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Should I buy a new MBP right now
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do you need it right now? then buy it now.
i guarantee there is new hardware coming out. its just a question of when. most would guess June 11.
i guarantee there is new hardware coming out. its just a question of when. most would guess June 11.
So if you do really need it, get it. I don't need to get rid of my crappy pc, but I want to. This is why I just ordered myself a macbook. I didn't NEED to upgrade but did anyway so if you NEED to, do so.
I highly doubt we'll see a new casing on the MBP, I can't think of any materials other than aluminium and titanium that are very "pro". If I'm wrong I'm wrong, but it doesn't sound like something we'll see in the next MBP revision.
Get it now!
Just think of the 3+ months productivity you might lose by waiting for the next best thing. Having said that I waited for the Merom upgrade to the macbook pro line before replacing my powerbook.
I did purchase a 15 inch MBP core duo last March and took it back after 10 days with all the weird noises it felt like I was paying to test out Apples equipment so I thought I would wait a while they smooth things out a bit on the Hardware and software side.
One question do you really want the 17 inch?
Dont get me wrong its a gorgoeus screen and all,(especially when watching a movie in bed witht he remote ect) but I feel its a bit cumbersome getting in and out of the bag, I think ive bumped it a couple of times here and there going to and from the office.
So if youre really going to be moving around alot go to the Apple store and get your hands on one before buying.
There is a lot more Universal apps these days so its a good time to buy.
I love my machine, good luck!
Just think of the 3+ months productivity you might lose by waiting for the next best thing. Having said that I waited for the Merom upgrade to the macbook pro line before replacing my powerbook.
I did purchase a 15 inch MBP core duo last March and took it back after 10 days with all the weird noises it felt like I was paying to test out Apples equipment so I thought I would wait a while they smooth things out a bit on the Hardware and software side.
One question do you really want the 17 inch?
Dont get me wrong its a gorgoeus screen and all,(especially when watching a movie in bed witht he remote ect) but I feel its a bit cumbersome getting in and out of the bag, I think ive bumped it a couple of times here and there going to and from the office.
So if youre really going to be moving around alot go to the Apple store and get your hands on one before buying.
There is a lot more Universal apps these days so its a good time to buy.
I love my machine, good luck!
I have absolutely nothing bad to say about my C2D MBP. However, that being said, unless you *need* it now, Wait till after June 11.
new casing
Yoda skin makes a nice finish, the green fuzz ages well unlike the titanium and even the aluminium.
Yoda skin makes a nice finish, the green fuzz ages well unlike the titanium and even the aluminium.
Yoda skin makes a nice finish, the green fuzz ages well unlike the titanium and even the aluminium.
Yodas are a rare species though, I doubt Apple would want Greenpeace on their back again.
there is the argument that Apple wanted to keep some design continuity for the switch to Intel (yeah, yeah MBs) and now that that's done, they're free to bust out with a new enclosure.
but, yeah, you can wait forever, so I'd get it if you need it (as I type this on my G4 powerbook).
but, yeah, you can wait forever, so I'd get it if you need it (as I type this on my G4 powerbook).
I don't mean to sound rude, but I am sick of these "Should I buy now" threads. There are like 50 of them since the first of March.
I'm kind of in the same boat as the rest of those that brought up the "with new hardware/software comes new bugs" problem.
I like being bleeding edge ... but not that bleeding edge.
I just bought a new MBP last week. Sure I could have waited, but the current line of MBPs will work well for the next several years, and I can upgrade to 10.5 whenever it's released with no worries about whether or not my computer can run it.
The big picture: anything you buy will soon be eclipsed by something [arguably] better, so if you're always waiting for the next great thing, you're never going to get anything.
I like being bleeding edge ... but not that bleeding edge.
I just bought a new MBP last week. Sure I could have waited, but the current line of MBPs will work well for the next several years, and I can upgrade to 10.5 whenever it's released with no worries about whether or not my computer can run it.
The big picture: anything you buy will soon be eclipsed by something [arguably] better, so if you're always waiting for the next great thing, you're never going to get anything.