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WHY now is a Good time to buy Macbook

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Feb 22, 2008
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No doubt Macbook will be redesigned in the mid-year and my predictions it should comes with:

1. Penryn on Montevina Platform Core 2 Duo
2. Intel X4500HD (theoritically 2 fold of current X3100)
3. Brand new case (possibly aluminium)
4. 7200 rpm HD (optional)
5. 6MB L2 Cache (optional)

In Q2 2009, a year after the above release, we shall get:

1. Clarksfield (Nehalem) on Montevina Platform Quad Core
2. Dedicated Graphic / CPU+GPU (upcoming technology)
3. Still the same new case
4. 7200 rpm (standard) / Solid State Drive (affordable = price/reliability)
5. 8MB L3 Cache

Above is personal forecast.

To those who still waiting for June,
why not convince yourself to buy a MB now then upgrade to Clarksfield
about 16 months later?
 
I buy a new laptop every 2 years (my family members get very good used computer products).

However, the average consumer uses their computer for more than 5 years.

My sister still is using an old Pentium 3 600mhz with windows 2000 running and it over 8 1/2 years old and she's happy with it. It's not that she can't afford it. She and her husband make over 800K a year.

People on macrumors.com are not normal people. Most people do not care if a new processor/redesign is coming out in 4-5 months. The only time you truly see the public holding off on computer products is the months leading up to a new operating system release. (like Leopard or Windows Vista)

So we can wait and wait for new better things or just go out and buy it and get to enjoy the technology now.
 
Every IT product you purchase will be outdated. If you think of things that way you may as well not purchase anything ever. Right now it is the BEST time to purchase a MB because of the upgraded line. If you're looking for a good deal the older models, which are still very good and work fine, are at a great deal.
 
i wait for major updates. i did so with my white intel imac when i switched to the aluminum, and i will do so with my macbook when a worthy update comes along.
 
signaturez said:
No doubt Macbook will be redesigned in the mid-year and my predictions it should comes with:

1. Penryn on Montevina Platform Core 2 Duo
2. Intel X4500HD (theoritically 2 fold of current X3100)
3. Brand new case (possibly aluminium)
4. 7200 rpm HD (optional)
5. 6MB L2 Cache (optional)

In Q2 2009, a year after the above release, we shall get:

1. Clarksfield (Nehalem) on Montevina Platform Quad Core
2. Dedicated Graphic / CPU+GPU (upcoming technology)
3. Still the same new case
4. 7200 rpm (standard) / Solid State Drive (affordable = price/reliability)
5. 8MB L3 Cache

Above is personal forecast.

To those who still waiting for June,
why not convince yourself to buy a MB now then upgrade to Clarksfield
about 16 months later?
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Quadcore available in the macbook 1 calendar year from now? I just don't see that. I think there will be a redesign mid year but I think your over estimating 09 updates. What good would the MBP be if the MB had an available quadcore? I am buying a macbook now though, and will probably try to sell it in early '09 and get a second gen montevina one.
 
durant0s said:
Quadcore available in the macbook 1 calendar year from now? I just don't see that. I think there will be a redesign mid year but I think your over estimating 09 updates. What good would the MBP be if the MB had an available quadcore? I am buying a macbook now though, and will probably try to sell it in early '09 and get a second gen montevina one.
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:) dude, the roadmap for Nehalem was revealed 1 year ago.
lower end mobile processor: Auburndale will be 2 Core while higher end Clarksfield is gona be Quadcore.

In your opinion, you think in Q2 next year Apple will only install Auburndale in MB? that will be the major market trend 16 months from now... how long you have had the 2 Core? You don't like upgrade?
 
My new Macbook shipped out the DAY before the upgrades were available on Apple's website? Why am I not returning it? Because it was perfectly fine and desireable before I found about the updates; it isn't any less desireable now. Plus, just by calling Apple about it they gave me a $54 rebate. That money went toward a RAM upgrade.
 
I hear you man, I used my rebate towards a 4 gb ram upgrade (they owed me a 100 bucks due to the updates). I just see it as an excuse to warrant spending 100 bucks on RAM! I really don't think I'd be able to notice the difference in the Penryn anyways.
 
AuburnTiger said:
My new Macbook shipped out the DAY before the upgrades were available on Apple's website? Why am I not returning it? Because it was perfectly fine and desireable before I found about the updates; it isn't any less desireable now. Plus, just by calling Apple about it they gave me a $54 rebate. That money went toward a RAM upgrade.
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You know you're perfectly eligible for a completely new model, right? Apple are getting off incredibly easy with that "gesture", $54 is nothing considering the addition of multi-touch, double vRAM and new chips... but eh, seems you've made your mind up.
 
I just got what i think was a good deal from Apple refurb

£649 inc delivery for a 2.2Ghz White macbook with 120Gb hdd and 1GB ram, superdrive

Im selling my XPS M1330 to replace with this and gonna use my 2.33ghz X1600 Macbook pro as a desktop replacement then maybe get a new MBP in june.
 
signaturez said:
:) dude, the roadmap for Nehalem was revealed 1 year ago.
lower end mobile processor: Auburndale will be 2 Core while higher end Clarksfield is gona be Quadcore.

In your opinion, you think in Q2 next year Apple will only install Auburndale in MB? that will be the major market trend 16 months from now... how long you have had the 2 Core? You don't like upgrade?
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Actually I've had a quad-core in my PC since last May. I just don't think they would upgrade that fast after making major changes this summer. Just my opinion. I mean I'll be more then happy if they do all the things you mentioned, it would certainly increase my chance of upgrading.
 
I am actually pretty happy that I probably won't have enough money to purchase my Macbook until around September :D By then it shall already have the June updates and maybe I'll even find some sweet deals at MacMall or something :D
 
with cooler temps, now is a good time to get a macbook.

Its essentially the same thing as the late 2007 MB Santa Rosa/Merom, but it should be cooler, a little more power efficient (if at all).

Apple may or may not upgrade MB to Montevina in May. Don't count on it. It might wait like last time (for SR) to wait 6 months before putting in Montevina
 
aneftp said:
I buy a new laptop every 2 years (my family members get very good used computer products).

However, the average consumer uses their computer for more than 5 years.

My sister still is using an old Pentium 3 600mhz with windows 2000 running and it over 8 1/2 years old and she's happy with it. It's not that she can't afford it. She and her husband make over 800K a year.

People on macrumors.com are not normal people. Most people do not care if a new processor/redesign is coming out in 4-5 months. The only time you truly see the public holding off on computer products is the months leading up to a new operating system release. (like Leopard or Windows Vista)

So we can wait and wait for new better things or just go out and buy it and get to enjoy the technology now.
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BAHAHAHAH!!!
Nobody who earns $800,000/year owns a 8.5 year old computer. She doesn't want to be able to plug in her digital camera into her computer? I bet that 8 gig hard drive is really holding up.
 
AuburnTiger said:
My new Macbook shipped out the DAY before the upgrades were available on Apple's website? Why am I not returning it? Because it was perfectly fine and desireable before I found about the updates; it isn't any less desireable now. Plus, just by calling Apple about it they gave me a $54 rebate. That money went toward a RAM upgrade.
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They only offered you $54?:eek: Apple was going to give me $150, I declined.:)
 
Lucascsula said:
Won't there always be updates? Might as well get the deals. Apple products are meant to last, so why wait? If you're that concerned about updates, buy a new Mac every 3-4 years. My two cents.
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im just saying if there is no case redesign( really want alu.) by summer and there is one by Macworld will i be able to exchange it
 
ironMonkey said:
BAHAHAHAH!!!
Nobody who earns $800,000/year owns a 8.5 year old computer. She doesn't want to be able to plug in her digital camera into her computer? I bet that 8 gig hard drive is really holding up.
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I have a client of mine who is worth somewhere over $20 million dollars australian ($18 mill US) with the house and everything to match and he is still using a nearly 10 year old laptop with Windows 98. He just likes it and doesn't want to change.

What's more, when I went once into his office (he has a whole floor of a major office tower in the heart of Sydney) half of it was a high end server farm that support one of his businesses, tended to by a dozen tech specialists.

He just doesn't care that much!
 
ironMonkey said:
BAHAHAHAH!!!
Nobody who earns $800,000/year owns a 8.5 year old computer. She doesn't want to be able to plug in her digital camera into her computer? I bet that 8 gig hard drive is really holding up.
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You're extraordinarily ignorant. I know plenty of people with a net income over $1,000,000 per year who either don't own a computer or are using computers from before the advent of LCD, many pushing 10+ years.

If you just check email once a week, you don't need a fancy computer. You need a box with a keyboard.

If you're doing HD video rendering 24x7, you need a new computer every time one is released.
 
aneftp said:
My sister still is using an old Pentium 3 600mhz with windows 2000 running and it over 8 1/2 years old and she's happy with it. It's not that she can't afford it. She and her husband make over 800K a year.
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ok??:rolleyes: anyways, with 800k a year, why wouldnt they just buy a new computer just to stay up to date?
 
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