When to buy PB, need it by Oct

[aswitcher]

aswitcher:

many of your points are good, but in general, i don't really agree with the spirit of them... because technology is changing so rapidly, the waiting game is silly. if you are going to "waste" time right now worrying about what's coming up in the future, then you will never stop waiting. i find it far better use of my time if i pull the trigger and purchase what i need for what i want to do when i want and get going rather than waiting for the next best thing. and trust me, as soon as G4 PB gets updated, some of us will be posting how pissed they are that they've been waiting since sept. '03 and it's not G5 yet. in the mean time, i've gotten so much use out of my PB that i have absolutely no remorse.

There is not a perfect solution here, its a matter of choice. I would prefer to buy into the next generation of machines than buy into the end of the old, and I am prepared to wait. My choice. I am not sure about wasting time worrying about it is right - looking at future tech falls into my job description so I never feel like its a waste of time.
I am glad the G4 thing has worked out for you. Perhaps another very important point I failed to raise was the dodgy priceing that Apple Australia has on the whoe Apple line, with the G4 15" PB I might want beign priced well over a $1000 AUD than if I bought it in the States. Thats like 25% more for exactly the same machine. That alone has given me good reason to pause waiting for new machines and the current exchange rate - not the one from 6 months back...

btw, do you really think there's much difference in the current usability of Pismo (released 2/2000) and G4 Ti (released 1/2001) now? is the difference so great that it was worth waiting for almost a year back then? and we are talking about G3 vs. G4 here, not just speed bumps... many people are still happy with their Pismo or the Ti, but i doubt any of those Pismo users are always thinking back that they should have waited a year longer for the Ti.

Yep I do, but I am new to Macs so I don't soeak from a depth of knowledge on older machines.
Can't say about the Ti switch, although I know which machine I would prefer.

iApps will derive benefits from many things in addition to processing power. bigger HD, RAM, etc. i see no reason iApps will be updated to the point where G5 is practically a requirement between now and the time my current machine would be almost obsolete.

Its not just the chip, its the bottle neck bus issue, its the Video card, its the 64 bit optomisation, its the screen resolution/contrast/brightness...the G5 "should" improve on all these things...giving me happier use for 3-4 years

iPod mini is a bit different matter as the only thing that can change is the capacity in the near future. it's unlikely that we'll see form factor/technical capability changes as often as computers go through.

in general, most of us purchase computers to gain usefulness out of them, not just to hold in our arms and to be able to say "i've got this great processor." and you can't get any use out of computers you don't have...

Well, yep, that's all true, but never underestimate the geekfactor

 

[josepho]

good luck, but don't blame me if PB does get G5 next month!

Don't sweat it - I know the risks! I want it now!