What should be my next computer?

[sammyman]

I had an iMac ordered, but it took so long to ship that I came across a 12" pbook for a steal and bought it. Now I am wondering what will be my next computer.

I am taking a trip to Europe this summer and wanted a desktop that could easily edit a home movie (i.e. an iMac w/ superdrive unlike my powerbook). I am tempted to buy one now even though I do not need it simply because of the free printer and the $100 discount.

Is there a chance that by september that they will either have a new desktop out or have similar deals on iMac's? It seems like it is hard to find discounts at apple so I wanted to take advantage of it now. I really will need a desktop with a superdrive in September but am not picky of which one to buy, iMac, mac mini, pm, but NOT an eMac.

 

[sammyman]

Oh yeah. I guess I could get a monitor, an external hard drive, and an external superdrive. Seems like it would be cheaper and more practical to get an iMac.

 

[Manzana]

buy the imac now...

it was recently updated and with other lines awaiting updates (PB's, PM's, & iBooks) it will be a while before they are updated again.

 

[wdlove]

I also think that an iMac would fit your situation very well. It's a Rev. B model so such be a good deal. Also you won't need to worry about getting a display. It also has a smaller footprint.

 

[JzzTrump22]

Usually at the end of August they have a bunch of sales for back to school.