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Is Leopard worth waiting for?

RZetlin

RZetlin

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I am looking to purchase a notebook soon and I am sitting on the fence as to whether or not to go with Mac or Windows notebook.

I have a iBook G4 that I love a lot, but it used by the family.

I know that Leopard is coming in October, but I don't know if I can wait that long since I need a my own notebook for my work needs.

For those who used Leopard, it is worth waiting for?

Is there that much of an improvement over Tiger?

I am also concern that if I buy a Mac notebook now Steve Jobs will whip out Macbooks in October with new features. (E.g. Touchscreen)
 
I've used the latest beta, and it's not ground breaking or revolutionary, if you really can't wait, go for it, and use the MR buyers guide
 
The Macbooks were recently updated so the specs probably won't be updated again in October. However, it has been suggested that new (smaller) Macbook Pros will come, and that there may be touchscreen notebooks (I don't think this will happen)...

Leopard looks awesome to me, but you could always buy a MB now and get Leopard later. If there is a new iLife (probably not included with Leopard), then you'll either have to pay for that or be stuck with old software...
 
Just ask a coupon to get Leopard for free when it's released. Did it myself when I ordered my 2.4Ghz MBP couple of weeks ago and know at least 10 people who did the same...
 
A better question is this:

Is $129 worth waiting 3 months for?


***Coupons??? Is this some kind of haggling in the Apple store?
 
Tiger (10.4) is more than a capable operating system. If you're in need of a computer at this moment then by all means purchase one. Not everyone needs to upgrade to Leopard the very day it comes out.
 
it's not worth the wait. as erasmus has already said, is it worth the money to hold off?
also consider that you'll be without a computer for a few months as well.

to be honest, i don't think OS X will ever use multi-touch interfaces. i could be wrong, but it represents such a huge paradigm shift in the way that we use computers, i think multi-touch will introduce OS XI or 11 or whatever they decide to call it.
 
I don't think Leopard is worth waiting for. I personally don't want to upgrade, and I think that the new interface is just ugly, and there really isn't much reason why I would want it. Tiger is fine for me.

headhammer said:
it's not worth the wait. as erasmus has already said, is it worth the money to hold off?
also consider that you'll be without a computer for a few months as well.

to be honest, i don't think OS X will ever use multi-touch interfaces. i could be wrong, but it represents such a huge paradigm shift in the way that we use computers, i think multi-touch will introduce OS XI or 11 or whatever they decide to call it.
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I personally think that using multi touch for a desktop PC makes no sense. I think it would be a great idea for a tablet, but otherwise, I simply don't see why I would want that.
 
Hey all,

I think we should all just wait til Leopard comes out in all it's glory I think it's well worth it the wait but thats just my opinion:D happy to wait for full version.
 
Just remember Leopard will likely be buggy at first, better to have what works now then upgrade.Look what happened with Vista and even Dell brought back XP.
 
BlankStar said:
Just ask a coupon to get Leopard for free when it's released. Did it myself when I ordered my 2.4Ghz MBP couple of weeks ago and know at least 10 people who did the same...
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How did you do that? Did you get the coupon directly from Apple? Didi you buy from regular, edu or ADC store?
 
My decision just made

BlankStar said:
Just ask a coupon to get Leopard for free when it's released. Did it myself when I ordered my 2.4Ghz MBP couple of weeks ago and know at least 10 people who did the same...
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So, did you have to order it from the store, or could you do it from the website. Thats amazing that they'd do that.
 
BlankStar said:
Just ask a coupon to get Leopard for free when it's released. Did it myself when I ordered my 2.4Ghz MBP couple of weeks ago and know at least 10 people who did the same...
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How do you do that? I haven't seen any offers or coupons being advertised.
 
I've heard of a coupon that ships that you can use if it's within 30 days but I'd assume that it'd operate a little differently since we already know that it's October.

The laptop line was just recently updated so it's a matter of money i.e. if you'd rather have the use of the laptop now but have to pay to upgrade it later.
Besides, if you're worried about updates, October is 3 months away which would bring you closer to another revision; possibly close enough to annoy you for not waiting even longer which is an easy game to get into.
 
I imagine that if you went to an Apple Computer reseller and bargained for a Leopard coupon, they would probably give it to you (or you go and buy from someone else). There is no way that you would get a coupon from any online store.

You can only bargain face to face. It's the only way you have power, and you will always either be able to get a discount of cost price, or get some things thrown in for free, such as Leopard.

They are still making a profit.
 
Is $129 worth it for you to go without a computer? That's an question only you can answer. While OS X Tiger is 2+ years old, it is still a better OS than Vista, IMO. So it's not like you are getting a crappy OS by buying right now.
 
KristieMac said:
It killed me to wait for the MBP update and THAT was worth it. Buy it now. You can upgrade later. These computers are beautiful!
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I second that. Im in the same situation.
Leopard costs something like 99$ with education discount too... not worth the wait. you'll understand when you get your mac...
 
Uh Oh

Yeah I called the macstore a couple hours ago, and they denied its existence. Maybe AppleCare? To whoever has actually gotten this deal, I'd love to know how you did it because it determines whether i buy a MBP now or in October.
 
BlankStar said:
Just ask a coupon to get Leopard for free when it's released. Did it myself when I ordered my 2.4Ghz MBP couple of weeks ago and know at least 10 people who did the same...
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Can anyone share how to get one of these coupons? The Leopard release is the only thing holding me back from buying a MBP right now.
 
Wirelessly posted (LGE-VX9900/1.0 UP.Browser/6.2.3.2 (GUI) MMP/2.0)

of course leopard will be nice, but if you need a computer now, just buy it now. There will always be something better coming up, so you might as well buy when you need to. The current mbps are awesome, by the way.
 
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