Michael Knutson
08-17-2011, 04:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/08/apple-releases-os-x-lion-usb-drive-69.html' target='_blank'>http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/tec...b-drive-69.html</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Apple released OS X Lion on a USB thumb drive on Tuesday, selling for $69, just under a month after the new Mac operating system debuted as a $29.99 download."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1313594220.usr17748.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Interesting that Apple has finally accepted the fact the there is simply not enough high speed internet access in this country to do away with physical media entirely. For $69, you get a full copy of Lion, rather expensive when compared to the download price, but vital for users with maybe not the fastest access. After upgrading two systems to Lion, I found that the download speed is okay with my connection, but that I needed to upgrade each machine separately from the Apps Store, meaning two downloads of almost 4GB each. A bit annoying. On a "capped" cable modem connection, there goes 8GB of my monthly total. Later I used Apple's Recovery Disk Assistant with a spare flash drive, but it would've been nice to have the USB drive from day one - but $69 rather than $30? Ouch.</p>