Should I wait for Nehalem?

[SirJ]

Hey, I am looking into buying my first mac sometime fairly soon. I'm going to be a high school senior next year, so I could hang onto my old dell through the end of the school year.
What I'm wondering is, will the Nehalem update be significant enough to wait six months? Like I said time is not a big issue, so if the new processors are going to be a substantial improvement (a la core 2 duo) then I'd wait.
Also, would it hurt to just wait anyway and if Nehalem isn't a huge improvement get a refurb?

 

[72930]

Which Mac are you looking to buy?

 

[SirJ]

One of the notebooks, though I'm not sure which. Would the notebook that I purchase have an impact on the decision?

 

[Eraserhead]

Nehlem wont be out for nearly a year, though it will be a big update (30-40% faster).

 

[illidian]

Nahalem will be similar to the first dual core laptops in this regard.

 

[Dr. Dastardly]

If you can wait, then wait.

If you absolutely need it now then get it.

 

[Techguy172]

This looks to be quite a large update and therefore would be worth waiting if you could otherwise buy it if you need it.

 

[OldCorpse]

Yes, if you can - wait. Nehalem is going to be the most significant update to the Intel cpu platform in the last 5 years at least. That said, you could be in for a long wait. It looks like you may have to wait no less than 1 year, possibly longer.

 

[zainjetha]

I suggest you wait for Nehalem and there will probably be Blu-ray introduced aswell.... some major additions. I have predecessor to Penryn MBP. skipping penryn then nehalem. i generally buy every other generation.