Testseek.com have collected 74 expert reviews of the Apple Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
July 2011
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The editors liked
Greatly improved multitouch awareness
Mission Control better at sorting clutter than pure Exposé
Launchpad exposes apps to newcomers
More accessible but still capable Mail interface
Autosave and resume
FaceTime and Mac App Store already loaded
Quick install process
Potential of iCloud
Low $30 upgrade price
Key improvements to FileVault
Safari
Time Machine
Time-saving multitouch gestures
Helpful Mission Control view
Several apps run at full screen
Smarter email search
Auto Save adds peace of mind
IOS-like Launchpad for apps
AirDrop makes sharing files locally a breeze
Low price
Recovery partition
Polished new features
IOS-ification optional
Easier to use and more powerful than ever. Tabletstyle features include automatic filesaving and resume. Multiple versions of documents saved automatically. Effortless integration with online services like Google and Yahoo. Views and prints Microsoft O...
Polishes the corners of Mac OS X
AirDrop
Resume
AutoSave
Fullscreen mode and upgraded Mail app are winning additions. Apple's visions of a future awash in gesturebased input devices
And the language we'll use when we get there
Are being mapped out i
AirDrop allows for file sharing over WiFiResume
Auto Save
And Versions protect dataSupports more multi-touch gestures
Auto-Save and Versions will be genuine time-savers for professional users
New multi-touch gestures
Rewritten Mail application
Innovative integration of Apple's mobile iOS features
Great productivity tools
Slick and easy-to-navigate interface
The editors didn't like
Launchpad slightly overwhelming and limited
Mail not as good at coping with large daily message counts
No straightforward way to make a Lion install disc or drive
Dodgy Address Book and iCal visual changes
No builtin Java
No Rosetta at all
May face a tough challenge from Windows 8
Whenever it ships
Can't close apps or search from within Mission Control
Dock could use a makeover
Using new gestures requires learning curve
Must manually exit search to return to inbox in Mail
Changes a number of traditional Mac OS X processes
Incompatible with PowerPC apps
No support for old PowerPCplatform apps. Distractingly cute interface on calendar and address book.
Most of the iPadlike gestures don't translate eloquently to the desktop. Our brains aren't prepared to flip the script on scrolling. New Launchpad feature is confusing on Macs with larger screens. Mission Control is ugly
Bring back Exposé
End of Rosetta supportSome program incompatibilitySnow Leopard required for installation
No longer supports PowerPC software
Multi-touch gestures alienate traditional mouse users
Mission Control is excellent, Great value for money, Easy to install, Great new features
Some teething troubles, A few questionable design decisions
Lion won't shine as brightly as it deserves until its 10.7.2 or 10.7.3 updates, but even now, there's no reason not to upgrade. It's packed with new features, some of which will be immediately to your liking and others that will mature over time.
Easy to install, Extremely cheap, Some excellent new features, Very capable new Mail app, Attractive and sleek
No Front Row, NAS compatibility temporarily broken, Inappropriate design for iCal and Address Book, AirDrop limited to Lion Macs, Full Screen apps one display only
Auto-Save and Versions will be genuine time-savers for professional users, new multi-touch gestures, rewritten Mail app
No longer supports PowerPC software, high system requirements, multi-touch gestures rely on trackpad use
Lion may look like just more Apple eye-candy, but new features such as Auto-Save and Versions are genuine productivity improvements, while the continued refinement of the OS X interface will appeal to long-time Mac users....
In short, OS X Lion is a decent upgrade for Macs but a great one for MacBooks. Everything from FileVault 2 - encrypt everything, not just your home folder - to FaceTime - video chat on the move - screams ‘mobile!’, while sedentary users look on and mu...
The ease of installation, AirDrop, fullscreen apps
LaunchPad, the loss of compatibility with some older apps, a few too many gestures
At £20.99, upgrading to Mac OS X Lion makes sense but with its many new features and changes, it feels like things start to get complicated once that ultra-easy installation process is over. If Snow Leopard was Apple grooming an established product to ...
Greater use of gestures works well; Versions and auto save are very handy; Revamped Mail is easier to use
No support for PowerPC applications
Lion is Apple's most significant update to Mac OS X for years. The iPhone-inspired touches are well done and not overbearing, and the increased use of gestures for navigation is slick and -- despite some initial confusion -- logical. It's stable, featu...
