so i've decided i'm getting a 13" macbook. i'll be using it for school starting in september, but also for my own stuff obviously i can wait till august to order it, i have my pc r…

I wouldn't be on there being no changes between now and August. Apple has already speedbumped the MacBook Pro several times since it was announced in January. If you can hold out, …

Quote: Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey I wouldn't be on there being no changes between now and August. Apple has already speedbumped the MacBook Pro several times since it was …

I expect we'll see one price drop or speed bump in the next couple months, howver it will probably be small and may not come until September.

Just because the new core duo 2 chips will be out by then is not a 100% guarentee that the new Macbooks get released right away. Realistically it could easily be October or Novembe…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell I expect we'll see one price drop or speed bump in the next couple months, howver it will probably be small and may not come until September. …

well intel said july for new cpus and out on the market there for apple must have something up there sleeves. If you and me know about the new intel chips I am sure apple new about…

I would get it now... I guess we won't see any change on the MacBook before October at best...

Never purchase the first iteration of a redesigned Apple product. Apple uses it's first adopter customers as beta-testers.

Even if Apple were to go upgrade crazy, the most that would happen to the MacBook would probably be a Core 2 Duo processor (64-bit instead of 32-bit), probably 2GHz on the low end,…

I don't see the MacBooks being upgraded as often as their Pro ancestors. Simply because the Pro's have a socketed motherboard makes it easy for Apple to change things as often as …

I just bought my BlacBook last week. I wanted to wait...but got too impatient. I think I will hold on to this Book - unless they somehow inro a MacBook Pro in Black - at 13". I so …

Quote: Originally Posted by harrisjamieh Very doubtful. The current iMacs are 5 months old, and are yet to have a revision. There is no reason for Apple to upgrade the MacBooks …

I see the Core 2 Duo showing up in the Mac Pro desktop first, then after its out, the Core2Duo will filter down through the ranks of the laptops starting with the Pro (sometime aft…

Quote: Originally Posted by sieb I see the Core 2 Duo showing up in the Mac Pro desktop first, then after its out, the Core2Duo will filter down through the ranks of the laptops…

thanks for all the advice guys, i think i'm gonna go ahead and buy mine sometimes in the next few weeks

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell There is no way Apple is going to wait until next year to put Core 2 Duo in their laptops, espically the MacBook Pro. You're looking at a "fre…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell The MacBook Pro has a soldered, not socketed, CPU; as mentioned above, it has already seen two upgrades in 5 months. Doh, I stand correc…

Quote: Originally Posted by adil the main factors im considering in waiting are perhaps the student back to school deals (im in canada and the nano thing does not apply) T…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell The MacBook Pro has a soldered, not socketed, CPU; as mentioned above, it has already seen two upgrades in 5 months. Technically, for …

For the OP... I doubt there'll be additional specials or upgrades from Apple itself. And I don't think Leopard is supposed to come out till 07, so that's another reason not to wait…

Oh, and if you have to ask "should I buy now, or wait?", you should always wait. No matter when you purchase, something better will always arrive within 6-12 months. My suggestio…

The per-clock difference in SpecInt between the Core Duo and Core Duo 2 is about 25% at the same clockspeed. It's significant, but not huge. The Core Duo 2 won't clock any faster t…

Quote: Originally Posted by Wiskedjak Never purchase the first iteration of a redesigned Apple product. Apple uses it's first adopter customers as beta-testers. pfft. I'm …

Quote: Originally Posted by rhashem The Core Duo 2 won't clock any faster than the Core Duo 1 on laptops, topping out at 2.33 GHz, so that's the extent of the performance improv…