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Is the delay in Ivy Bridge changing your purchase decision?
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I am looking to buy new MacBook Pro because my current MBPro is 4 years old and I believe the time is right to upgrade my Mac. Although my current MBPro still running with no issues at all, I am looking to have better performance for my daily activities.
Do you think the Ivy Bridge delay will apply to MBPs? I sure hope not, been waiting for this new thin form factor for ages!
Not sure to be honest.
And no, my Mac Mini meets my needs for the time being. I guess I'll have to make do with VNCing from my Windows laptop to my Mac for now, even though it's not the same.
So by the time Ivy Bridge is released, Haswell be right around the corner, unless they delay that. I dunno.
I have the MBP 17" mid 2010
I like it, but I think to buy a new one b4 apple will change it too much,
I like to have the DVD
17" it's amust will never go smaller
I will wait at least a year after they introduce the ivy bridge series. I was a Beta Tester once, when I bought an Apple III...never again.
I own an iPhone & iPad, not MacBook Pro yet. Been a pc user 20+ yrs and current pc is 8yrs old.
I've been lurking and reading about MacBook Pro's for the last two months and decided to go Mac on my next upgrade which will be sometime this yr. Until that time, I'll continue to visit my near-by Apple store and get educated as much as I can before I pull the trigger.
I've been lurking and reading about MacBook Pro's for the last two months and decided to go Mac on my next upgrade which will be sometime this yr. Until that time, I'll continue to visit my near-by Apple store and get educated as much as I can before I pull the trigger.
I refresh my laptop roughly every 3 years, and my current MBP does not celebrate its 3rd birthday until November. So my schedule is still on track.
edit: I put I am not upgrading in response to your poll as that is the closest to being a correct response, but it's not really accurate as I am upgrading, just not specifically in response to the release of a new model.
edit: I put I am not upgrading in response to your poll as that is the closest to being a correct response, but it's not really accurate as I am upgrading, just not specifically in response to the release of a new model.
I bought my first Mac (a mini) in October 2011 though I still anticipate what Ivy Bridge will bring. I always love new technology though instead of waiting two months, I will have to wait four. Oh well.
I've waited years for the redesign so it's no problem for me to wait a bit longer.
For me it's really about heat. I'm hoping these chips can bring the heat down a bit. Performance wise - I think there's enough power in the Apple laptops already for the vast majority of people, including myself (though I do wish the GPUs were better)
For me it's really about heat. I'm hoping these chips can bring the heat down a bit. Performance wise - I think there's enough power in the Apple laptops already for the vast majority of people, including myself (though I do wish the GPUs were better)
I wanted to use my current laptop for at least 5 yrs, and that time comes up this summer.
I could use a new machine, but I could also use the one I have now for a bit longer, it's not a deal breaker either way. Just playing it by ear and I'll see if the newest iteration is tempting enough for me to finally move on.
I could use a new machine, but I could also use the one I have now for a bit longer, it's not a deal breaker either way. Just playing it by ear and I'll see if the newest iteration is tempting enough for me to finally move on.
Are you sure? I have my doubts. If you look at some of the comments on here, the introduction of the new (faster) chipsets and integrated GPU may, potentially, negate some of that extra battery life. ie. you might only get about 10% extra battery. It's certainly not going to be hours longer.
Take the 11" Air. You can get about 4 hours from the battery. That may go up to 4.5 hours. Perhaps. But it's not going to be a game-changer. I think Intel's marketing team - as they always seem to do with a chipset revision - has stoked the fire that this is going to be a chipset worth waiting for. But we had exactly these conversations about Sandy Bridge!
The CPU bump from Ivy isn't that big, but the GPU bump will be very noticeable. And then of course there is battery life.
So assuming Apple doesn't go bat-$h^t insane and drop the Pro line's functionality and power for the sake of a small form factor (as some are suggesting), I'll be buying the new 2012 17" MBP and putting in my own RAM and SSD upgrades (unless Apple's prices come down to earth, which seems unlikely).
What I would NOT buy is a 17" MBA (and honestly, I can't see the demand for such a product being very high at all).
So assuming Apple doesn't go bat-$h^t insane and drop the Pro line's functionality and power for the sake of a small form factor (as some are suggesting), I'll be buying the new 2012 17" MBP and putting in my own RAM and SSD upgrades (unless Apple's prices come down to earth, which seems unlikely).
What I would NOT buy is a 17" MBA (and honestly, I can't see the demand for such a product being very high at all).
Probably the same here. Waiting for Ivy Bridge/maybe even Windows 8 before buying a new computer.
That's not to say I've written Apple off. I've had a wonderful 5 years with my white MacBook. If the Pro release does something more to wow me in terms of bang for my buck than the current lineup, Apple can certainly keep my business. If I had to say right now, I'm definitely leaning going back to the Windows world.
Depends entirely on how long the delay actually is. I'm looking to buy sometime between April and June. I like some of the rumors about the display, and USB3 would be nice to have on what will be my primary machine for the next four years, but the late 2011 models are still quite good.
Of course, if something happens to my current early 2008 MBP (for instance, the video card dying, which it very well might), that makes the decision very easy.
Of course, if something happens to my current early 2008 MBP (for instance, the video card dying, which it very well might), that makes the decision very easy.
I'm still going to wait and see what the update brings before making a decision. I did this last year, and ended up not buying a new MBP, so I'm sure another few months won't mean much. As long as my MacBook lasts, at least.
I'm crossing my fingers that Apple somehow worked a deal with Intel to get the chips sooner somehow. Wishful thinking, probably.
I'm crossing my fingers that Apple somehow worked a deal with Intel to get the chips sooner somehow. Wishful thinking, probably.