Intel issues before I buy

[ajo]

What should I know software wise before I get an Intel mac.

Is there anything extra that I need to spend?

Or is this worth waiting for updates etc?

Thanks

ajo

 

[dmw007]

Depends on which Intel based Mac you are planning on purchasing. The Mac Mini, Mac Pro, and iMac were all just recently updated- so now would seem to be a safe time to purchase one of those Macs. MacBooks & MacBook Pros should be updated in time for the holidays.


As far as issues, I think most of the bugs have been ironed out, not all, but most of them.

 

[livingfortoday]

I would recommend getting at least 1GB of RAM, especially if you're going to run programs that aren't Universal yet (MS Office, Photoshop, etc). It'll make a pretty sizeable difference in performance, and it's not too hard to do yourself, or too costly either.

Other than that, and the Macbook/Pro issue mentioned above, there's nothing to worry about. Come on in, the water's fine...

 

[dmw007]

I would recommend getting at least 1GB of RAM, especially if you're going to run programs that aren't Universal yet (MS Office, Photoshop, etc). It'll make a pretty sizeable difference in performance, and it's not too hard to do yourself, or too costly either.

Other than that, and the Macbook/Pro issue mentioned above, there's nothing to worry about. Come on in, the water's fine...

I have to second livingfortoday's advice, go with at least 1GB of RAM, more if you can afford to.

 

[laidbackliam]

mainly the ram issue.

i had 512 for a while, but now that i've got 1.5gigs of ram, its so much better. i didn't think it would help that much, but everything seems so much snappier.