Each iteration of technology is better than the last and also never gives you what you want. Waiting for the next best thing has never ever panned out. Buy when you need has always and will always apply.
Ach... I literally call ******** on this. There are EXACTLY the right times to buy computers and there are BAD times. Generally whenever there is a big change going to happen... it's worth waiting. It doesn't happen often, but when it does...
Lemme give you a few examples when it makes sense to wait.
- In 2005 when the Mac switch to Intel was announced... despite Jobs saying the G5 has A LOT of life left... every sane person was NOT buying iBooks or PowerBooks or iMacs anymore... but waited for the Intel CPUs to drop. Aaaaand good call the Gx machines only received one more OS update and where obsolete within 2 years. While the Intel ones kept chugging along for twice that many years.
- 2010 for 15"/17" MBP users... if you followed Intel's Roadmap back then it was kinda obvious that Apple would sooner or later adopt Quad Cores CPUs for the 15"/17" MBPs, as Sandy Bridge finally saw 45W Quad Cores with good enough speed. At that time in early 2011 it still came a bit as a surprise... (hadn't expected them in a couple of months). But THIS was the time to buy then. 15"/17" w/ Quad Core okay to good GPUs and the new Thunderbolt connector. Case in point I'm STILL rocking my early 2011 17" MBP. Why? Because the 2.2GHz Quad Core CPU is still only marginally slower than the newer ones. I don't game anymore on the machine... so the GPU is still okay for Final Cut and Photoshop etc. It has 16GB Ram just like the 2016 MBPs which is laughable. And while it's SSD is not hitting 3GB/s it's still doing mighty fine.
Had I bought my machine in 2010... with Dual Core i7... it would have had to be replaced YEARS ago.
- For MBP users 2016 (2017):
The Skylake Update for MBP users was the one to wait for. CPU and GPU improvements were obvious. A redesign almost a certainty... and USB-C and TB3 were looming. Now it just didn't 100% pan out for everyone, me included.
We all know why some poeple are pissed off right now... I don't have to repeat this. Still this was the MBP to wait for. For those wanting 32GB of Ram or a lower price... it'll be the next one.
- For iMac Users 2016/2017:
Same as above... minus maybe the complete redesign.
iMac folks also had GREAT upgrade windows when the 5k was released... or when the price of the 5k was dropped.
for the 21" iMac... is was a complete NO-BUY with 1080p display... as a 4k display was looming. When that was released BUY. Unless, again, you want prices to come down.
Rinse and repeat.
As with Apple... since their prices generally don't change WITHIN one generation, it is always worth it to buy AS SOON as an update drops. Because until the next update the price won't change.
Or... find good deals on the previous ones... if you are all about the money.
As for RIGHT RIGHT NOW... the new MBPs won't ship for another couple weeks... smart folks who don't need the machine ASAP... will wait for Black Friday. Most likely you'll be able to save a couple hundred bucks on these machines already or at least (if you buy directly from Apple) get an iTunes Giftcard or something.
So ya... unless you REALLY need a new computer... because yours just broke down... there in fact ARE right moments and wrong moments to buy. The 'buy when you need one' is utter ********... especially because most folks here... don't ONLY buy when the old one is broken... but rather when they WANT to upgrade. They then don't "HAVE TO" upgrade... but "want to". Big difference...
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Oh, so
this is the thread to be!
I like how the mess of Intel updating made unclear the next CPU upgrade.
At least we were waiting for something precise, The_Skylake.
Now we have no clue about the upcoming Intel architecture!
Yay!
Let's gooooo!
Our threads was better.
Welcome aboard WRONG. Good to see you here... and keep us all entertained. A "Waiting for…" thread wouldn't be the same w/o you!
btw... it became messy towards the end and I stopped reading...
so you're not getting a new MBP now right?... Hence your move to this thread. Am I correct?
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I thought I'd leave this here, to put things into perspective a little bit:
What happens if a Company goes for Performance and upgradeability before thin & light in an 13" Laptop that's potentially a mobile Workstation? This...
OLED Screen optional (100% Adobe RGB), nearly 4K
metallic (actual steel) keys on keyboard, 2mm travel traditional keys (not chiclet)
up to 32 GB Ram, Killer Wifi, 2x M2 SSDs - ALL user-upgradeable
Quadcore Skylake 6700 CPU
NVIDIA GTX 1060
runs Battlefield 1 MAXED on Ultra Settings in Full HD at around 85 FPS!!
And yes admittedly, the trackpad is crap, the whole Thing is a gaming Laptop,
BUT given the stats and the pricetag, I'm surprised it's still closer to thin than to fat and yes the battery life might suck,
but
It'd be perfect for us Folks moving it only between 2 places... home and work for example.
Here it is:
I'd so love a powerful Macbook Pro with similar stats, even if it's the same thickness.
In my book we're SO off target. Thin and light could be the normal macbook, but the PROs Need POWER.
Emphasis mine.
Oh god... I could NOT agree with you more.
The battery should be decent... but it doesn't have to be all day or anything. I don't even think SO many people are working on the actual go... but also rather home ↔︎ work or at different places like a hotel room or whatever... where there is also an outlet. Plus... now with USB-C... it's darn easy. Just drop a battery pack. Apple battery pack 100Whrs sell it for $250 for people that want it.
A pro should be pro not just by name...
