Naw, I'd definitely wait at this point. New hardware is right around the corner. You'll feel terrible paying for an upgrade to Leopard while working on dated hardware if you buy right now instead of waiting a measley few months.
I joined up as a Student Developer, so I will be getting Leopard for free, so I don't expect this to be much of a problem. Do you happen to know how many Macs I would be able to upgrade with that install disk? Could I, say, upgrade the Macbook, if I buy now, and my Mac Pro?
But the purchase is not for me...but to convert my wife.... finally.
Ah, but this
is my exact reason for needing to make a purchase now, rather than later. I sold my wife's laptop, actually mine from school, and she wants a new one ASAP. When push comes to shove, you listen to what your wife has to say! Have to keep the boss happy.
I'd look at it this way,
What does your wallet / budget allow for?
Does the current MacBook "To include the 3 different configurations of Processor and Color" meet your requirements? Everyone either likes more RAM or bigger hd.
What R U going to be using this computer for? or Do you possibly need a MBP instead?
Oh and r u going to play games on the new laptop? If so than you may want to wait for the newer intel chip set, although just how much better is that really going to be for what YOUR going to be doing on it ? Only you can answer that.
HTH
Phineas
I don't need another powerful machine. I think my Mac Pro is plenty enough for me. I just want to be capable to remotely access my Mac Pro without all the hassle of third party software to circumvent Window issues. It would also be used to watch TV shows, movies, listen to music, look at a few pictures; all anywhere in the home. No more being tied down to my desktop!
You should only ever wait if something new is actually announced by Apple. Nobody here on MacRumors knows what Apple is going to do (there may be one or two readers who do know, but you can believe me that they won't tell).
It is very well possible that three months after you buy Apple announces something better. But then it may take another two months until that better thing actually comes out. Then you don't want to be the first one to buy so you wait another three months. Buy that time you are in exactly the same situation as you are now: Something new is around the corner.
You'll keep that MacBook for three years, maybe for six years. In the first six months it will be the latest and greatest. For the rest of its life it won't be the latest and greatest; you'll have to live with that.
I am more than comfortable of having an older or outdated machine, as long as it is still capable of running. Honestly, now that these machines have gone dual core, and the Mac Pro I have a quad, I can foresee these machines lasting much longer than the old Pentiums of yesteryear.
I also love that Macs retain their value for quite some time, unlike PC's.
