Lion Launches Tomorrow On Mac App Store

[astrofaes]

Yay I get a new Mac mini or MacBook Air tomorrow.

(haven't decided yet)

Sorry to burst your bubble, but they're announcing Lion tomorrow. There is still no conclusive proof to suggest Macbook Air or Mac Mini is coming tomorrow.

IMO, Apple would want to spread product releases out as much as they can to keep the company in the spotlight, so I would not be surprised in the slightest if we have to wait until next week to get the Air/Mini.

 

[srxtr]

They are very different machines...do you need portability or a desktop?

I've been going back and forth on this. While I like the idea of having the option to go portable, 95% of the time I'll be using it at home.

I've decided that if the Mac mini is reasonable more powerful than the MacBook Air I may lean towards that, but if they're about the same spec-wise then I'll probably go for the MacBook Air.

 

[iMikeT]

Gharghahgh!!!!!

Seriously, tomorrow?

Too soon for me. I just finished my migration yesterday and got my preferences just right on my brand new 27" iMac, now this?

Oh well, at least I'll be getting Lion for free. Now I just have to figure out how to put it on an external drive of some sort so I can clean install it on my iMac and do the entire song and dance again.

 

[akitajewski]

please before 7 so i can down load while at work :-D

 

[wikus]

Is the TRIM bug going to be fixed for third party SSD drives?

 

[BillyBobBongo]

Ok... so are we placing bets on what time Lion will go live? And what country will get to it first?

Place your bets now....

I reckon we'll all get it at exactly the same time, but it will be releases at a reasonable time in the US and for others it'll be in the wee hours of the morning.

 

[srxtr]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but they're announcing Lion tomorrow. There is still no conclusive proof to suggest Macbook Air or Macbook Mini is coming tomorrow.

IMO, Apple would want to spread product releases out as much as they can to keep the company in the spotlight, so I would not be surprised in the slightest if we have to wait until next week to get the MBA/Mini.

My face literally went from to when I read this post.

I was assuming with the release of the Lion they'd release the new hardware as well...

Back to the waiting game I guess *sigh*

 

[AAPLaday]

Theres an update for Migration Assistant for SL. Hope it helps things to go smoothly

 

[dadoftwogirls]

Nothing solid but IIRC iOS 4 was released at midnight Pacific time. It would make sense to drop it then while the east coast is sleeping to ease congestion.

How does that ease congestion? Most of us EST will gladly get up at 3 a.m. to download. By 6 am servers will be buried...

 

[stukick]

already got it...

 

[ECUpirate44]

Still can't decide if its worth doing a clean install before updating, or just update to Lion like the vast majority of Mac users.

 

[danielsmu]

please before 7 so i can down load while at work :-D

http://www.logmein.com

 

[AAPLaday]

Still can't decide if its worth doing a clean install before updating, or just update to Lion like the vast majority of Mac users.

Im going to clone my hard drive to an external first then do a clean install

 

[GSPice]

I'm gonna do a clean install from my bootable Airport SDXC card.

 

[MarkBubba]

2011 iMac Upgradeable CPU

I wish the newer minis (and imacs) still used socketed CPUs.

My new 2011 iMac's Sandy Bridge CPU is in a socket, but you void the warranty by removing the heat sink screws to remove the CPU. See the iFixit teardown here: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iMac-Intel-21-5-Inch-EMC-2428-Teardown/5485/2

 

[zedsdead]

I've been going back and forth on this. While I like the idea of having the option to go portable, 95% of the time I'll be using it at home.

I've decided that if the Mac mini is reasonable more powerful than the MacBook Air I may lean towards that, but if they're about the same spec-wise then I'll probably go for the MacBook Air.

The Macbook Air will be quicker in everyday tasks due to the SSD drive inside. The Mac Mini will be faster in rendering and processor intensive tasks, so it depends on what you need it for. Storage space will be better in the Mac Mini, RAM likely will be equal, as will the graphics.

The Macbook Air is extremely portable, and I highly recommend one.

 

[BlackHole21]

Tomorrow is going to be epic.

 

[Cougarcat]

Is the TRIM bug going to be fixed for third party SSD drives?

Nope.

 

[appleguy]

Its july 20th here in NZ

and I dont see it on the app store. Infact the Appstore isnt opening

 

[hppy29]

Seriously, tomorrow?

Too soon for me. I just finished my migration yesterday and got my preferences just right on my brand new 27" iMac, now this?

Oh well, at least I'll be getting Lion for free. Now I just have to figure out how to put it on an external drive of some sort so I can clean install it on my iMac and do the entire song and dance again.

If your iMac is brand new why bother doing a clean install.. just upgrade... Just make sure you install the lion migration tool before hand!

 

[appleguy]

Its july 20th here in NZ

and I dont see it on the app store.

 

[Cozmo85]

Is the TRIM bug going to be fixed for third party SSD drives?

It isn't a bug. Apple purposely doesn't support TRIM on 3rd party ssd's. You can run a simple file and enable it though.

 

[Supernew]

ahahaha tomorrow hundreds of threads on "Lion issues" will start

 

[ECUpirate44]

Im going to clone my hard drive to an external first then do a clean install

I think im just going to update to Lion with out a clean install. If I think something is funky is going on, then I'll make a bootable and restore from that.

 

[pjhamill]

My face literally went from to when I read this post.

I was assuming with the release of the Lion they'd release the new hardware as well...

Back to the waiting game I guess *sigh*

You won't have to wait long.