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Upgrading to Lion from Leopard

id think so. considering the only way to update through lion is through the mac app store, and you need snow leopard to get the mac app store, i dont see any other way.
 
I read somewhere that a server version is $50. Is the correct? And is that above the $30?

And if so I was wondering if I should turn my mac mini into a server of some sort.
 
wangkom said:
I like the fact that is is $29.99. I don't like the fact that we won't get the option to get a dvd. I prefer to do clean installs, not upgrades...
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There was nothing mentioned that you couldn't do a clean install.

http://www.apple.com/macosx/whats-new/features.html

Scroll down to "Internet Restore and Utilities". Apparantly, Lion installs itself first in its own partition. My guess is you'll be able to do a clean install from this partition just fine.
 
David-fr said:
What if you buy a new HDD? Or want to completely format it? This is getting messy.
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You think they're going to release an OS without thinking about this? I'm sure we will find out more in due time.
 
just remember you NEED at least a core2 duo or i3/i5/i7 ,
the older core duos are left out because they are just to old to be able to run LION at reasonable speed i suppose ,as otherwise Apple would have included them in their minimum requirements for Lion
but they are able to run lion ...just not fast
 
I don't see much of an issue on the manner of reinstalling the OS. The Snow Leopard Upgrade DVD is a full install, so if you're running SL, then you should have the DVD tucked away somewhere to refresh a new hard drive and then get to the App Store or iCloud to reinstall Lion without charge.
 
MTI said:
I don't see much of an issue on the manner of reinstalling the OS. The Snow Leopard Upgrade DVD is a full install, so if you're running SL, then you should have the DVD tucked away somewhere to refresh a new hard drive and then get to the App Store or iCloud to reinstall Lion without charge.
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You miss the point, most people that want a clean install, don't want to have 2 operating systems on the computer, Lion on top of Snow Leopard. That is why it is called a clean install.
 
I'm in the same situation as the original poster. Would it be possible to download the OS from the App Store on another Mac running Snow Leopard and install it on the former running Leopard?
 
MacHamster68 said:
just remember you NEED at least a core2 duo or i3/i5/i7 ,
the older core duos are left out because they are just to old to be able to run LION at reasonable speed i suppose ,as otherwise Apple would have included them in their minimum requirements for Lion
but they are able to run lion ...just not fast
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It's more than a speed issue. The systems they left out are all 32bit processors. In other words, Apple put a stake in the ground and said only 64bit systems for Lion.
 
dfine1966 said:
You miss the point, most people that want a clean install, don't want to have 2 operating systems on the computer, Lion on top of Snow Leopard. That is why it is called a clean install.
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Don't see a point to be missed . . .:rolleyes:

You'll always have the option for a "clean install" whether you're doing it from Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard.
 
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