When should i buy a Macbook Pro?

[Shmuco]

I've been waiting for ages to buy my first Mac and now i can finnially afford one. However i don't want to buy one and find a new one comes out in 2 months, according to the Buyers guide one should be coming soon.

Is one coming out soon and if so how soon?

Thanks 😀

 

[JoshGlzBrk]

Right now. They were just "updated" yesterday. Aka meaning a faster processor option.


I don't see any kind of big refresh until next spring.

 

[melterx12]

apple just had an event yesterday and didnt update the macbook pro. i highly doubt they will have another mac event within 2 months. my guess is the next macbook update will be in april 2011 (1 year from last update)

 

[JoshGlzBrk]

apple just had an event yesterday and didnt update the macbook pro. i highly doubt they will have another mac event within 2 months. my guess is the next macbook update will be in april 2011 (1 year from last update)

They did a silent update yesterday. You now have the option to get a 2.8ghz i7 dual core processor on the high end 15" and 17"

But not really a refresh in the sense that we're used to.

 

[DePaulBlueDemon]

apple just had an event yesterday and didnt update the macbook pro. i highly doubt they will have another mac event within 2 months. my guess is the next macbook update will be in april 2011 (1 year from last update)

Yes, they did.

 

[lickitysplit]

If you need the laptop then buy one. If not then wait. But just remember, if your worried about a new version coming out and holding off, you'll be waiting your entire life because there will always be another one coming out. I for one will not wait 6 months for a laptop that will also become outdated within a year. The waiting game is pointless. Unless of course you know for a fact that a new version will come out before you absolutely need the laptop.

 

[Shmuco]

did they update the 13"?

 

[Buck987]

did they update the 13"?

yep

 

[LoganT]

did they update the 13"?

They updated them in April 2010.

Personally, what I'm going to do is buy the Macbook Pro 13" get one of these,

http://www.amazon.com/Speck-Product...N29G/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1287689615&sr=8-4

And try to keep your Macbook in great condition. When next year comes along and if you think the new Macbook is worth it, sell it on here, take a 300 dollar loss and upgrade.

 

[Shmuco]

yep

What was the update?

 

[LoganT]

What was the update?

Standard specs went from:

2 GB to 4GB
160 GB to 250 GB
2.26 GHZ to 2.4 GHZ Core 2 Duo
Nvidia Geforce 9400M to NVidia Geforce 320M

That's for the baseline 13" Macbook Pro.

 

[milbournosphere]

yep

[citation needed]

It looks like they only updated the 15" and 17" top processor offerings...I don't believe the 13" models have been updated since May.
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP584

 

[Buck987]

Standard specs went from:

2 GB to 4GB
160 GB to 250 GB
2.26 GHZ to 2.4 GHZ Core 2 Duo
Nvidia Geforce 9400M to NVidia Geforce 320M

That's for the baseline 13" Macbook Pro.

logan summed it up very well

 

[kate-willbury]

ehh..i still have 13" aluminum macbook (late 08). i won't be upgrading until the 13" macbook pros move into the i3 line at least (i don't want a larger screen).

if i were to upgrade i'd probably just pick up 2 more gigs of ram rather than spend $1200 for another core 2 duo machine.