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Does anyone recommend OS X Lion?

I've seen many comments about people having different problems and trouble with the new OS X Lion, does anyone recommend me to download it? My current OS is Mac OS X 10.6.7.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7)

Posted on Jul 20, 2011 2:48 PM

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Posted on Jul 20, 2011 2:51 PM

I do. I've been using it a while and every install and upgrade was easy and flawless.


Of course, if you read all the stuff here you'll be convinced that it's a disaster. All the folks who don't have a problem don't come here.


Back up first

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Jul 20, 2011 2:57 PM in response to jarturoe

I don't advise installing if your not competant in going back to Snow Leopard where everything "just works" 🙂


Make a note of everyone's issues what works and don't work, check with your thrid party software and printer drivers and then make a decision for yourself.


Got any Rosetta programs? They will not work for one thing. Office for another, Quicken for another....


Get the picture? 😉



The people with bricked machines are not posting here because they can't. 🙂

Jul 20, 2011 2:58 PM in response to jarturoe

I've seen many comments about people having different problems and trouble with the new OS X Lion, does anyone recommend me to download it? My current OS is Mac OS X 10.6.7.


You will find that if you wait 4- 6 months after a new OS upgrade, before you install it, the pain will be reduced.


I am waiting for Lion to be released on DVD before I make the change.

Jul 20, 2011 3:01 PM in response to Ziatron

Ziatron wrote:


I am waiting for Lion to be released on DVD before I make the change.


You make your own now.



Backup Lion Bootable 10.7 Disk

Purchase and download Lion from the Mac App Store on any Lion compatible Mac running Snow Leopard.

  1. Right click on “Mac OS X Lion” installer and choose the option to “Show Package Contents.”
  2. Inside the Contents folder that appears you will find a SharedSupport folder and inside the SharedSupport folder you will find the “InstallESD.dmg.” This is the Lion boot disc image we have all been waiting for.
  3. Copy “InstallESD.dmg” to another folder like the Desktop.
  4. Launch Disk Utility and click the burn button.
  5. Select the copied “InstallESD.dmg” as the image to burn, insert a standard sized 4.7 GB DVD, and wait for your new Lion Boot Disc to come out toasty hot.

With this disc you can boot any Lion compatible Mac, andinstall10.7 just like you installed previous version of Mac OS X. Youcan even use Disk Utility's Restore function to image your Lion bootdisc image onto a external drive suitable for performing a cleaninstall on a optical-drive-less MacBook Air, or Mac mini server.

Jul 21, 2011 3:35 AM in response to Shaun Hunter

Shaun Hunter wrote:


No dont do it. Wait until the problems are fixed. My mail does not work which is a complete disaster. You would think something as important as this would be addressed at testing. Some new features but nothing that warrants turning a usable computer into unusable.


Just because you're having some Mail issues is no reason to suppose everyone is.


I know a large number of people who are having zero issues with Mail or other portions of Lion.


I presume you've started a new thread elsewhere so those of us with Lion experience can help you determine whether it is, in fact, a Mac OS X bug.

Does anyone recommend OS X Lion?

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