Hi,
First time posting anything on here, although I've been reading threads on here for some time now. The wealth of knowledge is great!
I have mid 2007 C2D white MacBook which I initially bought for my studies at University. I have upgraded the RAM (maxed at a lowly 2GB), increased the capacity HDD and am running Snow Leopard. It has been my trusty device for 7 years now and is still running fairly well for my basic day to day needs. As you'd imagine though it is starting to show it's age and isn't quite as slick as it once was, the bezel and keyboard are becoming increasingly chipped around the edge and the battery is dying noticeably quicker these days.
I have been wanting to replace with a MBP for some time and my love of Apple products and keeping up to date have only intensified this over the years. However, since graduating I have had many other costs that got in the way; house, wedding and as a result now my wife
Back in my late teens and in to early twenties I had a desktop PC that I ended up spending quite a bit of money on making it high performance and upgrading etc. This has since died and my attitude has since changed and I've decided I wouldn't do that again with changes in personal life meaning there are now more important costs. I don't have a problem spending more on something but it has to be a bit more justifiable these days and in this case, a laptop that will last as well as my MacBook.
So, I feel I have reached a that point where it is becoming justifiable and I think the wife will probably agree with me now, well she better do anyway.
When I buy the new one it will be a 13" rMBP. In this form factor, what I want to know is what are the likely key differences between Haswell and Broadwell? Also, aside from this, are there any other spec bumps likely? What is the current crop like, particularly with the quality of the display, is it worth waiting for the next gen to smooth out any issues?
It'll be the only computer in the house and will be used for the usual things; Internet, videos, music, pictures (possibly some editing), MS Office, maybe some light gaming.
The classic buy now v wait I know, but I don't follow computer tech as closely as I used to and although I've read different threads/articles, I'd like to get some advice from you guys on here. I'm not in a major rush to buy right this minute as my MacBook still works, even if the chipped palm rests dig in to my wrists. I'm sure whatever I buy will be a huge bump but want to get a better understanding of options before I dive in. I'm also not going to keep waiting for the next best thing, it'll either be this current crop or the next one. I'll buy when I'm ready but just want a better understanding of options.
Thanks,
Tom
First time posting anything on here, although I've been reading threads on here for some time now. The wealth of knowledge is great!
I have mid 2007 C2D white MacBook which I initially bought for my studies at University. I have upgraded the RAM (maxed at a lowly 2GB), increased the capacity HDD and am running Snow Leopard. It has been my trusty device for 7 years now and is still running fairly well for my basic day to day needs. As you'd imagine though it is starting to show it's age and isn't quite as slick as it once was, the bezel and keyboard are becoming increasingly chipped around the edge and the battery is dying noticeably quicker these days.
I have been wanting to replace with a MBP for some time and my love of Apple products and keeping up to date have only intensified this over the years. However, since graduating I have had many other costs that got in the way; house, wedding and as a result now my wife
Back in my late teens and in to early twenties I had a desktop PC that I ended up spending quite a bit of money on making it high performance and upgrading etc. This has since died and my attitude has since changed and I've decided I wouldn't do that again with changes in personal life meaning there are now more important costs. I don't have a problem spending more on something but it has to be a bit more justifiable these days and in this case, a laptop that will last as well as my MacBook.So, I feel I have reached a that point where it is becoming justifiable and I think the wife will probably agree with me now, well she better do anyway.
When I buy the new one it will be a 13" rMBP. In this form factor, what I want to know is what are the likely key differences between Haswell and Broadwell? Also, aside from this, are there any other spec bumps likely? What is the current crop like, particularly with the quality of the display, is it worth waiting for the next gen to smooth out any issues?
It'll be the only computer in the house and will be used for the usual things; Internet, videos, music, pictures (possibly some editing), MS Office, maybe some light gaming.
The classic buy now v wait I know, but I don't follow computer tech as closely as I used to and although I've read different threads/articles, I'd like to get some advice from you guys on here. I'm not in a major rush to buy right this minute as my MacBook still works, even if the chipped palm rests dig in to my wrists. I'm sure whatever I buy will be a huge bump but want to get a better understanding of options before I dive in. I'm also not going to keep waiting for the next best thing, it'll either be this current crop or the next one. I'll buy when I'm ready but just want a better understanding of options.
Thanks,
Tom
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