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    MBP For Christmas or ion march?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by BigfnD17, Nov 6, 2007.

  1. BigfnD17

    BigfnD17 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey im trying to decide whether to get it for christmas or wait till my birthday in march. I figure they should have a new version by March but its goin to hurt to wait that long lol. Besides itll help to have it for the new semester of college. So what do you guys think i should do? Thanks
     
    BigfnD17, Nov 6, 2007
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    tpoynton Notebook Geek

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    general consensus is get it when you need it, as there will always be something new on the horizon. If you can wait until march, do that - if you cant or dont want to, then dont.

    I dont follow the mac rumors too much, but unless something akin to switching to intel processors happens again, I dont think any upgrade to the MBP line will be so substantial that you would regret it 3 months later.
     
    tpoynton, Nov 6, 2007
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    ANTDOD Notebook Consultant

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    Does it really matter if you have Santa Rosa or Pentryn or is only that you want to have the latest? I know want to have the best and the fastest but sometimes it just does not matter if benchmark is 4874 and not 4356... Have it for Christmas, enjoy December with your new Apple! Carpe diem!!!
     
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  4. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    If its going to hurt to wait that long (and March is nearly half a year away, keep in mind), then don't wait. Just get a MBP for Christmas. Its not like the next two Intel updates (Penryn and Montevina) is going to obsolete current technology. Core Duo chips are still very fast, considering that applications have yet to catch up with hardware innovation in terms of multi-core usage and such.

    Yeah, get it now. The MBP is already very powerful, and waiting until March is quite a long wait.
     
    Sam, Nov 6, 2007
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  5. BigfnD17

    BigfnD17 Notebook Enthusiast

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    ya i think i may just go and ahead and convert next month. My main reasons for getting a MBp by the way is for college use and photography. That and the seem so much more reliable and longer lasting then PCs. thanks guys
     
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    scooberdoober Penguins FTW!

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    Can't go wrong with MBP if you like OS-X, and no good reason to wait so long to buy one.
     
    scooberdoober, Nov 7, 2007
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