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Apple Laptop poor travel companion? At issue: Lion Recovery
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<blockquote data-quote="pian0" data-source="post: 1295091" data-attributes="member: 214653"><p>Hey,</p><p></p><p>It's about time I replaced the dying Macbook Pro I've had for 5 years. And I'm about to embark on a 4-month bicycle trip across Central Africa, with a small laptop in tow. The 11" Macbook Air seemed like a great choice for portability and reliability and that good old Mac OS warm fuzzy feeling.</p><p></p><p><em>Seemed</em> like it, <u>UNTIL</u> I just discovered it's impossible to restore Lion without an internet connection??? Can it really be true? The whole reason I am taking an entire laptop, rather that just a tablet like an iPad, is so that I can solve software issues should they arise. All the way up to fresh OS installation if necessary. (well plus a few other advantages like useability..)</p><p></p><p>Internet access is sparse and slow in Central Africa. Even in the cities, I'll be glad to be able to upload a few low res photos and blog entries, probably not much video to speak of. Downloading a hefty 4GB chunk of OS will, in the vast majority of places, likely be out of the question.</p><p></p><p>Does this mean I have to give up on taking an Apple computer with me? Sorry but I will sacrifice all the great things I know and love, that make Macs so much better than PC's, if I won't be able to service the darn thing should some problem arise.</p><p></p><p>Anyways, that's <em>ridiculous</em>, if it's really the case. Someone tell me it ain't so. lol. I was about to buy one.</p><p></p><p>Help?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pian0, post: 1295091, member: 214653"] Hey, It's about time I replaced the dying Macbook Pro I've had for 5 years. And I'm about to embark on a 4-month bicycle trip across Central Africa, with a small laptop in tow. The 11" Macbook Air seemed like a great choice for portability and reliability and that good old Mac OS warm fuzzy feeling. [I]Seemed[/I] like it, [U]UNTIL[/U] I just discovered it's impossible to restore Lion without an internet connection??? Can it really be true? The whole reason I am taking an entire laptop, rather that just a tablet like an iPad, is so that I can solve software issues should they arise. All the way up to fresh OS installation if necessary. (well plus a few other advantages like useability..) Internet access is sparse and slow in Central Africa. Even in the cities, I'll be glad to be able to upload a few low res photos and blog entries, probably not much video to speak of. Downloading a hefty 4GB chunk of OS will, in the vast majority of places, likely be out of the question. Does this mean I have to give up on taking an Apple computer with me? Sorry but I will sacrifice all the great things I know and love, that make Macs so much better than PC's, if I won't be able to service the darn thing should some problem arise. Anyways, that's [I]ridiculous[/I], if it's really the case. Someone tell me it ain't so. lol. I was about to buy one. Help? [/QUOTE]
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