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Burning Radio

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Ok. I really want the 2.4 Macbook aluminum after WWDC developments, but now that I hear these rumors of a rebranding, I'm cautious to wait. Should I buy the 2.4 that I already love instead of waiting and seeing the same thing jump in price just because it's considered "Pro" OR should I wait and see what spec bumps/price drops come from WWDC?

I just don't want to be screwed out of a MB I really like. :)
 
I don't think much will change other than speed bumps. If you can wait till after WWDC, you should. It's about time for a change in the line.
 
Burning Radio said:
Ok. I really want the 2.4 Macbook aluminum after WWDC developments, but now that I hear these rumors of a rebranding, I'm cautious to wait.
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You can play the waiting game forever. There will always be Apple rumors.

Should I buy the 2.4 that I already love instead of waiting and seeing the same thing jump in price just because it's considered "Pro" OR should I wait and see what spec bumps/price drops come from WWDC?

I just don't want to be screwed out of a MB I really like. :)
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So just because something new comes out, you'll like your MB less? That's stupid.
 
I would not be too afraid of not being able to get one of the current MB's that you love. I would wait (another week and a half) and see what Apple announces. If you like the new version then get one of those. If you prefer the current one there will be plenty out there.

When the Unibody's were released I went to Best Buy about a month later and got the previous Generation MBP for $700 off the regular price. Three of my friends also got them. I am not saying to expect that, but it does happen. If it was just a little speed bump it would not have happened. This happened because it was a complete product overhaul. IF they rebrand the Unibody MB as Pro's it could happen again. Maybe not $700 though.
 
jtgotsjets said:
Uh, what? The 24 inch iMac just came down in price $300. Previous iMac generations started at like $1300, where now they start at $1100.
Price drops happen all the time.
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They happen but not all the time. Additionally, apple adjusted the prices to match going market value.
 
The processor on the entry level MBP has been a 2.4 Ghz C2D for 15 straight months already!!! I thought the number of transistors was supposed to double every 24 months according to Moore. Personally I am not going to buy a pro computer at a luxury price when the processor is 15 months old.

I have trouble seeing Apple wait much longer to update their pro line of laptop computers. Intel has cut prices on Penryn chips, so I think it is quite likely we are going to see an update near WWDC. My bet is the 2.66 chip becomes the entry level pro computer, 2.93 Mid level and 3.06 on the 17 incher.
 
Shiner said:
They happen but not all the time. Additionally, apple adjusted the prices to match going market value.
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Ok, admittedly, price drops are not literally happening at all points in time, but Apple does drop prices. To suggest that this is never a possibility, as the person I quoted did, is completely untrue. In fact, it makes some sense that apple would drop laptop prices with their next revision, just as they did with the iMac 24--we are still in a recession.

I don't know what your point is with market values- if the computer costs $300 less than it did the day before, it's still a better value, no matter what the reason.
 
Buy online 3-4 days before WWDC and if something new comes out, just return. When you buy online the law (in most of Europe) lets you return within 14 days without stating the reason or anything. This applies only to online purchases and you probably shouldn't open the box or do anything if you want to do that.
 
I'm waiting to see what happens on WWDC and if there are no interesting changes to MBP (GPU updated to current NVIDIA lineup, that is GT130) or matte screen for 15" or nice speed bump; don't know yet what I'm looking for) then I'm getting Sony SR with Radeon HD4570 -> should kick Macbook's ass...
 
The old macbooks arent going to just vanish into thin air. Regardless of what happens you still have several weeks to get old models of things, usually at a discount.
 
Thanks for the advice all! I'm going to wait the 2 weeks and see what happens. It's not that I'd not like my macbook as much, it's just I'd feel super salty if they came out with a better deal for my money a week after I bought my macbook. I would love to see a spec bump.....but then that means I need to wait until they become available. :( lol.

Every rose has it's thorn I suppose.
 
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