“This is a lot better than paying the $69 full price that Apple wants for the official version.”Īpple releases OS X Lion Recovery Disk Assistant creates Lion Recovery on external drive – August 9, 2011Īpple debuts Lion Recovery lets users repair disks or reinstall Mac OS X Lion without physical disc – July 20, 2011 “The Lion recovery tool software relates to a feature offered by Apple that you can use if you already own Lion and a USB stick and want to create your own recovery drive,” AppleBitch reports. Users who also have problems recovering their system using Lion’s built in recovery tools can also get one of these sticks and may even be eligible to receive one free of charge rather than paying full price.”Īdvertisement: Limited Time: Students, Parents and Faculty save up to $200 on a new Mac. “Interesting upgrade from the Snow Leopard Stix that come with the MacBook Airs.”ĪppleBitch reports, “The sticks, available for $69, offer an alternative for those who do not wish to purchase Lion using the Mac App Store download method. “Readers have alerted us that their Lion Recovery Sticks have started arriving,” Seth Weintraub reports for 9to5Mac.
