Launch Buyers Only

[rneglia]

Who else ONLY buys Apple products right at launch?

My greatest fear is Apple announcing something new, and I'm stuck with the old stuff.

I think my limit is 4 months. I'll buy an Apple product 4 months after it's announced, but no later than that.

 

[0128672]

I've bought at launch a few times over the past 35 years, but in general my buying decisions are based on budget and need more than launch timing.

 

[rneglia]

I've bought at launch a few times over the past 35 years, but in general my buying decisions are based on budget and need more than launch timing.

I bought a Mac Mini in November 2019, and they refreshed it a month or so later. FML.

 

[mxrider88]

Only day one for iPhone here. Same for watch. Mac when I need, based on rumors tho, if I needed a new Mac now I wouldn’t buy, but if I needed one 6 months ago I would have bought it.
But for iOS devices for me, strictly day one only

 

[russell_314]

I bought a Mac Mini in November 2019, and they refreshed it a month or so later. FML.

The refresh was just dropping the base 128GB configuration. This made the 256GB model the new base. I'm not aware of any changes made to the mini since 2018

 

[russell_314]

Who else ONLY buys Apple products right at launch?

My greatest fear is Apple announcing something new, and I'm stuck with the old stuff.

I think my limit is 4 months. I'll buy an Apple product 4 months after it's announced, but no later than that.

When it comes to iPhone or Apple Watch I would say six months after launch unless my current phone needs replacing. If it's less than six months to the new version my logic is to just wait.

When it comes to stuff like Mac computers unless I hear about a big change coming up like the ARM transition or some specific change like the keyboard in MacBooks I don't see any reason plan purchases around release times.