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Snow Leopard!!! when...
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robbieduncan
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No exact date has been announced. Apple said "in about a years time" a few weeks ago. So sometime mid-2009 seems likely.
Big-TDI-Guy
macrumors 68030
~ 12 - 15 Months, providing no major delays or problems.
If you need something, get it now, OSX is cheap enough that purchasing SL won't break the bank. (or your Mac)
If you need something, get it now, OSX is cheap enough that purchasing SL won't break the bank. (or your Mac)
JML42691
macrumors 68020
Apple has only announced a suspected time to complete it, "about a year." And I would expect it to extend beyond that, but then again, I think a preview during MacWorld '09 is likely, with a final preview during WWDC '09, and a release about 2 weeks to a month after that. So ideally, the release should be around early-mid July '09, but it could easily be delayed until September-October '09. I would not hesitate on buying a Mac now, as it could be up to 12-18 months before we see the release. And I would not expect the price to exceed $129, and I wouldn't be surprised if it were less.
Muncher
macrumors 65816
Nailed it. The point of Grand Central is to take advantage of multi-core processors; Nehalem will introduce 4+ cores to consumer pricing.
queshy
macrumors 68040
Truthfully, 90% of Mac owners probably don't care about backwards compatibility with old stuff since most Mac users are new mac users.
Anyways, they said about a year, but Apple notoriously delays releases - so I'd say closer to october (like Leopard). Also, the changes will be mostly under the hood and probably not many new features.
You'd be nuts to wait now. Just buy a machine already. Leopard is pretty new. It's also gotten refined and many would say that it's way better today than it was back in October.
Personally, when Snow Leopard comes out, I'll sell my white 24" iMac and upgrade to the next iMac. In over a year, there will definitely be several improvements to the model and it'll certainly be worth upgrading.
Anyways, they said about a year, but Apple notoriously delays releases - so I'd say closer to october (like Leopard). Also, the changes will be mostly under the hood and probably not many new features.
You'd be nuts to wait now. Just buy a machine already. Leopard is pretty new. It's also gotten refined and many would say that it's way better today than it was back in October.
Personally, when Snow Leopard comes out, I'll sell my white 24" iMac and upgrade to the next iMac. In over a year, there will definitely be several improvements to the model and it'll certainly be worth upgrading.
gehrbox
macrumors 65816
Apple says a year. Any iMac you buy now will run SL just fine. If you want/need one now, buy now. iMac updates are a long way off.
gehrbox
macrumors 65816
"Only a performance enhancement" ?!?!?!?!
I like eye candy and new features as much as anyone, but a significant performance enhancement is always welcome.
aaquib
macrumors 65816
Yeah, I'm definitely going to buy and welcome Snow Leopard, but if I wouldn't wait another year to buy a Mac just to save money on a performance boost. To be honest, it won't be an operating system like Leopard where I'd feel like I NEED to get it the first day.