Geek Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/os-x-lion-usb-thumb-drive.jpeg" alt="OS X Lion USB Thumb Drive" title="os-x-lion-usb-thumb-drive" width="620" height="308" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-20304" /></p> <p>Don’t want to <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/08/make-a-bootable-mac-os-x-10-7-lion-installer-from-a-usb-flash-drive/">make an OS X Lion USB install drive yourself</a>? Apple has you covered, and now the official Apple OS X Lion Thumb Drive is available for purchase through the Apple Store for $69. The main advantage to using a USB installer is that it allows you to install Lion without an internet connection.</p> <p><a href="http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD256Z/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY">You can get the official USB thumb drive on Apple.com</a></p> <p>The official Apple offering comes at a bit of a price premium, and even Apple reminds you that <em>“OS X Lion is also available for a lower price as a digital download from the Mac App Store.” </em> so they certainly aren’t trying to upsell anyone. Jump below to see how to create your own drive and save some cash.</p> <p>Note that Apple’s Lion USB thumb drive is different than the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/08/lion-recovery-disk-assistant-tool-makes-external-lion-boot-recovery-drives/">Lion Recovery Disk created by the assistant tool</a>, and it will allow you to install Lion without an internet connection rather than just boot into recovery mode for the internet restore.</p> <p><span id="more-20303"></span></p> <h2 style="font-size:1.2em;">Save Money and Make Your Own OS X Lion USB Drive</h2> <p>Again, it’s much cheaper to just create one of these yourself. Here are the necessary items and OSXDaily’s walkthrough if you’d rather save some cash:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/08/make-a-bootable-mac-os-x-10-7-lion-installer-from-a-usb-flash-drive/">Guide to Make a Mac OS X Lion USB Install Drive</a> – easy as pie</li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FUSB-Flash-Drives-Storage-Add-Ons%2Fb%3Fie%3DUTF8%26node%3D3151491%23%3Frh%3Dn%3A172282%2Cn%3A%21493964%2Cn%3A541966%2Cn%3A1292110011%2Cn%3A3151491%2Cp_n_size_browse-bin%3A1259715011%7C1259714011%7C1259716011&tag=oxd-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">8GB+ USB thumb drives on Amazon.com</a><img src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=oxd-20&l=ur2&o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> – about $10 and widely available</li> <li><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=uO47tEUahH8&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fos-x-lion%252Fid444303913%253Fmt%253D12%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30" target="itunes_store">Mac OS X Lion from the Mac App Store</a> – costs $29.99 for a personal license</li> </ul> <p>If you already bought and installed Lion through the App Store, it’s even cheaper because you don’t have to buy OS X 10.7 twice. You just need to get a blank 8GB+ USB drive and then <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/02/re-download-mac-os-x-lion-from-app-store/">redownload Mac OS X Lion from the Mac App Store</a> before following the aforementioned guide to make your own drive. </p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X65i4ILIPZPIKzScvBffoUUuCVk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X65i4ILIPZPIKzScvBffoUUuCVk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X65i4ILIPZPIKzScvBffoUUuCVk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/X65i4ILIPZPIKzScvBffoUUuCVk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=vNezh3F2eDY:DgKvLtbYkyw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=vNezh3F2eDY:DgKvLtbYkyw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=vNezh3F2eDY:DgKvLtbYkyw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=vNezh3F2eDY:DgKvLtbYkyw:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=vNezh3F2eDY:DgKvLtbYkyw:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=vNezh3F2eDY:DgKvLtbYkyw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=vNezh3F2eDY:DgKvLtbYkyw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/vNezh3F2eDY" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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