I was visiting a couple of the forum sites that are in my routine and I cam across a posting complaining about Apple and the fact that they had just released the new MacBookPros and can the poster get an upgrade since they had just purchased a MacBookPro.
Here is my advise. By a computer when you need the computer.
Apple and other computer companies will always bring out something new, way sooner than you are ready for. One thing that I recommend is do your research. First research which computer will best meet your needs and in what configuration. Next find discussion boards and see what the rumors are. Are new laptops due next week? Can you wait a week to find out? If the answer is yes then wait a week. If you have to have a laptop to take with you on your business this week then by a computer this week. Something new is always going to come along. Be able to make an informed decision.
Here is my situation, I purchased a 1.83GHZ MacBookPro in August of this year. Apple was already selling the 2.0Ghz and 2.16Ghz models and wasn’t officially selling the 1.83 models from it online store. My local computer store still had 1.83 models at $1799. I can purchase a computer through work and the amount available is $1800. So I went ahead and purchased the 1.83 Ghz MacBookPro. At the time I had already heard rumors that maybe new MacBookPro would be coming out by the Christmas shopping season. My old computer was an aging Powerbook g4 (Titianium 550mhz) it was about 5 years old. And had seen better days. Do I wish that I had wait sure. Am I sorry that I didn’t, a little. Would, I change what I did no. I needed to replace the computer that I was currently using with something faster and newer so that I could take advantage of the new technologies. (Try doing 3D graphs in Pages or Keynote on a TiBook 550mhz or burning a DVD of a iPhoto slide show)
One last piece of advice, max out your hard drive size and your RAM if you can. Buy as much as you can afford. I have found that you will end up using your computer a lot longer than you had planned to, and eventually you will need more disk space and more memory. Remember the best time to buy a computer is when you need a computer.
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MacWorld 2007
January 14, 2007Well, MacWorld is over the big announcements were the iPhone, Apple TV, Airport Extreme – a new base station with 802.11n, and a name change for our favorite computer company, Apple Computer is now Apple Inc.
iPhone – I want one, sort of. From what I’ve seen of the keynote and read on the internet. I agree the iPhone has the possibility of revolutionizing the cell phone industry. The iPhone is what I want a phone to be. Commentary predicts that Apple will also release less expensive versions of the phone like they have with the iPod line. I hope this happens as things are now the iPhone is too expensive for me. Also, I want to be able to purchase an unlocked phone so that I can use it with my current service T-mobile. All that said when do I get mine.
Apple TV – The iTV is finally released in its final form. The only surprise here was the include 802.11n wireless networks. Apple also announced that the latest round of computers with the Core 2 Duo chips have the 802.11n chip sets in them. Also announced was a new version of the Airport extreme base station that is also has 802.11n networking.
Missing in action – Leopard – no mention of the new version of the operating system. I was expecting at least something even if it was a minor mention of the new release. With Vista due out to the public at the end of the month. I figured that Apple would at least do something. Maybe we will see a special announcement before February. Also missing was any mention of iLife 07 or iWork 07. Overall I think MacWorld 2007 was a great success. I look forward to see what Apple has in store for us in the future.