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Your next Apple - WHEN, WHAT & WHY?

What I got: MBP 17"

When: December or after MWSF

What: 3.0 Ghz Xserve with 4gb ram, 500GB SAS harddrive, x1900 graphic card and m-audio revolution card.

Why: Everyone getting a Mac Pro so gotta think different, think Xserve.
 
What I have now: 15" Powerbook - 1.25Ghz and 1.25GB of RAM bought in 2004 which still works perfectly aside from having to wait a while for some effects etc to render :( Its video card handles CoreImage so it's not so bad.

What I'll buy next: If the PB is still working, I'll buy a 20" iMac - and when the PB dies, I'll get a basic Macbook to replace it for the occasions I want to take it out and about. If the PB dies, I'll buy an emergency Macbook and get the iMac later.

Why: Although I've got kinda used to lounging on the sofa with my main computer, I don't see enough differentiation in the MBP/MB for what I need to do (I don't tend to use 'power' on the move - it's more transferring photos and using the web) - other than giving it a longer shelf life so I think I'd be better off with the iMac which has more bang for buck than MBP when stationery. Total cost won't be far off the price of a single MBP after all. I also rarely watch TV so getting the 20" iMac might let me get rid of the clunky CRT TV more quickly - especially if Leopard has some fancy new Front Row features.

Another reason for moving to a 2 Mac set-up is that I'm aware currently that despite being one of the 4% who back up, if my Mac died, I'd be up the creek until I got a new one.

When: Once Leopard comes out - otherwise the cost of upgrading adds to the price of the Mac and, unless my PB dies, I'm not in that much of a hurry.
 
This is a brilliant idea - hopefully this thread will be able to answer any do-I-need-to-replace-my-iMac-G5-with-a-Mac-Pro-to-surf-the-internet-and-listen-to-music-at-the-same-time question for at least a little while...

(Bonus) What: I've got a PBG4/1.25 with the stock 512 RAM

What: I'll likely replace it for primary usage with a MP (maybe iMac) when I max out the RAM on the PB and it can't do the basics (eventually replacing the PB with a MB)...sort of like Applespider...

When: When 2GB of RAM ceases to be enough...who knows when that will be. Although, I suppose 2010 is the absolute latest I will wait...

Why: Because the PB just keeps working. By the time my kid is three, I will probably want to have something that can handle a bit more video and photo editing. Hmmm....I may push that date to 2k9 (or even 8...:D)

I should mention that I'd like to get a Mini to act as our DVR, but I would use it for anything other than a media server, so I am not going to count that as our next Mac (since that will probably arrive w/in a year)...
 
What I have now: A 1.67 Ghz 15" PowerBook G4...stock...(shudders) I purchased it in January 2005.

What I'll buy next: A MacBook Pro 15.4" glossy screen with 2GB and the largest 7200 RPM drive that is a BTO option.

When: Summer of 2008...just before I head off to college...

Why: By January 2007, I hope to have my RAM in my PowerBook upgraded to 2 GB, a new battery because the replacement one I have now from the battery exchange program just died, an external hard drive for Time Machine (preferably the LaCie Porsche), iLife '07 (currently running iLife '05...don't use it much), iWork '07 (MS Office is starting to bug me), and a new power adapter because the one I have now is on its last legs. So essentially a complete overhaul of the system, ending with erasing my entire HD and installing Leopard when it is released. I use my computer for writing screenplays, editing movies, watching movies, organization (iCal + Address Book) and communication (Mail + iChat + Safari). I plan on being a double major in Drama and Dramatic Writing in college. I know a MBP is over my needs but after switching to a PowerBook there is just no looking back at the mobile consumer line.
 
What I have: Revision D 12" Powerbook and Dual 1.8 Powermac G5

What I will get: 15" MBP and midline MacPro

When: Probably 2008

Why: Photoshop stuff and the such
 
What i Have Now- Dell DImension 3000

What I want: 17 inch MBP

When: After Merom and when I get the cash

Why: Windows Windows Windows! I hate it. My Dell is loud, annoying, constantly is reading the hard disk consistantly every second or so, and when it is reading the hard drive, it won't play music. Lame GPU, lame CPU, lame RAM, so lame performance is stuff I want to get into. The reason I don't know Photoshop better or don't do any video editing, is because they all run like crap on my Dell. 17 inch MBP is the perfect blend of Desktop replacement and portability. Plus its sexy.
 
I'll get a quad G5 ppc from eBay as soon as my wife lets me... it may be a while cuz I'm still waiting for a new surboard first! I want the fastest best ppc I can get as other mac users switch to intel processors. I'll get a good buy, and honestly, as little as I do with computers I'll NEVER need anything more powerful then the G5.
 
What I have: nothing. Sold my 12 inch powerbook but I bought a very cheap tibook off ebay.

What I'll buy next: Core 2 duo macbook with maxed out ram and a maxed out hard drive. I want that power and do not need a video card since I do more processor intensive stuff.

When: When the new macbooks are released

What may happen: I may get too used to the tibook's bigger screen as I've never had a portable with a bigger screen that 12 inches and have to buy a MBP. I hope not though.
 
I have: 15.4" MBP; two self-built windows machines(desktop and laptop)

What I'll buy next: MBP and eventually Mac Pro

When: Once the MBPs update/I gather the cash for a Mac Pro

Why: Don't need a new laptop really - I have two - but hey why not! When the time comes I'm selling my two laptops and using that money to get the new MBP. Eventually I'll sell my desktop and use the cash from that to start a Mac Pro fund :)
 
What I have: 12in Powerbook G4 1.5ghz 768MB, 80GB

What: Either a Mac Pro or a Merom MBP

When: When i have enough Cash money $$$

Why: It would be nice to have some more screen space, and to run parrallels. Also i would love a Mac Pro so i can get rid of my windows desktop
 
What I Have: Power Mac G4 Dual 1 GHz, 12" PowerBook 867 MHz (Rev A)

What I'll Get: Mac Pro Quad 2.66 GHz w/Radeon 1900 XT

When: Next Month

Why: The PB is still good for what I need it to do, basically word processing, Safari, and iChat. The Power Mac is now 4 years old, and it is time for SPEED.

:)
 
What I Have: and first mac is the Macbook Pro 2.0 Ghz with 2 Gig of ram and a dual 1.somthing g4 at the office.

What Ill get: at the office a Mac Pro and that is coming soon the G4 is having problems.

at home an Imac for the rest of the faimly to use

When: the mac pro when I can convince the boss to buy it

the imac when I can save the money

Why: the mac pro because its a monster machine

the imac its a great computer for browsing the internet and games for kids.
 
What I have: Mac mini G4 (maxed out)
iBook G4 14" (stock)

What I'm getting next: MacBook (white 2.0Ghz stock, then I''l remove the stock HDD and RAM and max it out)

When I'm getting it: next summer (hopefully; see below)

Why: Both of my G4s are starting to show their age, but I can definitely get another year out of them. They are both about a year old, I got then last summer. My father agreed (very generously I might add) to buy me my dream MacBook (not Pro, that's WAY too much to even ask) if I get straight A's this coming school year. Normally, it would be easy but I am in an Academy, it's a magnet school, and its much more difficult to get all A's.
 
what i have now: MBP 2.0ghz, 1.5gb ram, 256mb vram & iMac G5 1.6ghz, 1gb ram

what i will buy next: MacPro 3.0ghz, 4gb ram, nvidia quadro fx4500

when i will buy it: when PTC releases a Mac version of ProE

why i will buy it: am using a 2-dual core amd sun workstation with 8gb of ram running 64bit windows but just dont like how windows hangs and crashes when i open huge assemblies. i think OS X's memory management is better than windows and will prevent headaches and crashes. in addition to that, the mac pro should cost less than $7++k.
 
What I have: 12" Powerbook G4 (867 MHz), 768MB RAM, 60GB HD

What I'm getting next: Black 2.0GHz Macbook, 120GB HD & 1GB RAM

When: After I've been paid and sold my Powerbook

Why: My tired Powerbook is starting to feel the strain from the multiple apps I'm using on it (runs Tiger easily though :)) + I could do with something a bit speedier for when I go to University. Also I could do with more RAM & HD space :p
 
What I have: (Apple-wise) 14" 1Ghz iBook G4

What I will buy next: 12" 1.5Ghz Powerbook G4, MBP

When: September for the PB, MBP = ?? (next year, most likely)

Why: I need something that looks nice and isn't quite as big as my iBook. The Macbook doesn't appeal to me and the MBP is too big. Sure ithe PB is "outdated", but for my needs (the basics) it does more than enough. Hopefully Apple comes out with some ultraportable for the rest of us later on, otherwise I'm going to have to switch back to Windows eventually.
 
Chundles said:
You guys must have different credit card systems, if I bought it now and didn't pay it off next month I'd get stung really hard.
Click to expand...

I don't think the difference is in the credit card system, but more so in the foolish people here running around and spending money they don't have.

Anyway:

Have: 1.33 ghz Ibook

What: Mac Mini w/ Merom

When: ASAP

Why: My home computer is an emachines, need I say more.
 
What: iPod AV (Full screen iPod video) or iPhone

When: Hopefully September, if not Christmas season

Why: My 60GB Photo's harddrive has failed on me and the dock connecter got busted when I tried to fix the solution without realizing that the plastic would chip down there. Result: the volume through the dock connecter is crap. And the harddrive still skips. iPhone because I'm part of the iCult or whatever it's called now. My RAZR is about 7 months but I'd be willing to shell out the money for the sexiest product on the market.

EDIT: Boo, I thought it was Apple in general, not just computers.. in that case

Have: 2.0 GHZ iMac 20"

What: MBP Merom

When: Before the '07 Fall season

Why: Going to college means time to whip it the big bucks for the coolest piece of machinery, the MBP. Gaming here and there and lots of research. Hopefully they come out with more options (12" WS) to choose from. Probably end up taking the 17 (please release a 19).
 
What i have: Mac mini

What i plan to get: Macbook or macbook pro or maybe an ibook/powerbook.

When: probably when i go to college in 2 years, unless i really feel like i need it earlier

Why: I feel like the portability of a laptop would be very useful at college. Also, in 2-3 years, my mini won't be the latest and greatest thing, so i would want to update
 
what I have - refurbed 17" Core Duo iMac, replacing a POS 15" MBP, which replaced the G5 and iBook you see in my sig

when/what - I'm holding out for a reasonably priced tower that takes readily available, cheap RAM. If the Core 2 iMac comes out with a good graphics card, two HD bays or one and eSATA, I'll take a look at that. Failing all of the above I'll eventually just curse Apple and buy a bloody Mac Pro and pray for the day Adobe premieres on Linux.

why - because 17" is too small, 160GB is way too small, no FW800, not enough ports in general, I hate running external hard drives for anything but backing up (at FW400 most of all), etc.
 
What I have: eMac 1GHz
What I want: iMac or greater desktop
When: Probably never
Why: Because the eMac is slow for games and video editing, doesn't have USB 2.0 for the iPod I'm getting here in a few days (I forgot it was that old) and it has started whistling. Need I say more?
 
Now: G4 PB 1.33

Next: iMac 20" maxed video & ram

When: After Core 2, or on October 7th whichever comes first.

Why: The PB does what I need to do fast enough, but is slow on what I want to do.
 
Cool thread idea. Although, it's hard to make assumptions like this unless you plan to buy your computer soon because you don't know what will be on the market in say 2-3 years. :D
 
Currently: 1.25GHz PowerBook G4.

What: 2nd generation MacPro.

When: Early next year or whenever the 2nd generation comes out.

Why: Aperture, High-Definition video editing, programming.

Why 2nd Generation:
(a) Wait until the dust settles over FB-DIMM availability and pricing.
(b) Hope for hardware RAID-5 on the motherboard. I want to populate the 4 drive bays with 500GB drives. Since there are no *practical* backup solutions for that much data (500GB times 3), RAID-5 will make me sleep easier.
(c) Hope for eSATA. Not a big deal right now, but eSATA drives are becoming more plentiful.
(d) Hope for more choices in graphics cards. There's a big hole between the nVidia 7300 and the ATI X1900.
(e) Avoid Rev-A if I can.
(f) iLife 07 standard next year.
(g) If I wait until spring, Leopard will also be standard.
(h) Dual Clovertowns.

(i) I can continue to use my homemade AthlonX2 system.

EDIT:
(j) 802.11n.
(k) HD-DVD or Blu-Ray drive that is hopefully also a CD and DVD burner hence needing to use only 1 optical bay.
 
What: iMac

When: As soon as the new chips come out

Why: Because I am on a PC and can't stand it.
 
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