I WANT A MAC! But should I wait until October or....

I would wait, at least for WWDC.
Check these threads.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=286247
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=296020
Wikipedia Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Rosa_platform
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_10.5

 

This question is asked and debated constantly here. So, you will likely get many different answers, perhaps even witness some off-topic banter. I do not really have an opinion for others. I buy when it is right for me. It would be highly unusual to respond to another who is in my same situation. However, I will offer what I have gleaned as the best argued group opinion.

There is strategic value in waiting until June. If you do not have pressing reasons to make a hasty decision, then the wait will probably be rewarded. Waiting until October is probably only strategic for someone on a critically challenged budget. The upgrade cost for Leopard is less than I have paid for an after-dinner cognac.

 

Ooooohh! get you and your cognac

 

I'm waiting until Leopard is released to get my Mac. That will also give me time to save up enough money.

 

OP, you've waited since Nov last year???

You've got more patience than me. Just get one now, and buy Leopard when it comes out. All the current models (well, maybe not the Mac Mini, or the baseline Macbook) will run Leo just fine (they will run it fine, but it could be a tad slower...then again, slow is in the mind of the user ).

The hardware upgrades won't make "all that much" difference to the vast majority of users. That said, remember that there are G3s and G4s that are still perfectly usable, and some of those are 7 years old! Buying now will NOT make your new Mac obsolete when the upgrades come out.

Factor in that Apple has de-bugged the hardware in the current lineup, while the new lineups may have glitches, as the early Macbooks did.

 

Erm that is pretty dumb advice, if he just yields and buys one now what did he wait the past 5-6 months for? Absolutely nothing.

At least wait till WWDC.

 

Wait till atleast WWDC, you will regret it if you don't!

 

I wouldn't wait till October for Leopard, its' only $125 for the upgrade no? Join everyone else in the long ass wait till June.... If Apple doesn't release new MB/MBP/Mini I am going to fly down to California and punch Jobs in the back of the head.

They just love to mess with people, gives you a little peek then ship it 6 months/year later

 

I was in the same boat when I wanted to convert to my first back in March. I convinced myself to buy it and and just spring for the extra $125 when Leopard is released.
I am VERY glad I did, my worst fear came true for you.

For the number of times you have searched this website hoping to see an update on Leopard, I am sure you could have found a way to make a hundred bucks

 

Youve been waiting since November 06? Why didnt you buy then, the new MBPs were less than 3 weeks old at that point. Forget waiting. Buy a MBP now they are not going to be much faster in the next revision. You have waited long enough.

 

From announcement to shipping

Just curious, from past history, how long from the date of announcement of a new model is the actual model available for immediate shipping and delivery?

 

Best to wait the current mac line excluding the mac pro are all underpowered laptops shoved inside desktop cases, or the laptops all have poor very low end graphics cards. The next line of Mac's will hopefully bring back desktop components to the imac and mini and some real power to the laptops. When you buy a laptop or a integrated desktop you really need a lot of hard drive space, fastest graphics card you can afford and a reasonable CPU if you want it to last longer than two years. A handy hint is to go by the lowest denominator on the CPU side, currently there is no dual/quad core sempron or celeron so for business apps you will get at least 3 years out of a single core system. For gaming with the current X1600 in these computers its already to slow for games that are out now and not a chance for future games so your waiting for the next line of mobile chips to come out. Hard Drive space currently tops of at 1 TB for a single drive and programs that use that are already showing face (final cut studio 2). Right now the computers are limited to 3 GB were our friends on the windows world are starting to use 4 GB. The new mobile chipset will fix this, the imac could be using more ram now if it wasn't for using laptop components in it.

 

There is always something coming around the corner. The latest and greatest is not the latest and greatest for long. If you need a machine to edit family film then a Mac will do this now. My five year-old PowerBook does iMovie without a hitch. Of course if you can wait it would be nice to have Leopard and iLife 07 (08?).

 

For value for money sometimes you have to wait.

 

The current baseline MacBook and mini will run Leopard just fine...


..Mac's from many years ago can run Tiger perfectly fine.

 

If you have been waiting since November 2006 I would just suggest waiting until WWDC. Your best bet will be Apple does announce and release something big or worse cast, they don't Either way your purchase will be well worth it. For your sake, continue playing the waiting game. Good luck!

 

actually, I would wait till 2011 when the 3000 core analog processors come out. Those things are gonna scream!

 

Funny....Yet, it does strike a cord on how different ways people make purchases.

For me, I want to get the best value for the dollar at the time -- which the current configs do not from Apple (relatively old hardware). Therefore, this type should wait to see what is released in early June.