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Apple Brings Lion Internet Recovery to Current MacBook Pro Models

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Apple this week released three firmware updates that include fixes to compatibility with the forthcoming Apple Thunderbolt Display, but the MacBook Pro firmware update released today brings another interesting addition to the company's current models: Lion Recovery over the Internet.

This update enables Lion Recovery from an Internet connection and includes fixes that resolve issues with Apple Thunderbolt Display compatibility and Thunderbolt Target Disk Mode performance on MacBook Pro (early 2011) models.

Internet Recovery debuted as part of OS X Lion to allow users to install the operating system on blank hard drives. The system works using a minimal bootable install on the machine's firmware that then passes off the full Lion install to the usual recovery mechanism, which downloads the operating system over the Internet.

Internet Recovery was initially available only on the new MacBook Air and Mac mini models that launched alongside OS X Lion, but Apple has now extended the capabilities to the MacBook Pro models introduced back in February.

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Tonewheel Avatar
194 months ago
This sucks! My Pismo is left out in the cold??
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
antster94 Avatar
194 months ago
I still prefer having it on a physical disc, but this will help.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
194 months ago
Wheres the support on the 2010 models?

Here (http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro)

Enjoy Apple's user experience :)
Signed: A MBP Pro 2010 owner :D
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Dr McKay Avatar
194 months ago
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SeaFox Avatar
194 months ago
This sucks! My Pismo is left out in the cold??
I think this comment wins the thread, since most of the new Apple fans will be like "Your what?"
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
194 months ago
I like Lion

Lion rocks for these features and the others. Just get used to them and you will be an happy guy.

I didn't like the natural scrolling at first. I turned it off instantly. Then as I used it more, with the way they have designed window animations for scrolling, etc...it just seemed better to use the natural scrolling so I turned it back on and after 3 days I was completely used to it. Now I think it rocks, I hated it at first, but gave it a chance and now I think it's the best thing ever. I did however turn off the resume features... I don't need my apps resuming when I restart. Other than that, lion rocks.
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