or run utilities contained on the re-install media.
After all, Apple is highly likely to continue the practice with the supply of flash disks with new Lion equipped MBA's, so manufacturing of such will not be an issue.
I hope that the Lion upgrade release will not only be available on flash drives, but that the flash drives will work on all systems, not just the MBA. -
it makes sense to use USB... every Mac capable of running Lion could use it... but it still cost more than a DVD from a manufacturing standpoint, and Apple already uses up so much flash memory in the world, it might be kinda wasteful at this point.
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masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook
USB 2.0 would work really well, every mac would be able to use it - even the air series, which hasn't really had a decent OS install method yet. Besides, normal USB flash drive speeds don't use the full USB 2.0 speed. Again - thunderbolt would be serious overkill. -
I hope they have the option of a flash media, or maybe have a download option that you can install onto your own flash media or something.
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Meh, I just hope they do a quick incremental update to MacBook Air, so that it releases with Sandy Bridge and Thunderbolt at the same time as Lion this summer.
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the best would be to download from app store, then have the option of burning it to a DVD, or putting it on a USB stick. And for those who don't have app store account, maybe you can buy a "key" in store, then use your Key to download.
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masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook
no matter what, you'll be able to get it on flash media. you can already do it for snow leopard.
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I had to call Apple and request replacement of a lost flash drive for a MBA (not available through online store that I could find). I understand that these flah drives ONLY work for current MBA's. I haven't seen them available for any other device. But you have? -
kornchild2002 Notebook Deity
We will know in due time. I could actually see the App Store being a larger possibility especially since that is an instant way to reach any owner of an Intel powered Mac computer and it would require little effort on Apple's part. I don't think that would be the sole means of distributing Lion but it is a very good possibility.
I know that I would download a file through the App Store (again, only if I could back it up for later use) instead of ordering online (which takes a few day) or going to the Apple Store (sorry, I hate the Apple Store up here as I know more about the products than even the high end managers). -
masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook
you can't buy it on a flash drive. you can take the DVD and restore the disk image to a flash drive (8 GB or more), and boot from it.
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But even Apple has recognized that some users may not have have that option available if they don't have, or don't want to buy a DVD drive for their MBA. The flash drive has become the ubiquitous replacement for optical drives to some, and maybe for all, some day soon.
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And I've seen those before and they are a cool concept for sharing info with your friends but for a company to distribute their software on one would be a poor choice of materials. -
By downloading i obviously mean apple web site
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masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook
i dont think we will replace plastic for cardboard... seems easy to break.
the amazing thing about flash drives is their durability. you need your data to be safe.
Lion distribution media
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by SP Forsythe, Feb 28, 2011.