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Stop Waiting!!!!
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Or, the third and real option: They are consumers who only care about what they need. And rightly so. They aren't buying their Mac for anyone else they're buying it for themselves. If a company's trying to sell you a computer that doesn't have something you want why should you buy it?
And I don't believe anyone's complaining that Santa Rosa isn't in Macs yet. It isn't even out. Leopard's been delayed, so complaints are justified.
Like a dedicated GPU in the Macbook, as an example? You do realise that components in a computer can be changed, don't you? That such a thing doesn't have to be standard, or present on lower models? There's a magical thing called "Built to Order".
People don't complain that such things aren't standard, but that they're not offered at all as a means to artificially inflate higher priced Mac sales. In the Macbooks case, to get a laptop with a GPU you have to shell out for a MBP and even then you're only getting an old, mediocre GPU. But those are the only choices you get from Apple and for many people neither is ideal. A BTO GPU in the Macbook like a go7300 wouldn't be hard, but then that would mean people who don't need a MBP wouldn't be forced to buy one.
You haven't heard anyone ask for such things!
Repeat after me: BTO! Computer components are modular for a resaon you know.
Upgrades are a few months away so I would say buying now is pretty stupid, when you can pay the same price and get more for your money if you wait. Anyone running a G3 has had it for years, so will a month or two really make a difference? And if they're going to get a Mini or Macbook SR will bring substancial benefits.
The only time to buy a Mac is when they've been freshly upgraded, as their prices and specs only change every 6 months(ish). Buying at the end of a product cycle is pretty foolish.
I have no problem with them allowing for upgrades, they should just be extra not standard as everyone wants. even i would want some upgrades
what i said does annoy me is the fact that people want to spend less money for a computer with top of the line components.
so many of the people waiting have such high expectations for the new hardware, and they are never met, so they keep waiting.
especially the fact that people are waiting for an upgrade that we are unsure of still. maybe it will not be out until december.
people have expectations that are so ridiculous as if they want apple to take a loss on products they sell, they are still a company
My Macbook (first Mac I have owned) arrived 2 days ago. I could have waited. I didn't honestly NEED to get rid of my PC and get a Mac right now but I just didn't want to wait. Some of the people in this thead are right - there is always going to be something better. Some people who say will wait for SR will probably hold off on getting a SR machine because there will be some other improvement schedueled for however many months/years into the future. My view is that there is no point in waiting.