Agree! But also remember that Steve Jobs said the change will be a lot eazier and faster then the os9 to osx trancition. Meaning it will (hopefully!!) be much more trancparent (the word Steve used). They have released a tool already that makes it realy eazy to port, for developers.dirtystudios wrote:I would say get one now.
When the new Mac are released, the amount of third party apps available will be miniscule due to the new chip architecture. You're selection of software will still be very limited for a long time as developers recode their applications, and as a development base is built for the new platform. Think of the freeware plugs that you may use.
It's very similar to when OSX was first released. I waited until 10.2 before I switched, and I'm glad I did, as I was greeted with a platform that was well supported by third party developers.
Apple's release strategy is based on this. We'll see the iBooks first, then the iMacs and Mac mini's. The last machines to be released will be the PowerBooks and Power Macs. The people who use iBooks and iMacs tend to be more consumer users, and less relient upon third party software, while the PowerBooks and Power Macs are more for the "Pro" crowd, and rely much more on third party apps.
Plus, there's always the pitfalls of becoming an early adapter; bugs.
If you buy a machine now, by the time you begin to feel the need for a new machine, the Intel Macs will be well developed.
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That said, im getting a G5 now. I just wrote this in another thread, but steve jobs himself said that intel desktops will start popping up around summer 2006, and the intel powerbooks summer 2007. Ofcource it could be delayd, alot. But I dont think theyl show up any time soon! They have still a few G5 products coming up! Anyway, if you sell your G5 in about a year or two, youl get a decent price for it! One of the good things with macs.
Most important is that your work is not delayed. Get a G5 now!