I have been wanting to buy a MBP but I'm not sure if I should wait because there could be an update then. What do you all think?
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June Update on Macbook Pro?
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if you need it get it
there's no guarantee an upgrade is coming in june
or that your updated product will be stable/defect-free
there's no guarantee an upgrade is coming in june
or that your updated product will be stable/defect-free
It's extremely rare for Apple to update the same product line, twice in one year! Imagine how you'd feel if your machine's specification expired within four months of purchase, i'm pretty sure you won't be happy - even though it's a sign of progression. Think about it.
Should I buy this college textbook, or wait for a version that might come out in the future.
Questions like this bug the crap out of me. If you have even the slightest inkling that you would use it now, buy it now. If you have the power to see into the future and don't need a computer now, but somehow will in 4 months, then wait it out. We'll be enjoying our nice laptops while you sit on your hands.
Questions like this bug the crap out of me. If you have even the slightest inkling that you would use it now, buy it now. If you have the power to see into the future and don't need a computer now, but somehow will in 4 months, then wait it out. We'll be enjoying our nice laptops while you sit on your hands.
Well, Intel is preparing the new Montevina platform. It includes a new cpu (updated Penryn with higher FSB - 1066 and lower energy consumption), new integrated graphics (X4500), DDR3 & DisplayPort support and some other minor details. Check out Wiki.
Its release is officially scheduled for June 3-7, which means there will definitely be an upgrade of Apple's machines too.
If Apple is going to bitch and moan about Intel forcing them to upgrade like they usually do, you can expect MacBooks and MacBooks pro to be released at the end of June/beginning of July. If they cooperate, they can have their machines out in less than a week after the release of the platform, like many other top-class laptop makers.
Its release is officially scheduled for June 3-7, which means there will definitely be an upgrade of Apple's machines too.
If Apple is going to bitch and moan about Intel forcing them to upgrade like they usually do, you can expect MacBooks and MacBooks pro to be released at the end of June/beginning of July. If they cooperate, they can have their machines out in less than a week after the release of the platform, like many other top-class laptop makers.
Try to wait. What Macs do you have now? Maybe you could get a $500 used Mac to use now.
Welcome to MR with your first post. These replies are of the typical variety. I'm sorry some posts come off really harsh sounding. It's hard to tell sometimes what posters really mean.
Hi there, Welcome to MR!
I'm going to wait until June/July myself. If you really require a machine i would buy the current model. I'm lucky, i've got use of my partners Macbook so i can use that now and again (if she'll let me)
I can guarantee you that Intel are releasing new technology in Early June, but i cant guarantee when Apple will adopt. They were late with the Penryn, so i guess they'll be late with this. The chances are, as it'll be a new motherboard they may take this opportunity to redesign the case? Who knows.....
Of course all new models come with their fair share of bugs, so be prepared!
But some people aren't happy with the current MBP and they've been around a while. (Yellow tint issue)
Bottom line, if you can hold out until July, then come and join me. Otherwise the current model is pretty good!!!
I'm going to wait until June/July myself. If you really require a machine i would buy the current model. I'm lucky, i've got use of my partners Macbook so i can use that now and again (if she'll let me)
I can guarantee you that Intel are releasing new technology in Early June, but i cant guarantee when Apple will adopt. They were late with the Penryn, so i guess they'll be late with this. The chances are, as it'll be a new motherboard they may take this opportunity to redesign the case? Who knows.....
Of course all new models come with their fair share of bugs, so be prepared!
But some people aren't happy with the current MBP and they've been around a while. (Yellow tint issue)
Bottom line, if you can hold out until July, then come and join me. Otherwise the current model is pretty good!!!
Technology changes, that is the way of the world. Thus, we know to a certainty that Apple will update the MacBook line and that it will happen in the not too distant future. What this tells me is that not buying a technologically advanced product, such as A MacBook, is a fools errand. Carried to its logical extreme, using the concern that something bigger and better may be in the pipeline as an excuse for not buying what you need now is a rationale for never buying it.
The rule of thumb should be: "Buy when you need it, not when you want it" for students and poor people (like me).
"Buy it when you don't need it and upgrade every cycle" for the rest of the upper middle class spoiled mac users.
Wait until june if you can, better safe than stupid.
"Buy it when you don't need it and upgrade every cycle" for the rest of the upper middle class spoiled mac users.
Wait until june if you can, better safe than stupid.
Buying technology requires the exercise of judgment, of course. For example, I had avoided replacing my 5 year old PowerBook G4 17 inch until recently because it was still working well. But earlier this year, when Apple introduced the new 2.5GHz equipped MacBook Pros, the Apple dealers who still had some of the old 2.4GHz equipped MacBook Pros, started offering significant discounts on them. I bought a new MacBook Pro 2.4GHz 17 inch from Amazon and paid $500 less than I would have had to pay for one of the new 2.5GHz models.
In short, there are a lot of decisions to be made before buying an expensive computer but automatically putting off buying because something better may be coming isnt one of them, or so it seems to me. Whether any purchase is stupid or not depends on what it is and what you have to pay for it.
don't buy at all.
in that way, you'll never be disappointed even if there's an upgrade tom.
i'm wondering, when "YOU" guys where still using PCs ( yes! i'm still using pc together with my Mac) did you act like this? holding up buying because you're reserving your dough for the next big thing??
or have you just recently acquired that habit after being influenced by the " WAITERS around here.
come 2009.. those who bought their MBP last feb 08 and those who will buy during the next rumored update june/july/august etc? WILL BE ON THE SAME BOAT! since a new update is coming.
so please.. save yourself some SANITY!
IF YOU NEED IT NOW, BUY NOW!
in that way, you'll never be disappointed even if there's an upgrade tom.
i'm wondering, when "YOU" guys where still using PCs ( yes! i'm still using pc together with my Mac) did you act like this? holding up buying because you're reserving your dough for the next big thing??
or have you just recently acquired that habit after being influenced by the " WAITERS around here.
come 2009.. those who bought their MBP last feb 08 and those who will buy during the next rumored update june/july/august etc? WILL BE ON THE SAME BOAT! since a new update is coming.
so please.. save yourself some SANITY!
IF YOU NEED IT NOW, BUY NOW!
