In response to my story on how to restore Apple OS X Lion via the Internet, a number of readers wrote in to voice concern about their newfound reliance on broadband Internet connectivity. And with ...

Apple's USB Thumb Drive is an elegant means of upgrading to OS X Lion without relying upon the Internet—but it more than doubles Lion's price. What I tested To test Apple's thumb drive, I used an ...

Apple has released Mac OS X Lion in the Mac App Store for $30. Separately, Apple will also begin offering Lion on a USB thumb drive in Apple stores come August. Right now, you can grab Lion from the ...

I'm still using Mac OS X 10.6.8 but will probably update to OS Lion soon. Can someone detail the best way to prepare a USB boot/recovery drive? I've read that you can download it from the Mac App ...

For those who don't want to purchase Mac OS X 10.7 Lion from the Mac App Store for $29.99, Apple is now selling the $69 USB install drive in its online store. Buying Lion on a physical medium from ...

The company is selling the drive for $69 on its Web site, which is much higher than the digital copy of the OS upgrade retailing for $29. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who ...

If you're not able to download Mac OS X Lion via the Mac App Store, you'll be able to buy it loaded onto a USB stick from August. But, at £55, it'll cost you more than twice as much. Luke Westaway ...

The latest version of Apple's popular operating system — Mac OS X 10.7 Lion — is now available for download through the Mac App Store for $29.99. And at around 4 GB, it is one very big file to ...

While I understand the utility of a USB installer, it should be mentioned that macOS Internet recovery has been around since Lion. You can choose to install latest ...