Wait or buy MBP now?

let down · Feb 18th, 2006, 04:23 PM

Is this a good time?

I've never owned an apple before in my life. I'm OK with my old laptop but its being 30g and the damn "insufficient hard drive space" balloon is annoying.. should i, or should i not.. hm.

Applelover · Feb 18th, 2006, 04:42 PM

Get it, you will be happy you did.

trump · Feb 18th, 2006, 05:02 PM

you could buy it now or you could wait for the next revision...well, since you're waiting for that revision you mind as well wait for the one after that, but I hear the one after that is even better...

buy it now if you need it, there is no sense in waiting when it comes to tech

monokitty · Feb 18th, 2006, 05:04 PM

The MBP is barely 2 months old and just started shipping, so yes, get it now. The next revision is months away, and playing the "wait for the next one" game is just pathetic, unless it's just 3 weeks away, or if it's close to a major event, like Macworld.

ender78 · Feb 18th, 2006, 05:10 PM

If you buy now, you still have to wait

[likely about one month].

Someone on another forum [or possibly this one] made a very interesting comment. In the past, Apples product lines had quite long product cycles. I don't believe that this is going to be the case long term. Apples previous product cycles were based around the availability of new processors. I think due to the Intel migration, we are now going to see a lot more gradual changes. There is no reason that Apple can't just silently start bumping things like processor speeds. I'm not talking about major architectual changes, just small bumps like from 1.83 to 2.0 GHz. This may **** off retailers, but a healthy refresh cycles isn't bad. There are many changes that do not merit a press release that would be beneficial to the consumer.

Jacklar · Feb 19th, 2006, 11:18 PM

I'd wait for the next gen.. just so apple can get the bugs worked out and give time for more Intel software to be released. Your only going to get more for your buck if you wait a bit or even wait for the iBooks if you don't need the power.

A temporary fix is to build an external drive

lpkmckenna · Feb 20th, 2006, 12:10 AM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by let down
	Is this a good time? I've never owned an apple before in my life. I'm OK with my old laptop but its being 30g and the damn "insufficient hard drive space" balloon is annoying.. should i, or should i not.. hm.

Yes. If it's in your price range, it's the best damn computer Apple ever made.

I've got the 1GHz PowerBook. I still have trouble justifying to myself to upgrade. The longevity of a Mac laptop is just that good.

highapostle · Feb 20th, 2006, 10:39 AM

Go with what you need. From the sound of it, your old laptop is on its way out, and if it's becoming a huge annoyance than why wait? On the other hand, you could always hold out until the intel-based iBooks come out if you don't need the full power of the MBP and don't want to shell out the cash for it. That's my plan, but with a RAM upgrade my AlBook should be able to keep pace until then, I don't know if you can say the same for your system. Again, it's what your needs are now, and of course what you can afford!

phobic · Feb 20th, 2006, 04:37 PM

I'll be an early adopter of the MBP (well, early after the 3-4 week inital ship date) and I can't imagine I'll be disappointed. In my experience Apple looks after it's customers, but for the truly paranoid it might be worth waiting a month or two to hear the first reports.
Either way, the extended Applecare is a MUST, for any computer but especially a laptop.