I need to get a new macbook pro. Should i buy it now or wait, it seems like the long awaited upgrades might happen sometime soon.
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Buy new macbook pro now or wait?
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I think that you should search. Or read the Buyer's Guide. Or just buy it and have one of the best computers on the planet.
GGJstudios
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jaikob
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Just buy it now, why wait for apple to release a new product, when the new version they will release is buggy, or faulty, and then, on top of all of that, a new version of it is probably going to be released another month after the new one was released. And consider this, apple can't do a whole ton of hardware improvements, the technology isn't there yet, they have the top of the line stuff as it is.
Montevina is out July 14th and will include:
- Higher performance / More efficient (less power consumption / longer battery life / less heat) CPUs with a larger FSB
- New integrated graphics chipset (x4500) which is approximately 2.5x faster than x3100 according to beta-driver benchmarks
Also, there are current rumors for a Macbook / Macbook Pro case redesign.
The entire line is also overdue for a GPU update.
Some of us are hoping for a higher resolution display, although that's very likely not going to happen.
Considering all of this, if you can hold off another 1.5-3 months, I would wait for the update. If you need it now, buy it - It's still a great computer as is.
