Going to buy a MBP Soon...But when?

[mbpdreamer]

Hey guys!

I currently have a 2008 white Macbook currently. (2.4ghz 2gb ram, etc). I am thinking about buying a Macbook Pro, the new unibodies are REALLY nice.

I was wondering: since I'm not in too much of a rush to buy one, should I wait until the next refresh? I've heard some rumors about having ATI Graphics, that are supposedly way better than nVidia chips?

Anyways, bottom line is: Do I buy one now or when the refreshes come out? If not, then does anyone know of at least the month of when they refreshes will be rolled out?

Thanks!

 

[thegoldenmackid]

It depends on how long you are willing to wait for said refreshes.

 

[MacMini2009]

Buy now. They might be updated around February-June 2010 because that is when Intel is releasing new mobile processors.

 

[AAPLaday]

Go get yourself a refurb if you can. That way you save money and can use the extra for other things

 

[thegoldenmackid]

Buy now. They might be updated around February-June 2010 because that is when Intel is releasing new mobile processors.

There seems to be some significant thought towards an October release, although that might just be a false hope.

 

[MacKiddyWiddy]

i'd buy now, gambling apple's new products is a risky game

also, even if they did release a new one a month or 2 after you bought one, yours would still be amazing

 

[mbpdreamer]

There seems to be some significant thought towards an October release, although that might just be a false hope.

When I said "buy now" I actually meant more like end of October, as that is when I will get my bonus and paycheck haha!

If Apple does release an update in October, how long should I wait to make sure all the kinks have been worked out before buying one? A few weeks? A month?

 

[Eric S.]

If Apple does release an update in October, how long should I wait to make sure all the kinks have been worked out before buying one? A few weeks? A month?

Any update we would see that soon would be pretty minor. If it were a new cpu architecture (like Arrandale which should be coming next year), then I would wait a bit to see if any problems were reported.

 

[clyde2801]

Put 4 gigs and a 7200 rpm hard drive in your current rig, and keep on truckin'. The two updates will make it feel like a new machine to you, and you might as well squeeze every last minute of use you can out of a system you've already paid for.

 

[nick1516]

I would say wait, you have a fairly current macbook, so you should be able to wait until next year to see any significant improvements

 

[J&JPolangin]

... +1, there's no "real" reason to upgrade to a whole new computer from the machine you have to a MBP besides "wanting" it... the machine you have now will be fine for the next few years until the architectural changes are a bit more drastic than the current offerings...