Save $70 by creating your own USB Lion Install thumbdrive

[Fausty82]

Here's a link to an article/utility that will allow you to take your Lion installation files and create your own boot installer on either a DVD or a USB thumbdrive.

Eliminate the need for an online recovery install.

Why Pay For A Lion Boot Disk? Use This App To Make Your Own | TechCrunch

 

[Ipheuria]

The Ars Technica write up on Lion also tells you how. I created my DVD on day one. I wasn't going to download it again for my GF's computer.

 

[CG68]

I did the same thing the day I downloaded Lion. Popped in a blank DVD and created my own boot disc.

 

[Fausty82]

The Ars Technica write up on Lion also tells you how. I created my DVD on day one. I wasn't going to download it again for my GF's computer.

This article also goes through the steps for DVDs.