OS X Lion Now Available in the US Mac App Store • Hacker News Board

Re: OS X Lion Now Available in the US Mac App Store

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Post by pwthornton » Wed, Jul 20, 2011, 1:29 PM UTC

You can now get a Mac Mini with discrete graphics. If the hard drive can be replaced -- unlike the iMac -- I'd be tempted to do a Mac Mini with discrete graphics, 8 GB ram and an SSD.

Apple now offers a SSD option, but it's a $600 upgrade.

Re: OS X Lion Now Available in the US Mac App Store

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Post by rimantas » Wed, Jul 20, 2011, 1:29 PM UTC

scottschulthess wrote: post #58

cstuder wrote: post #26

There are new MacBook Airs too: http://www.apple.com/macbookair/ (With a currently somewhat broken webpage.) And new Mac Minis (Whose pages are also currently broken...)

I wish they would add the backlit keyboards in some manner to the Airs

You mean this: http://www.apple.com/macbookair/features.html#backlit ?

Re: OS X Lion Now Available in the US Mac App Store

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Post by planb » Wed, Jul 20, 2011, 1:29 PM UTC

scottschulthess wrote: post #58

cstuder wrote: post #26

There are new MacBook Airs too: http://www.apple.com/macbookair/ (With a currently somewhat broken webpage.) And new Mac Minis (Whose pages are also currently broken...)

I wish they would add the backlit keyboards in some manner to the Airs

They did.

Re: OS X Lion Now Available in the US Mac App Store

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Post by checker » Wed, Jul 20, 2011, 1:30 PM UTC

ams6110 wrote: post #53

Nemisis7654 wrote: post #47

I have been a Windows user since I started using computers. I am thinking of purchasing a Macbook Air. As a young programmer (going into fifth year of college), would anyone recommend this laptop?

Only if ultra light weight and portability are primary concerns. A standard MacBook Pro is a better value otherwise, IMO.

After using my first MBP for a while, I'm kind of regretting getting the 15 inch. With the high-res screen, and as long as you have good eyes, the 13 seems just as functional and more portable. I love using my girlfriend's. My two cents, if Nemesis ends up going with a MBP.

Re: OS X Lion Now Available in the US Mac App Store

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Post by Terretta » Wed, Jul 20, 2011, 1:34 PM UTC

mars wrote: post #40

i installed the developer preview of os-x lion some weeks ago. following are my first impressions. let me know how you think... performance: at first i thought lions performance sucks, but mdworker and kextcache processes are re-initializing spotlight right after installation which slows down the system and heats up the cpu. after two hours of fan-noise and heat the system seems to be fine and is running smoothly now…

Fantastical is the best I've found, with a superset of features from all the others.

Re: OS X Lion Now Available in the US Mac App Store

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Post by microtonal » Wed, Jul 20, 2011, 1:34 PM UTC

c1sc0 wrote: post #52

Anyone been running Xcode on Lion? I've kind of ignored the seeds & would like to know if it's safe to update my dev workstation, or wait until after a few updates?

Lion + Xcode 4.1 GM crashes a few times per day while doing C++ coding on a fairly small project. Besides that, I do not see Xcode 4.1 in the App Store yet, so it's currently only available with a Mac Developer Account.

Re: OS X Lion Now Available in the US Mac App Store

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Post by DrJokepu » Wed, Jul 20, 2011, 1:34 PM UTC

knowtheory wrote: post #10

I'm a bit bummed out that i have to either buy multiple copies of the upgrade, or figure out how to enable my account across my wife's machine and the other machines i have. :( I was quite liking the unrestricted installs for 30$

Launch the Mac App Store. Sign out. Sign in with the Apple ID that you purchased Lion with. Install Lion. It's really that simple.

Re: OS X Lion Now Available in the US Mac App Store

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Post by microtonal » Wed, Jul 20, 2011, 1:35 PM UTC

ugh wrote: post #35

quux wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm running the GM and am downloading it right now. I did get a message saying something like "you already have a newer version of lion installer (1.04) installed, do you still want to download this? It looks like I didn't have to pay either, I guess the app store thinks I already bought Lion, and I'm just re downloading.

How did you do that? I can’t click the button.

Go to the Lion 'page' in the App Store, and click install while holding the Option key.

Re: OS X Lion Now Available in the US Mac App Store

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Post by nhangen » Wed, Jul 20, 2011, 1:36 PM UTC

cstuder wrote: post #26

There are new MacBook Airs too: http://www.apple.com/macbookair/ (With a currently somewhat broken webpage.) And new Mac Minis (Whose pages are also currently broken...)

Gosh, I seem to remember brand new Airs being released recently (at which point I bought an 11"). Hasn't it only been since last Fall that they've refreshed the lineup?

Re: OS X Lion Now Available in the US Mac App Store

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Post by tomstuart » Wed, Jul 20, 2011, 1:37 PM UTC

Nemisis7654 wrote: post #47

I have been a Windows user since I started using computers. I am thinking of purchasing a Macbook Air. As a young programmer (going into fifth year of college), would anyone recommend this laptop?

The (now old) 11" MacBook Air is the best laptop I've ever owned.