How do YOU survive?

[scan]

Well, I made the desicion to wait for leopard/SantaRosa before i buy a MacBook, and the wait is KILLING me. I'm gonna be a PC convert, and i find myself going crazy with how much i want one of these things.

My question to the other waiters out there: what do you do to keep sane?

I want to buy one too but I have no trouble waiting. I guess when it comes to spending my own money, I don't mind waiting.

 

[Killyp]

Easy to survive with one of these, makes me think I was overthinking my purchase as this thing suits all my REAL needs, although a MBP LOOKS nicer.

And is much faster, has a larger screen, better keyboard/trackpad, better built in sound, better wifi, better wifi range, better expandability, better connections, better CD drive etc...

Although the £600 difference is a *little* on the high side


Personally, I'd wait until Leopard comes along. There will almost certainly be upgrades to both the MacBook and the MacBook Pro line, DEFINITELY updates to the MacMinis and possibly an iMac update too. MacPros will not see any updates at all IMO, there is no reason to upgrade it. It's already the fastest machine money can buy, and it's cheaper than all other ultra-high performance computers out there.

I'd wait, it's not that long until Leopard comes out, and I reckon we'll see the graphics chips in the MacBooks updated to something beefier (although not the X1600, that would take too much away from the MacBook Pro line, it'll still be integrated graphics of some sort).

 

[wickedpapercut]

As soon as Leopard and the new hardware are announced -- I'm buying. I'll either get the next generation mini or Imac, whichever is the best value for the money.

In the meantime, I just bought a used HP PC that is a major upgrade to my 7 year-old Dell. I'll spend a few weeks cursing and swearing at Windows XP as I try to get it configured and running. That should keep me busy for a while and it will make me feel that much better when I finally do get the new Mac.