New Lion MBP and iCloud

Looking for a bit of advice. I am getting a new MBP 15 due to arrive from China next Tuesday and was wondering about the iCloud setup. Still using MobileMe, but should I "migrate" to the iCloud on my old PowerBook with the limitations prior to setting up the new MacBook Pro or does the setup assistant under Lion accomplish the move from MobileMe to the iCloud?
Thanks in advance for any advice and comments.

Thanks Stevejobsfan and Kappy.
Is there any problem with keeping "@mac.com" email doing it during setup? I thought that I read as long as the user signed up prior to "@me.com" addressing that the iCloud id will be able to use "@mac.com" if you used the mobileme.com/move transition. So, just want to confirm that I can keep the "@mac.com" since I have been using it since the days of iTools.

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Photostream when enabled will only add photos from the camera roll that were taken post photostream activation. (Photostream does not currently share video)
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hello
I'm using a MacBook Pro ( running OSX 10.6.8 ) an iPhone4 ( iOS 4.3.5 ) and an iPad2 ( iOS 4.3.5 )
all three sync email ( mutilple pop accounts ), calendar and contacts using MobileMe - all works fine
now I would like to goto Lion, iOS5 and iCloud
are there any migration guidelines
- should I update the OS's and will iCould take over the email settings from MobileMe ?
- should I start with migrating MobileMe to iCloud ?
is there any up-to-date documentation ?
thx in advance
Henny

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Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. Then select Disk Utility from the Utilities. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now restart normally.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior (4.3.) if DW cannot fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall Snow Leopard.
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Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
Select the destination volume from the left side list.
Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
Check the box labeled Erase destination.
Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
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You may experience unexpected results if you have installed third-party system software modifications, or if you have modified the operating system through other means. (This does not apply to normal application software installation.)
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Thanks,
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Purty Pitcher wrote:
I am wondering if it would be possible to boot up the new computer with Lion, and then use SuperDuper to clone it over to an external HD.
Yes, but the Lion Recovery Partition is not cloned, just the Lion OS X Partition.
The computer will boot without a Lion Recovery Partition, but you need that to restore a fresh Lion from Apple's servers.
You need to create a Lion Recovery USB first. Then clone Lion to a external drive.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3358920?start=0&tstart=0
https://support.apple.com/kb/dl1433
Later versions of SD and Carbon Copy Cloner may include cloning of the Lion Recovery Partition at the same time, but right now I here it's in beta still. So for best results, use Apple's methods.
Purty Pitcher wrote:
Then I could erase the new iMac and install from the SL OEM disc.
Yes, you need to erase the ENTIRE boot drive, including the hidden Lion Recvoery Partition by selecting your internal drive media on the left in Disk Utility when you c boot from the SL OEM.
Purty Pitcher wrote:
Then I would migrate stuff over to the iMac from my existing G5.
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Purty Pitcher wrote:
I'm wondering how the cloned Lion stuff on the external drive would then migrate back over to the new iMac.
You can't use migration assistant for this, you can transfer files manually though.
Purty Pitcher wrote:
Would I simply be able to drag iLife '11 over
No, you would have to install iLife from the AppStore when your on 10.6.8, this will likely require a purchase, the programs are copy protected.
Purty Pitcher wrote:
Also, at a later date, would I be able to boot up from the external with the Lion OS, then migrate my SL system over to it, including my home folder, settings, apps, etc?
You first clone 10.6 to another external drive, then either spend the $29 to upgrade to Lion or
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Kiamaharts wrote:
note Adobe site never even mentions Lion onlt Snow Leopard?
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Lion Apple Mail keeps asking me for my iCloud password almost every time I fire it up, or randomly when I've got it already open.
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If it works now, it will work from now on.
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