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Possible new MBP when Leopard launches?

There will always be a faster better Mac coming out. The MacBook Pro was just updated...That is usually the bast time to buy.

Then a better one will be released and yours will be obsolete.
---------This was posted from one obsolete PowerBook-------
 
Well I missed getting to the mall today and probably will the rest of the week (I get off work at 7:30 and the mall closes at 9pm). So if I buy this week it'll likely be Saturday/Sunday. I just think its best that I spend my $2K+ in more than an hour timeframe. I want to open up whichever MacbookPro I get and check the cosmetics out in the store as well as the screen possibly. Are there any specific things I should look for on the box (serial numbers or anything) and on the actual unit to be sure I'm getting "a good one?" I've been following the threads about the screens/audio jack/etc.

Thanks for the advice..
 
Yea I recommend firing your MBP up right then and there. Thats what I did, luckily everything went well :) I think its a good idea because if something is wrong, they will likely be more sympathetic to your plight, and you won't waste time going home only to find out it doesn't work and having to drive all the way back.

But like others have said buy it now (which you seem to come to that mind set already). If you wait till January something else on the horizon will look great, so you will always "miss out" on something. This was a good update to get in on, they put a bad ass GPU in to the MBP, and extended the battery life with LED screens, and SR. This MBP will certainly hold you over till 6 generations of MBP from now and this machine looks like crap.
 
no way there will be a 15'' MBP update soon, as for the 17'' model, it is possible we might see the LED integration come MWSF 08. But, there will definitely not be a 15" MBP update in October nor one at MWSF 08 since it is in January and the major updates from Intel with the change chips will be nowhere near ready.
 
DO IT!

I was in a similar situation. I had a 4-5 year old laptop in perfect condition, and nothing was really wrong with it. But I just wanted a new design and OS, so I saw that MBPs were just about to be updated. The update was great and they are amazing computers right now, and they will be for a long time to come. I thought about waiting it out for the next great thing, but then I realized I would just always be waiting. So I jumped right in and bought my first Mac and now I couldn't be happier. You won't regret it.
 
Get one now!!! I bought mine end of last year after the Core 2 Duo upgrade came out, which was relatively small if you don't count the fact that they are 64 bit.

However, I have barely any motivation to upgrade as I love this machine. I'm sure buying a current MBP will satisfy your needs for a long, long time: unless something revolutionary comes out, which it most likely wont, you'll be happy you didn't wait.

If you do wait and the upgrade is small, chances are you'll want to wait even longer for the next update which will be major. Unless you want to wait 8+ months without buying, then buy now.
 
I think if anything there will be a small speed bump. Probably No Penryn or extra RAM or anything, but probably higher clock speeds or more RAM on the GPU (they are underclocked a little bit right now, and Apple could offer us a 512MB option for the high end), bigger Hard Drives (160GB 7200 RPM as a standard, 200 GB 5400 RPM maybe) and maybe 2.4 - 2.6 GHz for the low and high end machines.

I am waiting until October, for three main reasons:

- Hopes of a tiny speed bump (it's logical--new OS coming out, bump the specs in ALL of their machines up)
- Saving the $129 on upgrading. $129 is a good deal, but $129 is $129. I don't need the MBP now, so I'll wait and save the cash to spend it on an accessory or something.
- Waiting for Apple to get the kinks worked out. There's a great deal of hullabaloo about the color accuracy / gradients / yellow-green tints on the screens and CPU overheats due to poor manufacturing (thermal paste not being applied correctly). I have faith that Apple will have these problems fixed by October.

Here is the Macbook Pro speedbump history as of now (speedbumps and major upgrades included):

- February 14, 2006: Original MBP 1.83-2.0GHz Core Duo
- May 16, 2006: Speedbump to 2.0-2.16GHz Core Duo
- October 24, 2006: Upgrade to 2.16-2.33 Core 2 Duo, Radeon X1600 is now clocked to 450MHz (before it was underclocked to 418.5MHz)
- June 5, 2007: Upgrade to 2.2-2.4GHz Core 2 Duo (Santa Rosa) and Geforce 8600M

So as you can see, we were having pretty steady updates every few months until they got sparse and now we just got an upgrade a couple weeks ago. I'd say it's safe to wager that in another few months we'll get a small speedbump, which would coincide perfectly with Leopard. That's why I'm waiting.

Just my opinion, though.
 
The current GPU is an 8600GT, and I think the x1600 was underclocked to 250MHz originally, and then closer to the full 400-not 100% sure about that though.

The MBP got speed bumped slightly, but that was at the same time the 17" came out, so it was kind of a special situation I think.
 
Wait, wait! Don't get one. If you hold out until 2092, that's when the last version of the Mac Book Pro will come out ;)
 
Wolfpup said:
Wait, wait! Don't get one. If you hold out until 2092, that's when the last version of the Mac Book Pro will come out ;)
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I wonder if we'll have started measuring data capacity in kiloquads by then? Hopefully all new Macs will be shipping with OS X.72, "Tigger", featuring high density holographic displays.

Well, my 12" PowerBook G4 will have to hold out for me just a little bit longer, but sooner or later I will buy a 15" MacBook Pro (or the rumored ultraportable, whenever that shows up). The 12" PB is already lasting longer than I anticipated I would keep it. The plan was to buy a new machine last year (shortly after the Core 2 Duos were introduced) but I just haven't found the money to do so. Especially now that I have a new house, furniture seems to be taking a priority over a new computer :)

I think I'll just spend the $200 or so to upgrade this thing to a bigger hard drive and max out the RAM, and upgrade from Panther to Tiger. It will probably keep on truckin' for another while, at least until Leopard is shipping.
 
I think that's awesome when you can keep using hardware like that. I always feel good about that. I'm chugging along with my home-built from early 2003 :) (And my mom's using an iMac from 2001, though I'm going to pass on my current system to her when I get my laptop.)

Does your Powerbook still handle the basics reasonably fast?
 
Looks like we'll see a 2.6ghz replacing the 2.4ghz... I don't think thats really a big deal. What's that like 4% difference? So I'll be waiting another 4 months for .2ghz... I don't know that that is worth it...... :cool:
 
mach said:
I am waiting until October, for three main reasons:

- Hopes of a tiny speed bump (it's logical--new OS coming out, bump the specs in ALL of their machines up)
- Saving the $129 on upgrading. $129 is a good deal, but $129 is $129. I don't need the MBP now, so I'll wait and save the cash to spend it on an accessory or something.
- Waiting for Apple to get the kinks worked out. There's a great deal of hullabaloo about the color accuracy / gradients / yellow-green tints on the screens and CPU overheats due to poor manufacturing (thermal paste not being applied correctly). I have faith that Apple will have these problems fixed by October.
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I'm with you. Even though it would be convenient for me to get a MBP now (i'm a student so i'd be getting a free ipod) i'm waiting until October. i'll be getting a 17"er so i'm hoping for LEDs around the time that Leopard is released and also fixes for all the kinks that you mentioned.
 
Aniej said:
no way there will be a 15'' MBP update soon, as for the 17'' model, it is possible we might see the LED integration come MWSF 08. But, there will definitely not be a 15" MBP update in October nor one at MWSF 08 since it is in January and the major updates from Intel with the change chips will be nowhere near ready.
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We could see higher res for the 15'' as its a special Leopard ability.
 
Wolfpup said:
I think that's awesome when you can keep using hardware like that. I always feel good about that. I'm chugging along with my home-built from early 2003 :) (And my mom's using an iMac from 2001, though I'm going to pass on my current system to her when I get my laptop.)

Does your Powerbook still handle the basics reasonably fast?
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I'm finding myself more and more cramped by hard drive space, but other than that, yes, the PB is handling OK. I wouldn't call it zippy anymore, but it doesn't feel "slow". Everyone said Tiger runs even better than Panther did so when I get a triple-whammy combo of (1) maxed out memory upgrade (2) Tiger and (3) fresh install on new, bigger hard drive, I'm looking forward to a rejuvenated computer that will feel like a faster machine.
 
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