should i buy a macbook?

bray · Post by **bray** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:53 pm

been doing my consumer research, watching the adamjay test results, trying to do my due dilligence. so i ask:

should i do it now or try to wait out the next form factor? i know the big problem seems to be the lack of software, but live is almost ready, and if you're gonna wait for the other stuff, might as well wait with a great new machine. but what about the actual hardware?
those of you who have one, do you love it? is the hardware living up to expectations?
any info would be much appreciated....

bray

shaneblyth · Post by **shaneblyth** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:24 am

bray wrote:been doing my consumer research, watching the adamjay test results, trying to do my due dilligence. so i ask:

should i do it now or try to wait out the next form factor? i know the big problem seems to be the lack of software, but live is almost ready, and if you're gonna wait for the other stuff, might as well wait with a great new machine. but what about the actual hardware?
those of you who have one, do you love it? is the hardware living up to expectations?
any info would be much appreciated....

bray

Do you need a computer now ?
if not maybe it is better to wait for maybe 6 months when the mermons chiosets will be in the new Macs and you could wait till novemeber/december and hopefully leopard will be out with Virtualization chipsets and software enabled

I always say if you dont really need it dont buy it ..
The mermons are already clocking in at faster than the fastest AMD's on benchmark test done independantly. imagaine that in a Notebook computer !

basetwo · Post by **basetwo** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 4:22 am

Can't find any info on "mermons"... Where is your source of info?

AdamJay · Post by **AdamJay** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 4:24 am

if you need it now, get it - it rocks.
if you can afford to wait, wait.

its that simple.

Machinesworking · Post by **Machinesworking** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:39 am

AdamJay wrote:if you need it now, get it - it rocks.
if you can afford to wait, wait.

its that simple.

He's right, but! I've been told that my decision to purchase in June is smart, by those that cannot be named...

Dunno which Apple thing is going down then?

mike holiday · Post by **mike holiday** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 9:59 am

hopfully us vergo's will get a nice birthday present!

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:22 am

mike holiday wrote:hopfully us vergo's will get a nice birthdaqy present!

You know it

That'll be a tough summer.... To spend or not to spend

I might get a mini along the way though. As a backup and maybe as DSP.

mike holiday · Post by **mike holiday** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:44 am

hopefully b6 comes along soon enuff to make use of my current duel.

that'll keep me happy for a bit!!!!

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:48 am

mike holiday wrote:hopefully b6 comes along soon enuff to make use of my current duel.

that'll keep me happy for a bit!!!!

b6?

New nickname for Live?

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:49 am

nevermind. Probably sticky fingers

hambone1 · Post by **hambone1** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:27 am

If you need it now, get it. If not, I'd wait.

I'm gonna hang on for the second gen of Mac Book Pros. Hopefully, issues and growing pains will be sorted out by then, they'll be faster, cheaper, and there will be a better selection of ExpressCard peripherals.

Until then, I'm getting stronger carrying around a G5 refrigerator...

dm_hawk · Post by **dm_hawk** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 2:51 pm

basetwo wrote:Can't find any info on "mermons"... Where is your source of info?

It's INTEL MEROM.

bray · Post by **bray** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:20 pm

"need" that is always the relative, difficult word. my old powerbook is getting kind of killed on the project i am working on right now, but after that it could hold me over. but right now, all the workarounds and bounces are stepping on my buzz...

mike holiday · Post by **mike holiday** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 6:54 pm

hoffman2k wrote:b6?

New nickname for Live?

thats dislexic for 6.b1

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:03 pm

mike holiday wrote:
hoffman2k wrote:b6?

New nickname for Live?

thats dislexic for 6.b1

Oh yeah. I'm so there.

Judgement day for the old g5

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