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Buy MBP 13" now or wait?
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A friend of mine is willing to let me borrow his old laptop. This means, that I can use it at the university the next couple of months, and I will therefore wait buying. If the MBP 13" at that moment are too expensive or doesn't meet my wishes, I can always by one of the "old" ones.
What do you think? 🙂
A friend of mine is willing to let me borrow his old laptop. This means, that I can use it at the university the next couple of months, and I will therefore wait buying. If the MBP 13" at that moment are too expensive or doesn't meet my wishes, I can always by one of the "old" ones.
What do you think? 🙂
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I doubt that apple will make it more expensive. In the unlikely event that they do it will +$200 max.
I doubt that apple will make it more expensive. In the unlikely event that they do it will +$200 max.
Wait for sure. I am waiting for the new generation myself, and sticking around with an iPad for now. Works fine for me until they release their MBP series, then I will be the first one to order the 15" model 🙂
Maybe I should go ask a friend of mine if he had a laptop he could spare me for some weeks... it is after all a bit better than an iPad tbh.
NickZac
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If you really want Blu Ray, HDMI or USB3, then wait as the current has none of them. If you don't care about any of them and aren't concerned with having a slightly slower CPU (which I'm not given the work I do), buy now.
It is unlikely that Blu-Ray will ever come to the Macbook 13".
One thing that possibly is worth the wait, aside from a faster processor: the recent Macbook Air refresh finally gave the 13" machine a 1440 x 900 resolution. There's a good possibility that this option will come to the Macbook Pro 13" as well.
One thing that possibly is worth the wait, aside from a faster processor: the recent Macbook Air refresh finally gave the 13" machine a 1440 x 900 resolution. There's a good possibility that this option will come to the Macbook Pro 13" as well.
who on earth told you the refresh will be in 6 months.
do not say that as if you totally knew it.
I'm planning to buy one too, think I'll wait for the update. have a EEEPC at the moment, which will do while I wait.
Patience is the golden rule with apple. Remember it's a 1300,00 (more or less, depending on model) machine you're buying, if it updates two days later, will you not care?
I compared the Air and Pro, both the 13', both with 128Gb SSD, both with 4Gb ram, only the air had a 1,8 GHz processor and the pro a 2,4.
pricing: Air -> 1305,something
Pro -> 1376,something
(with the student discount that is)
I'd wait for the update and see what the Pro does.
Patience is the golden rule with apple. Remember it's a 1300,00 (more or less, depending on model) machine you're buying, if it updates two days later, will you not care?
I compared the Air and Pro, both the 13', both with 128Gb SSD, both with 4Gb ram, only the air had a 1,8 GHz processor and the pro a 2,4.
pricing: Air -> 1305,something
Pro -> 1376,something
(with the student discount that is)
I'd wait for the update and see what the Pro does.