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Should I wait till June??

Ryuukumori said:
Okay. We all have different opinions about this idea of "OH, will we really see this new MB in June?!?" The answer is... we don't know.

That is purely a rumor. If Apple could lag behind a few months on their previous update, so could they with the next one. Maybe with this in mind, Apple might do the same with the release of Moniteva (this June) even LATER! That means we might see this new MB update in Sept or Oct, after the back to school deals. But don't take my word for it, that is only my opinion.

So it's all up to you if you really need it now or not. Ask yourself that, and keep in mind that patience is a virtue...
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Okay let me tell you what I'm thinking:

I need a laptop for college so I was at least planning on waiting until the Back to School thing starts. For me I would like an update because if I can wait I might as well, but if they don't update before I need to buy it I will be angry because that is a set of time I could have used to enjoy my new laptop and get it ready for college. So to me its a probability thing, is it worth the gamble to get a better laptop by waiting or risk not getting an update and being able to enjoy it. I know it seems trivial but I hope someone can see it from my point of view. I just don't want my wait to not be worth it. I hate being tied to a desktop all of the time.
 
It's really unlikely that the MacBook will be refreshed by the time you buy in June. What is much more likely is you will wait and buy in June, and then it will be updated a month after that, and you'll be even more unhappy.
 
Chaszmyr said:
It's really unlikely that the MacBook will be refreshed by the time you buy in June. What is much more likely is you will wait and buy in June, and then it will be updated a month after that, and you'll be even more unhappy.
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I mean I have to have it to me by August 25, that means in my hands and ready to go on the 25th. I'm hoping that should be enough.
 
This is another reason why I buy refurbished products. They're already out of date, so you aren't spending the full amount on a MacBook. Plus, they come with the same warranty and the only difference is the box they ship in.

Example, a new base model MacBook is $1099 (or $999 with edu discount) and a refurbished 2GHz Santa Rosa model is $849. The difference there is $250. Add 4GB of RAM = $100 and a new 250GB HD = $120. Right there you still save $30 and have more RAM and a larger HD. If you use edu pricing, you pay $70 more for upgrades but end up getting a better computer. That's just an example of base models.

The refurbished BlackBook is $1049, which is an extraordinary deal. The difference in power between refurb and the new Penryn's are not extremely noticeable unless you really push the limits of your computer.
 
Holmes89 said:
I need a laptop for college so I was at least planning on waiting until the Back to School thing starts. For me I would like an update because if I can wait I might as well, but if they don't update before I need to buy it I will be angry because that is a set of time I could have used to enjoy my new laptop and get it ready for college. So to me its a probability thing, is it worth the gamble to get a better laptop by waiting or risk not getting an update and being able to enjoy it. I know it seems trivial but I hope someone can see it from my point of view. I just don't want my wait to not be worth it. I hate being tied to a desktop all of the time.
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My thoughts exactly, I have to have my MB to me by August so I can have it ready for the new university year. To be fair, I'm not too bothered if a simple speed bump comes in June, as I'm upgrading to 4gb which is more than enough. I'm only worried about the chance of an LED screen and redesigned case, which I would hate to miss out on!
 
Holmes89 said:
Okay let me tell you what I'm thinking:

I need a laptop for college so I was at least planning on waiting until the Back to School thing starts. For me I would like an update because if I can wait I might as well, but if they don't update before I need to buy it I will be angry because that is a set of time I could have used to enjoy my new laptop and get it ready for college. So to me its a probability thing, is it worth the gamble to get a better laptop by waiting or risk not getting an update and being able to enjoy it. I know it seems trivial but I hope someone can see it from my point of view. I just don't want my wait to not be worth it. I hate being tied to a desktop all of the time.
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Buy now and enjoy it! They only updated in february, so you will get a pretty much up to date model. That's what I did and I love it. It's my first mac, and I don't think an update to the processor could make this much better at all. That's presuming it even updates by August. Which, in my opinion, seems unlikely.

So...that's what I think. Buy and enjoy! You won't regret it at all.
 
Petoz said:
Buy now and enjoy it! They only updated in february, so you will get a pretty much up to date model. That's what I did and I love it. It's my first mac, and I don't think an update to the processor could make this much better at all. That's presuming it even updates by August. Which, in my opinion, seems unlikely.

So...that's what I think. Buy and enjoy! You won't regret it at all.
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Saying that, how would you feel now if in a few months, Apple released a redesigned MB with the MBP's new features?
 
Im getting my first blackbook the first day of back to school regardless of an update. A minor speed bump late in summer wont really bother me. The only thing i would really like would be the LED screen, and i dont see much point in multitouch. And a case redesign wont bother me either...what else can they do to make these machines look better than they already do?
 
Out of interest (and desperation) can anybody remember when the February updates were announced? Or for that matter any previous updates. Might give us a better idea of when the next changes could be announced.
 
Just get a MacBook now, or at least as soon as you have the money. Even if a new revision comes out in June, I doubt it will be all that great. It's not like a MacBook built on May 31 is hugely technically inferior to the one built on June 1. Both will still be great machines that will last for years.

I, too, was going to wait for a new MacBook this June, but instead bought the "BlackBook" just before Christmas, and I'm very satisfied with it. No, it doesn't have the latest and greatest processor, or the latest and greatest speed bumps, but you know what? Who cares? It still has a fast Santa Rosa processor, and it still runs great. That's all that matters.
 
joelm1988 said:
Out of interest (and desperation) can anybody remember when the February updates were announced? Or for that matter any previous updates. Might give us a better idea of when the next changes could be announced.
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The Macbook update was not announced before release.
 
should I buy now?

hi.

it's really simple, if you need one right now then go ahead and buy yourself a MB, the Mbs that are being offered right now by Apple are just great, if you buy one, I suggest u take the middle one with 2.4ghz.

on the other hand if u can wait and aren't really in the need of buying one right now, then u should defineately wait. because if Apple should update the MBs it'll probably go into the Pro look with Aluminum casing :D :apple:
 
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