{"id":11124,"date":"2011-07-20T10:03:22","date_gmt":"2011-07-20T15:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=11124"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:33:03","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:33:03","slug":"lion-launches-as-shuttle-gets-ready-to-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/11124-lion-launches-as-shuttle-gets-ready-to-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Lion Launches as Shuttle Gets Ready To Land."},"content":{"rendered":"

While the last flight of the Space Shuttle rapidly approaches its finale<\/a>, Apple\u2019s latest iteration of OS X is ready to take flight. While we\u2019re certainly sad to see the end of an era of space exploration<\/a>, we can\u2019t help but temper our sadness with the excitement over the release of a new OS.<\/p>\n

After over a month of anticipation, preparation and a little bit of exasperation<\/a>, OS X 10.7 Lion was released to the general public earlier today! While you can rest assured that your OWC and NewerTech storage solutions are ready to work with the new OS<\/a>, you\u2019ll want to make sure the rest of your system is prepared, too.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what you\u2019ll need in order to install and run Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.<\/h2>\n

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You can find your OS and processor info here.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Mac capable of running Lion.<\/strong>
\nYour Mac will need to have a Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7 or Xeon processor to install. You can find out which processor you have by selecting \u201cAbout This Mac\u201d from the Apple menu. It will be listed in the dialog box.<\/p>\n

A fast, uncapped Internet connection<\/strong>
\n10.7 is only available as a download from the Mac App Store, and will weigh in at just over 4GB. If you\u2019re on dialup or have a data cap to contend with, a trip to your favorite WiFi hotspot may be in order.<\/p>\n

You must be running Snow Leopard.
\n<\/strong>The App Store is the only place to get Lion, and it was introduced in 10.6.6, so you will need to be running that version or later. You can verify this in the same \u201cAbout This Mac\u201d dialog box you checked your processor with.<\/p>\n