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<blockquote data-quote="deke" data-source="post: 1287053" data-attributes="member: 212677"><p>Howdy Folks!</p><p></p><p><strong>Cliff notes: </strong></p><p>Can I use the USB Lion upgrade to go from Tiger to Lion (hardware is Lion compatible of course)</p><p></p><p><strong>Long story:</strong></p><p>I've had an iMac for a little over a year, so I'm not entirely new to the Apple world, but I have this dilemma. </p><p></p><p>Earlier this year I inherited an older Macbook Pro from my Mom. It's a Core2duo and all that good stuff (don't remember the exact specs but I've checked and it's Lion compatible), but it came with Tiger. I actually believe it fell in that window of getting the free Leopard upgrade, but of course my Mom didn't pursue it (possibly didn't even know about it).</p><p></p><p>Back when I first got it, I looked into upgrading to Snow Leopard. At the time the standard "accepted" way was to buy the $100+ service pack to upgrade from Tiger. Apparently using the $29.99 disk was some kind of terms of service no-no when upgrading from Tiger. Well, I ended up dragging my feet and now the Apple store doesn't even sell the expensive, "correct" option. So I figure screw it, I'll just go with the $29.99 upgrade disc. </p><p></p><p>I went to an Apple store, they said I'd have to order it online. I put the order in this past weekend, and looking at my cart the ship date isn't until mid September. Since I was thinking of eventually going to Lion anyways, is it possible to go directly from Tiger to Lion using the USB drive option? I've done a fair amount of googling, and I've only really found speculation back before the USB drive was actually released.</p><p></p><p>I realize it is still $10 more expensive than buying the Snow Leopard upgrade and then downloading Lion, but the time saved would be worth it to me. </p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="deke, post: 1287053, member: 212677"] Howdy Folks! [B]Cliff notes: [/B] Can I use the USB Lion upgrade to go from Tiger to Lion (hardware is Lion compatible of course) [B]Long story:[/B] I've had an iMac for a little over a year, so I'm not entirely new to the Apple world, but I have this dilemma. Earlier this year I inherited an older Macbook Pro from my Mom. It's a Core2duo and all that good stuff (don't remember the exact specs but I've checked and it's Lion compatible), but it came with Tiger. I actually believe it fell in that window of getting the free Leopard upgrade, but of course my Mom didn't pursue it (possibly didn't even know about it). Back when I first got it, I looked into upgrading to Snow Leopard. At the time the standard "accepted" way was to buy the $100+ service pack to upgrade from Tiger. Apparently using the $29.99 disk was some kind of terms of service no-no when upgrading from Tiger. Well, I ended up dragging my feet and now the Apple store doesn't even sell the expensive, "correct" option. So I figure screw it, I'll just go with the $29.99 upgrade disc. I went to an Apple store, they said I'd have to order it online. I put the order in this past weekend, and looking at my cart the ship date isn't until mid September. Since I was thinking of eventually going to Lion anyways, is it possible to go directly from Tiger to Lion using the USB drive option? I've done a fair amount of googling, and I've only really found speculation back before the USB drive was actually released. I realize it is still $10 more expensive than buying the Snow Leopard upgrade and then downloading Lion, but the time saved would be worth it to me. Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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