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MacRumors Buyer's Guide

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A new section has been launched at MacRumors...

The MacRumors Buyer's Guide which will be located at https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/ and is also accessible from the tabs at the top of the main page.

This new section will provide a product summary for each Apple model and will try to provide buyers with key information about product cycles, including:

- Last Release Date
- Buy Recommendations
- Bar Graphs Depicting Product Release Intervals
- Recent Relevant Rumors

As with any system based on rumors and speculation, this information is provided only as a guideline.

Article Link: MacRumors Buyer's Guide
 
Article Link
https://www.macrumors.com/2003/02/18/macrumors-buyers-guide/
Wow, what a unique idea!

(as I sit here at midnight PST waiting for Apple to update their page regarding an unreliable iPod update rumor!)

This is very cool...keeping such info in one handy place...with pictures even! This board just keeps getting better and better.
 
Great!

Now this is a great new feature to stop the "Should I buy now?" threads...

Dang, I missed the first post... :eek: ;) :p
 
not really unique, but nice initiative it is indeed!

i miss the classic imac, and the apple software as well

oh wait, the iapps are free so they don't need a buyers guide
 
Very nice

I could have used this when I purchased my iBook for $2300. If I would have waited two weeks my iBook would have been faster and cost $1800. I'm sure many people will appreciate this nice tool...
 
Thumbs up from me too! Now where are the updated iPods you promised? ;)

Ok, I'll settle down now and try to be patient...
<drumming fingers on the table>
 
Add software section

Very good idea indeed, but let's add now the software section also, caus this drives more-and-more importance in Apple.
 
One more thing.

I think, that 12, 15 and 17 inc Powerbooks have to be separated. The same applies to 15 and 17 inch iMacs.
 
Re: MacRumors Buyer's Guide

Originally posted by Macrumors

This new section will provide a product summary for each Apple model and will try to provide buyers with some information as to when individual product cycles are coming to a close.
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Very cool, what will be nice in seeing in a year or so once more data is collected on release of new hardware is trending. Love it.

What about software? FCP, DVDPro, iApps, etc. It could also be useful.

D
 
A very handy feature and nice to have it all in one place. I'll second the request for 12 / 15 /15 PB split out for now until we're sure they end up on the same cycle.

The major software updates would be cool too. I can't wait to see how this begins to take shape after more data is available.

MacRumors is one of two sites I take seriously (thinkSecret being the other) and appreciate all the hard work.
 
another thumbs up

Smart idea, well executed. I like how you've streamlined and packaged all the relevant info.

I'm amazed at how much this site has grown over the last few years. I remember way back when (two years and two months ago for me) when this was just another obscure mac rumors site trying to establish itself against the likes of ThinkSecret, MOSR, and AsTheAppleTurns. Now, I think it's safe to say, it's the best managed, most informative, and most active Mac junkie site out there. Nicely done indeed. Keep up the good work.
 
Very cool

This saves me the time of keeping up with this info myself.

Love to be lazy!

FlamDrag > Melissa is the way to spell her name.
 
Great Feature

Every purchase I've made from Apple has been followed by price/feature regret. While I'm glad I made the switch, the typical problem of "I'm waiting until X comes out" is exacerbated by the fact that most hardware comes from a single source.

I have a friend who recently purchased a 22" Cinema Display for his 500MHz TiBook on the advice of Apple that it would work with the appropriate adapter. After waiting about 2 weeks for his adapter to show up he found the TiBook wouldn't support Millions of colors at full resolution. A few days later the price on the 22" drops significantly. He got about 5 days of use out of the monitor before the price was significantly dropped, yet CompUSA wouldn't accept the return.

Perhaps this feature could've helped him avoid this situation because I think we all know Apple certainly will not.

Rick
 
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