Buy now or wait for Mac Intel???

edlloyd · Post by **edlloyd** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:06 pm

What do you think? Is it worth waiting for the Mac Intel's or should I just buy a Power PC Mac now?

Basically when I return to England from Taiwan. I wanna get all me old gear back, decks, mixer, cdj's, comp etc for me music

But when I come back, it will be say 3/4 months before Mac introduce Intel Macs. I wanna get another Laptop for DJ'ing use with either Final Scratch of Scratch Live. Also a main PC for sorting out samples, editing tunes, storing tunes and making tunes I wanna get a mac G5 as I am fully conveted to macs.

Anyway...any advise appreciated

Cheers!

Elliot

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:09 pm

If you need one NOW. Then just get one.
Otherwise hold out for the macintels.

edlloyd · Post by **edlloyd** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:36 pm

as I said....

I will be buying 3/4 months from now, when I return to England from Taiwan.

So........Should I wait for intel macs which, by then, will be coming quite soon or just get a powerpc mac.

Cheers

Elliot

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:40 pm

Rumours are that the first intel macs will be for around januari.
But if you can actually hold out for 4 months. I would just make it 6 months then.
And wait till june 2006 for either the first intel powermac or a revision of the PB.

This is all guessing though.....

Nobody knows for sure

sweetjesus · Post by **sweetjesus** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 5:50 pm

edlloyd wrote:as I said....

I will be buying 3/4 months from now, when I return to England from Taiwan.

So........Should I wait for intel macs which, by then, will be coming quite soon or just get a powerpc mac.

Cheers

Elliot

hey elliot, you in taipei?

dirtystudios · Post by **dirtystudios** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 6:39 pm

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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edlloyd · Post by **edlloyd** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 7:03 pm

ok cool...

wicked. Cheers for the help mate...

Sweetjesus...yes mate. I'm in Taipei.

Where you from? What kinda tunes you into?

Elliot

Anubis · Post by **Anubis** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 7:24 pm

Expect problems. It took many years for the Windows/Intel symbiosis to evolve.(And it's far from smooth

) I suspect the Mac/Intel venture will be like mixing oil and water, at least initially.

12micsn1 · Post by **12micsn1** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 7:49 pm

It might be a painful wait if you buy Intelmac to early if the software you want isnt available.

edlloyd · Post by **edlloyd** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 7:58 pm

well...the software I want is Abelton Live 5, Reason 3, Bias Peak and Rane Scratch Live.

What do you reckon?

Cheers

Elliot

went to the gypsy · Post by **went to the gypsy** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 1:07 am

if you're looking for a laptop, i'd wait. even if you have plenty-o-money. i'd wait.
-gypsy-

smutek · Post by **smutek** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 1:53 am

buy now with apple care. No need to wait.

subterFUSE · Post by **subterFUSE** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 4:11 am

I say wait. I suspect you'll be sorry later if you don't.

smutek · Post by **smutek** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 4:59 am

or if you wait and buy the first gen macintels you may be sorry too. So maybe wait till the second gens come out. if you buy the second gen macintels you'll be sorry a few months later when the third gens come out. And by the time the third gens are out they are sure to be releasing something else new that youll probably be sorry for - or maybe you'll hear a rumor about this new beast and wonder again if you should just wait.

If you want the machine go get it. I just bought a dual core g5 a week ago. Will I drool over these new machines when they launch? Ofcourse. But to hell with the macintels - if they were available a week ago I would have bought one. I wanted a computer now, not in January maybe, but by june at the latest - hopefully.

And to tell the truth, there really isn't anything to be sorry about when it comes to buying a new mac.

Machinesworking · Post by **Machinesworking** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 5:07 am

Buy a used powerbook, don't pay for a new one when the speed increase in the last year or two has been minimal. I bought a use powerbook 1.5 for a grand, that way I'm not maxing out a credit card, and have something to work with until the Intel powerbooks come out. I sincerely believe that the first generation powerbooks will work just fine, remember it's not just mac faithful that are paying attention to this, a lot of people will be considering switching to at least a powerbook, so Apple has more than the usual embarrassment to worry about.

All the apps you mentioned should be ready by the time that the Intel books come out.