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Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), iLife '07, and iWork '07 in March?

Toe said:
For those talking about having to wait for releases before buying, can I introduce you to the Time Value of Money?

If you need a computer now and don't buy it, how much value are you losing over the period of time where you don't have that computer? Is that time worth more than $130 to you? If so, then... stop waiting!

Just a suggestion. :D
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There is also the part about having to wait another 2 to 3 years to get the features you missed bacause you did not wait for SataRosa.
 
TBH this is starting to annoy me and it's getting ridiclous.

All I wanna do is switch from windows to a mac mini. It's proving so much hassle. I just wanna buy at the right time but at the moment it seems to be proving so much hassle. Of course I'll still switch, and I know apple is always secret and whatever, but sometimes I wish they'd just let on...
 
patseguin said:
I couldn't be less excited about Leopard at this point. What about the "top secret features"? I don't see any compelling reason to upgrade for $130 at this point.
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I only want two things :)

- HD DVD playback support
- Bring back the ability to customise number formats

As for March, I doubt it. Apple's NZ site says mid-2007, and I don't consider March as "mid".
 
MonkeyHugger said:
TBH this is starting to annoy me and it's getting ridiclous.

All I wanna do is switch from windows to a mac mini. It's proving so much hassle. I just wanna buy at the right time but at the moment it seems to be proving so much hassle. Of course I'll still switch, and I know apple is always secret and whatever, but sometimes I wish they'd just let on...
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if you really cant wait then just dont wait. Its worth it no matter when you switch. At this point it can be a couple months or a lot of months...and why do you want a mac mini?
 
kevs said:
just don't forget that Apple first got it's visual UI way back when from Xerox. :)
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Yes but Xerox was payed in stock of the then, not publicly traded Apple. And, I believe (but am not positive) their was cross development between apple and Xerox when they were working on Lisa.
 
Telp said:
if you really cant wait then just dont wait. Its worth it no matter when you switch. At this point it can be a couple months or a lot of months...and why do you want a mac mini?
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When I buy, I won't able to afford to upgrade to the new ilife and leopard and new iwork. So to me, it really does matter when I buy, the fact I have to sell my only computer to switch proves a pain in the bum.

Mac Mini proves the best option for me :)
 
MonkeyHugger said:
When I buy, I won't able to afford to upgrade to the new ilife and leopard and new iwork. So to me, it really does matter when I buy, the fact I have to sell my only computer to switch proves a pain in the bum.

Mac Mini proves the best option for me :)
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well its still worth it, just be patient like the rest of us :D
 
MonkeyHugger said:
TBH this is starting to annoy me and it's getting ridiclous.

All I wanna do is switch from windows to a mac mini. It's proving so much hassle. I just wanna buy at the right time but at the moment it seems to be proving so much hassle. Of course I'll still switch, and I know apple is always secret and whatever, but sometimes I wish they'd just let on...
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If your goal is that simple, wait a month and pounce, or get a portable MacBook right now, whch is my real advise.

Rocketman
 
blenng said:
I visited the local Apple store on Tuesday this week, and the sales guy told me that he was informed that leopard would be released in March...

I dunno if we can trust him, though :D
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I was informed by the guy in the Birmingham Apple store that there is absolutely no information whatsoever passed on to the Apple store employees until a release date is announced worldwide...

I think someone was pulling your leg
 
sexyfoolxx said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zfs

but as i understand it, all of the development is done already, apple would just have to include it in the disk utility, it's not yet "bootable" yet though...zfs is very exciting though, when it can be implemented as the main bootable file system
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yeah ive read it, and uh yeah i still dont undersand it :eek:

can anyone explain it in lehmens terms...
 
MonkeyHugger said:
TBH this is starting to annoy me and it's getting ridiclous.

All I wanna do is switch from windows to a mac mini. It's proving so much hassle. I just wanna buy at the right time but at the moment it seems to be proving so much hassle. Of course I'll still switch, and I know apple is always secret and whatever, but sometimes I wish they'd just let on...
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I am with you monkey hugger. I am just back from a year travelling. Have taken over 400 photos and using a mac from the ages that cant cope. I told myself I would buy a new mac the second i came home to make dvd slide shows. Picture books and write my journal. I too would not buy at the moment and also not sure whether to buy a mac when leapord comes out as a new designed mac might just be round the corner. I will never go to windows but the whole wait is becoming a headache. God I need an asprin now!!
 
winstano said:
I was informed by the guy in the Birmingham Apple store that there is absolutely no information whatsoever passed on to the Apple store employees until a release date is announced worldwide...

I think someone was pulling your leg
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The Scotsman said:
I am with you monkey hugger. I am just back from a year travelling. Have taken over 400 photos and using a mac from the ages that cant cope. I told myself I would buy a new mac the second i came home to make dvd slide shows. Picture books and write my journal. I too would not buy at the moment and also not sure whether to buy a mac when leapord comes out as a new designed mac might just be round the corner. I will never go to windows but the whole wait is becoming a headache. God I need an asprin now!!
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its tough i know, my friend is in the same prediciment he has some crappy 10 year old computer that has a lag for dragging the mouse, and ive used that comp a lot. Its hard just take deep breaths, or freeze yourself :D
 
winstano said:
I was informed by the guy in the Birmingham Apple store that there is absolutely no information whatsoever passed on to the Apple store employees until a release date is announced worldwide...

I think someone was pulling your leg
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Shame on him! ;)
 
Nermal said:
I only want two things :)

- HD DVD playback support
- Bring back the ability to customise number formats

As for March, I doubt it. Apple's NZ site says mid-2007, and I don't consider March as "mid".
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Hd-Dvd? I think before that happens you will see Blu-ray support. I believe apple is in the Blu-ray board of directors?

That will be so awesome but apple is not a company to make new gadgets affordable to the general public so i doubt we will be seeing any High Def support on a mac until the battle between the formats is won.

Sony is known to lower the prices to make new technology widespread
look at the ps2 when it came out it was the most affordable dvd player then now the ps3 is the same way with the blu-ray drive.
 
Toe said:
I would pay $130 just for Time Machine.

And I'd give one or two body parts for the new Mail and iCal.

I'd also like to have an OS that was built for an Intel processor (Tiger was developed for PPC, then ported to Intel).

P.S. And compare the $130 for all the new cool stuff in Leopard vs. the $200-400 for the lame-excuse-for-an-upgrade called Vista.
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What! I bought Vista for $149. I just upgraded 1 of my xp computers and did a complete clean install. Why pay the higher price when you don't have to. I could have even Bought the home premium for $130 on tthe net. Even if somebody paid $400 spread that out over 4 or 5 years and its not much. If you can't afford that you should not even have a computer hobby.
 
ksgant said:
What is the grace period for buying a new Mac and getting Leopard and iLife? Is it 30 days? Is there even a grace period?

I JUST bought my new 24" today. No matter what, I couldn't wait. If I end up having to pay for Leopard, so be it. I needed the computer.
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Generally, the only time you'll get a free upgrade is when you buy after the release date has been announced.

I can't think of any case where Apple has gratuitously assigned a post-dated upgrade eligibility.

That having been said, you have I believe 14 days to return any hardware to Apple or to get a price match on new hardware pricing.

As was posted before: waiting for Leopard to buy a machine is putting the cart before the horse. There's always something new to wait for, both in hardware and software. The only rational approach is to buy it when you need it, putting purchases off or pulling them forward by no more than a week or two when a release date is known. I think it is pretty much 100% agreed upon that Leopard won't be out in one or even two weeks. End of March is a very aggressive target date, given what we know. Thus, I'd buy today if I were in the market for a new machine.
 
Telp said:
yeah ive read it, and uh yeah i still dont undersand it :eek:

can anyone explain it in lehmens terms...
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I have just read it also and my head hurts but my understanding is it is a 128bit filing system instead of 64bit which means that you will never exhaust it it 1000000 years or more. but that is purely my understanding that it is so massive you actually do not need to worry about it and I am inclined not to think about it anymore LOL.
 
The Scotsman said:
I have just read it also and my head hurts but my understanding is it is a 128bit filing system instead of 64bit which means that you will never exhaust it it 1000000 years or more. but that is purely my understanding that it is so massive you actually do not need to worry about it and I am inclined not to think about it anymore LOL.
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so but then wheres it stored?
 
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