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Buy MBP since it has been refreshed or wait for Lion?

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reddevil0728

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Worth it to wait for Lion?
 
reddevil0728 said:
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Worth it to wait for Lion?
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Well, how will the extra cost for a new OS affect you?

You either need a machine now or you can wait. I certainly wouldn't let OS 10.6 vs. 10.7 be the determining factor this far out from Lion's release.
 
Grouchy Bob said:
Well, how will the extra cost for a new OS affect you?

You either need a machine now or you can wait. I certainly wouldn't let OS 10.6 vs. 10.7 be the determining factor this far out from Lion's release.
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I guess Lion wouldn't be like Snow Leopard where it just cost USD29? How much does a brand new OS like lion usually cost? If it ain't much then price ain't a factor
Whitelightning said:
Since new OS updates do not coincide with new hardware launches... buy MBP now, get Lion later.
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This is exactly my concern. What's the chances of the next performance bump happen by end sept? Or when is is rumoured to happen?
 
The fact that lion will be coming out before any performance increase comes up... the current MBP should easily be able to handle Lion. It should definitely be able to last.
 
I wouldn't rely on Lion (or any new OS) until it's been through its first few updates. There'll be tons of imperfections in the new OS, and any of your applications might have major compatibility problems that might take them a long while to resolve, if they can at all. I used a programme (Timeline 3D) that a Snow Leopard update completely broke for my generation Macbook. All the programmers could say was 'the fault is with the OS. We can only wait until Apple updates Snow Leopard.' The next update fixed the problem, but introduced a new, serious, problem.

I say don't wait for Lion unless you're happy to wait until well after its release. If you want to buy this year, buy now and enjoy speed and stability.
 
Whitelightning said:
The fact that lion will be coming out before any performance increase comes up... the current MBP should easily be able to handle Lion. It should definitely be able to last.
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How much you think Lion will cost?
burningbright said:
I wouldn't rely on Lion (or any new OS) until it's been through its first few updates. There'll be tons of imperfections in the new OS, and any of your applications might have major compatibility problems that might take them a long while to resolve, if they can at all. I used a programme (Timeline 3D) that a Snow Leopard update completely broke for my generation Macbook. All the programmers could say was 'the fault is with the OS. We can only wait until Apple updates Snow Leopard.' The next update fixed the problem, but introduced a new, serious, problem.

I say don't wait for Lion unless you're happy to wait until well after its release. If you want to buy this year, buy now and enjoy speed and stability.
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that's really my concern actually.. lol
 
I'm with burningbright. For me, personally, I would actually highly prefer to get a new laptop with Snow Leopard, and then sit back and see how Lion goes. I'm a reasonably modern gal, but I don't really enjoy the "early adopter" thing.

I would figure that with Snow Leopard, I have a mature OS version with most of the kinks worked out, and I can see how Lion looks. If and when I decide I want it, I can buy it. Even if it's $100 (and I have no idea how much it will be), to me it's well worth it to have my options.

Now, if it were $500, or something you could not upgrade (i.e. you were stuck with only the version that came on your computer), I would view it differently.
 
reddevil0728 said:
Well, I ain't the one paying, of course I got to justify the purchase now and not later...
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Why do you have to justify the purchase now? And how do you even do that considering Lion is months away and nobody knows what it will cost?

I have a suspicion the $129 OSX days are over though. Maybe $79-$99. (but who knows?)

Just buy the freaking mac... use the free OSX Snow Leopard that comes with it then upgrade later whenever you want.
 
Grouchy Bob said:
Why do you have to justify the purchase now? And how do you even do that considering Lion is months away and nobody knows what it will cost?

I have a suspicion the $129 OSX days are over though. Maybe $79-$99. (but who knows?)

Just buy the freaking mac... use the free OSX Snow Leopard that comes with it then upgrade later whenever you want.
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Because if I get it now means I want to definitely get Lion later which I need to justify why I can't wait.
 
Wait for Lion! It will be awesome! Then wait for Sabertooth Cheetah, which will be even awesomerer, then eventually, wait for Hello Kitty, which will be the awesomest! :)
 
macship said:
Yeah, but I'm holding out for the 2019's. The 2018's will be nothing compared to those.
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aznguyen316 said:
If it's that big of a deal. Just wait, it's pretty simple.
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It's not exactly big deal, at the end of the day, I am just concern about a new revision shortly after the release of MAC OS Lion and I will be sad...:(
mashsensor said:
Wait for Lion! It will be awesome! Then wait for Sabertooth Cheetah, which will be even awesomerer, then eventually, wait for Hello Kitty, which will be the awesomest! :)
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Wesko said:
Muhaha :D
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Macrumors buy or wait posts...it never ends.
 
The way I see it... we just got sandy bridge so intel is about 1 year away from ivy bridge and apple with a possible redesign. so if lion comes out this summer the hardware will be the same. so why wait... as other posters said the new OS will probably have bugs for the first 6 months anyway. unless you really feel a total redesign in fall 11 or Q1 12. it makes sense to buy this refresh as it was a good one
 
Buy now and think about Lion later on. Maybe I'm the only one, but the changes that have been shown in lion don't appeal to me one bit. I want my computer to have OS X, not iOS so I will more than likely be sticking with the tried and tested 10.6
 
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