Buy Macintosh Now?, …or is it better to wait?
Marcus Lavendell
Sep 22 2008, 08:35 AM
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It’s about time I get a new Mac Pro, but I’m not sure that now is a good time to buy one unsure.gif

MacRumors.com don’t recommend buying now because they say that Apple will probably release a new Mac soon.
Historically there have been a new upgrade every 8-9 months, and the latest Mac Pro was released in January 2008, so….
http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#Mac_Pro

But then I read on several forums that Apple will probably not release a new Mac Pro anytime soon, because they’re waiting for a new processor which is estimated to arrive sometime in 2009 (?)

Anyone here with more knowledge about this?

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Emir Hot
Sep 22 2008, 09:10 AM
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Whenever you buy something, soon there will be better thing on the market. If you really need it then go for it. I made myself waiting many times like that and then I realized there is no point waiting if I really need the thing. Mac Pro is upgradable. You can have 8 core processors in it. Supports up to 32 GB of RAM. I think you can be happy with this beast for a long time.

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QUOTE (Emir Hot @ Sep 22 2008, 10:10 AM) *
Whenever you buy something, soon there will be better thing on the market.

My reasoning exactly smile.gif Six months after you get your computer, it's outdated anyway wink.gif

So in general terms just get the computer that's suitable for the needs you have at the time you need it. And never look back!

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QUOTE (MickeM @ Sep 22 2008, 09:25 AM) *
My reasoning exactly smile.gif Six months after you get your computer, it's outdated anyway wink.gif

So in general terms just get the computer that's suitable for the needs you have at the time you need it. And never look back!

It isn't entirely true. You do get technology moving forward quickly of course but there are peaks when buying a computer is better. There is always a peak hard drive space for example for the price which is around 500GB at the minute and there are bad times to buy a PC like just before a new processor type comes out. When Intel Core 2 Duo came out it slashed the price of every processor below it so buying just before this is a bad move.

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QUOTE (OrganisedConfusion @ Sep 22 2008, 11:12 AM) *
It isn't entirely true. You do get technology moving forward quickly of course but there are peaks when buying a computer is better. There is always a peak hard drive space for example for the price which is around 500GB at the minute and there are bad times to buy a PC like just before a new processor type comes out. When Intel Core 2 Duo came out it slashed the price of every processor below it so buying just before this is a bad move.

Regarding hardisk you get most bang for the buck, at least for SATA disks here in Sweden, comparing the same manufacturer and series of disks (Segate Barracuda in this case) with 1.5TB disk.

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QUOTE (blindwillie @ Sep 22 2008, 01:48 PM) *
Regarding hardisk you get most bang for the buck, at least for SATA disks here in Sweden, comparing the same manufacturer and series of disks (Segate Barracuda in this case) with 1.5TB disk.

It's actually better to have 3 500GB than 1.5TB however for performance.

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QUOTE (OrganisedConfusion @ Sep 22 2008, 04:36 PM) *
It's actually better to have 3 500GB than 1.5TB however for performance.


I agree, 1.5TB disks are "lazy" compared to 3x500GB disks. Also there are RAID combinations that can lift the performance even more.

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- Marcus Lavendell   Buy Macintosh Now?   Sep 22 2008, 08:35 AM
- - OrganisedConfusion   Mac wont release a new system till next year. They...   Sep 22 2008, 08:55 AM
|- - Marcus Lavendell   Thanks OC!   Sep 22 2008, 08:58 AM
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|- - Marcus Lavendell   Thanks for your input Micke and Emir! It...   Sep 22 2008, 09:32 AM
|- - MickeM   QUOTE (OrganisedConfusion @ Sep 22 2008, 11...   Sep 22 2008, 11:01 AM
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- - javari   Whatever you buy today, there will be a better, fa...   Sep 22 2008, 09:36 AM
- - audiopaal   I'm thinking of buying a MAC too, but I can...   Sep 22 2008, 09:36 AM
- - wrk   I use macs a lot for work and my experiences with ...   Sep 22 2008, 11:37 AM
- - javari   when you get a new computer, the first couple of d...   Sep 22 2008, 11:58 AM
|- - Marcus Lavendell   Thanks all for your input! I appreciate your h...   Sep 22 2008, 12:09 PM
|- - OrganisedConfusion   QUOTE (Marcus Lavendell @ Sep 22 2008, 12...   Sep 22 2008, 12:16 PM
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- - Ivan Milenkovic   The never ending IT question - wait or buy now? I ...   Sep 22 2008, 03:24 PM
- - tonymiro   Slightly different way of looking at the question....   Sep 22 2008, 03:30 PM
- - Jakub Luptovec   Ill drop my few cents in:) Ive been planing to buy...   Sep 22 2008, 03:41 PM
|- - Marcus Lavendell   QUOTE (Jakub Luptovec @ Sep 22 2008, 04:4...   Sep 22 2008, 04:15 PM
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- - Jakub Luptovec   Well... Apple's marketing is kinda tricky thin...   Sep 22 2008, 05:14 PM
- - blindwillie   QUOTE (OrganisedConfusion @ Sep 22 2008, 04...   Sep 22 2008, 05:52 PM
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