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is Lion worth it?
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Now that we have all our Macs running 10.7.2 and all our iOS devices running iOS 5, we have not switched from Mobile Me to iCloud. I've heard that the process isn't that smooth. Perhaps I'll make a genius bar appointment to go through it. Perhaps I'll wait another few weeks so I have more time to prepare. The problem is that each family member has at least 2 Apple IDs. One for iTunes and one for MobileMe.
As for Lion itself being "worth it", I would say the jury is out. I'm leaning toward worth it, but it really depends on how smooth our transition is from MobileMe to iCloud.
As for Lion itself being "worth it", I would say the jury is out. I'm leaning toward worth it, but it really depends on how smooth our transition is from MobileMe to iCloud.
I haven't had any major issues with Lion. I first upgraded from Snow Leopard on my old 2009 MacBook Pro. The process went very smoothly. I haven't had much chance to play with it since the laptop now belong to my wife, but I've been using this MacBook Air running Lion, and I am pretty happy with it.
Three things I like about Lion.
Three things I like about Lion.
- iCloud support
- Natural scrolling
- Window resize by dragging any side
Iffy, but inclined to upgrade
After reading through this thread there is clearly mixed vibes on Lion. However, I'm curious if the magic mouse (the one you can swipe on) supports all of Lion's swipe gestures or is it mandatory to get the trackpad accessory?
Then the whole dilemma with either clean installing or Snow Leo upgrading
After reading through this thread there is clearly mixed vibes on Lion. However, I'm curious if the magic mouse (the one you can swipe on) supports all of Lion's swipe gestures or is it mandatory to get the trackpad accessory?
Then the whole dilemma with either clean installing or Snow Leo upgrading
Lion supports the magic mouse quite well, I use it and the trackpad and they are both just wonderful.
As far as upgrading, the Snow Leopard issue wasn't nearly as much of an issue as some made it out to be, as Apple has put in place things like internet recovery as well tools to create your own bootable USB drive with Lion
My advice, upgrade, I'm real happy with Lion.
Any limitations to using the Magic Mouse from the trackpad? If you could only have one, not both, which would ultimately use?
Not worth it at this time.
Also, watch what you say about Apple products: if it is negative the MR thought police might just lock up this thread...
profit>truth.
Also, watch what you say about Apple products: if it is negative the MR thought police might just lock up this thread...
profit>truth.
Not worth it at this time.
Also, watch what you say about Apple products: if it is negative the MR thought police might just lock up this thread...
profit>truth.
LOL...no the other thread was pointless..
No, not worth it. Lion is the worst OS update ever released by Apple. It makes Vista look good.
My Mid 2010 Macbook Pro was working wonderfully on Snow Leopard. Never crashed, it was fast, responsive, could go on for weeks without shutting down or restarting. But after installing this Mac OS Vista, it went all down the toilet. The well known Black Screen Of Death is the most frustrating bug ever (and yes I tried gfxstatus, deleting the windowserver files in the Library, installing the CUDA drivers, etc and it didn't work). Updating to 10.7.2 didn't change a thing. The whole set of "features" of Lion like restoring all apps and documents, saving a document when you close it, etc is downright irritating and this update makes the whole system dead slow, all of this and more has made Lion a completely annoying OS to use.
And Apple is aware of the Black Screen of Death Problem and hasn't done squat about it
Worst. OS. Update. Ever. Going back to Snow Leopard as soon as possible.
My Mid 2010 Macbook Pro was working wonderfully on Snow Leopard. Never crashed, it was fast, responsive, could go on for weeks without shutting down or restarting. But after installing this Mac OS Vista, it went all down the toilet. The well known Black Screen Of Death is the most frustrating bug ever (and yes I tried gfxstatus, deleting the windowserver files in the Library, installing the CUDA drivers, etc and it didn't work). Updating to 10.7.2 didn't change a thing. The whole set of "features" of Lion like restoring all apps and documents, saving a document when you close it, etc is downright irritating and this update makes the whole system dead slow, all of this and more has made Lion a completely annoying OS to use.
And Apple is aware of the Black Screen of Death Problem and hasn't done squat about it
Worst. OS. Update. Ever. Going back to Snow Leopard as soon as possible.
That has not been the case with me at all. Where I work, all three of us have Macbook's Pros. My two coworkers have the 2009 Core 2 Duo of 13" and i have the mid 2010 i5 of 15" and their computers have been running Lion without the blackscreen of death I have experiencing. They don't really have issues aside from the obvious annoyances and slowness of Lion. Me? I experience the blackscreen several times a day. Makes my work all the more easier {sarcasm}. Lion and it's "features" have done nothing but hamper my productivity.
Despite what people say it's OK 10.7/10.7.1 killed my battery life which was not acceptable PERIOD, 10.7.2 brought it back so I'm content. I don't know why Lion evokes such strong opinions but it seems to.
I prefer the new expose and spaces compared to the old I like the horizontal pattern vs. the grid every program I use frequently is on its own space (9) just like it was before.
Animations are neat but pointless
I never really had issues with Vista either maybe because I went with 64bit and a builders copy and had oodles of RAM. I no longer have problems with Lion the only similarities I can see between the two are the animations and that they are more resource hungry, Lion not as much as Vista though.
All in all it's fun, better then Snow Leopard in some respects worse in others..If you're happy stay put if you're itching for a change, upgrade..Just make sure you have a clone of you're "I'm happy 10.6.8" so you can go back.
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I don't know how you define "new," but Lion runs very well on my wife's 3-year-old MacBook Pro.
The Magic Mouse doesn't have gesture support for:
- Entering Launchpad
- Showing the Desktop
- Zooming and rotating (although 'Smart Zoom' is supported)
Launching Application Exposé is also faster with the Trackpad. The Magic Mouse requires you to two-finger double-tap on the app's icon whereas you can swipe down with four fingers on the trackpad regardless of the mouse cursor position.
Not sure how many total gestures Lion uses , but will those missing from the magic mouse be annoying not to have? Would it be best to invest in the trackpad?
Newer is not always better. I'm the first to embrace change if it benefits me. Thus far Lion does not.
How do I know? I purposely bought a new MBA with Lion so as to not disturb my highly optimized mission critical Snow Leopard Macs.
While I can appreciate it's appeal to it's target market of novices, the iOS influence is a waste of time and a distraction I don't need.
How do I know? I purposely bought a new MBA with Lion so as to not disturb my highly optimized mission critical Snow Leopard Macs.
While I can appreciate it's appeal to it's target market of novices, the iOS influence is a waste of time and a distraction I don't need.
I can only speak for myself. The trackpad is nice to have as an addition to your setup, but I personally prefer the mouse for moving the cursor. If I was to choose between a Magic Mouse or a Trackpad, I'd choose the mouse. I think you only miss the trackpad once you've gotten used to the additional gestures it provides. So really, what it comes down to is whether you generally prefer a trackpad or a mouse as your input device.
Any particular iOS influence that you find to be a waste of time and a distraction? I'm just curious.