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Silly Sunday Survey: Intel Macs, buy now or wait?
A new Silly Sunday Survey is way overdue, so dear readers, we have one for your edification. Are you going to be buying (or have you already bought) one of the first generation Intel Macs (i.e. the MacBook Pro or the Duo Core iMacs)?
I tend to avoid first revs of any Apple products, especially since I ordered a Cube seconds after Steve announced them and did the same thing for the Titanium Powerbooks, but that's just me. Sound off in the comments!
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Reader Comments (Page 4 of 6)
Samuel McConnell said 2:33PM on 1-29-2006
Buy now! I don't see this as a first generation, but rather a third generation, after the TiBook and AlBook. So what if the arch is different?
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Jaysee said 2:48PM on 1-29-2006
I just got a 12" powerbook last week. I've been waiting since october since new iBooks/PowerBooks were "definetly" going to be announced in January - three months later and since they only released 15" (completely useless for anyone who wants to carry it around a uni campus) I ended up with a PPC.
I would have preferred an intel but I love my PPC and since I was using a 4 year-old second-hand IBM laptop I needed to upgrade before march (when uni goes back in Aus).
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sunis said 3:10PM on 1-29-2006
already ordered
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Jon said 3:36PM on 1-29-2006
wait until the pro apps come out...or until at least Photoshop becomes universal....until then...my PowerMac G5 will definitely suffice...
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niccas said 3:57PM on 1-29-2006
I walked out of the keynote and placed an order online (took 10 mins to get the order thru!). My only doubt is whether I should wait for a 12" model, as I'm replacing a 12" RevA that I love to death...
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David said 3:59PM on 1-29-2006
ordered a MBP on the day they came out...my 667 Ti is dying a slow death, and I've been waiting since June for Intels to come out to upgrade...as for those people waiting for pro apps - there was no need for Apple to have them ready at Macworld, because they were releasing to consumer machine...I'm sure they will be shipping with or just immediatly after the first of the "Pro" Intel machines
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Anonymous said 4:00PM on 1-29-2006
I was going to wait until Rev 2 ("Quality is version 1.0.1...") but since work is picking up the tab on this one: MACBOOK ME BABY!
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Frank said 4:03PM on 1-29-2006
Bought one. Screamer. Due for delivery on Feb. 24. I'll let you know how it goes.
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dombi said 4:08PM on 1-29-2006
I ordered my MacBook Pro about a week after the announcement.
My current PowerBook is over three years old. I wanted to buy a PowerBook right before Jobs announced the switch to Intel. So then I decided to wait a little more and order the new Intel "PowerBook".
I am happy with my decision. After I saw the first iMac tests I got really happy with my decision. The new MacBook Pro will be a huge step from the current PowerBook line in terms of performance. The case design has not changed much, so that should be pretty stable. The only thing that is new is the Intel board and chip inside. The Intel iMacs seem pretty stable, I think the MacBook Pro will be just as great.
I cannot wait to get my hands on the MacBook Pro. Two more weeks, or so and it will be here.
If you would like to see some benchmarks take a look at this page:
http://web.mac.com/handras/iWeb/Site/intel1eng.html
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Shig the Unmentionable said 4:14PM on 1-29-2006
If I could afford it, I'd order one now, so it's probably just as well that I can't; the whole x.0 problem. On the other hand, my desktop G4 is getting pretty ancient, and sure could use replacing...
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Atomic16 said 4:15PM on 1-29-2006
If I could I would probely order a Macbook pro after the first post release Review, but I have to wait until June so I will be forced to consider all other intel macs that come out, I would only get a Laptop though
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RP said 4:33PM on 1-29-2006
If a knew one comes out in mid-February, I'm buying it. But if not, then the Rev A MacBook Pro is mine.
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Kyle Brown said 4:39PM on 1-29-2006
It is very hard to resist buying every new mac thing that comes out. I'm not really even looking into Mactels until they have significant edge over PowerPC versions. My 1.67 gHz Powerbook is still screamin'
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Asher said 4:58PM on 1-29-2006
Im going to wait until they bring out 10.5 and they have all the problems ironed out.
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Ender said 5:00PM on 1-29-2006
I didn't wait for MacBook, even though I'd trolled the MacRumors/Apple Insider/MacDailyNews, etc, sites all last year when they all screamed that the PowerBooks must be updated "this Tuesday."
In November I needed a new lappie for travelling for work, and my old Sony Viao just wasn't cutting it. So I Switched and got my 12" Pbook 1.5; love it. Glad that, so far, my PBook hasn't been replaced with a newer 12" model.
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Rom said 5:03PM on 1-29-2006
First gen products from Apple are usually good. However, this is a new platform for Apple - so I am holding off until I get to see the next gen. By that time, all Pro apps have been ported and optimized and most of my apps might be Universal already. :)
Besides, I want a 12"/13" MacBook Pro.
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James said 5:37PM on 1-29-2006
Is the intel iMac truly "rev A" in the typical mac-usage of the word? Sure, all the intel-ness is brand new and "rev A" but the rest of the components: the power supply, pci-ex, case, cooling, etc. are technically "rev d". This is essentially the same exact iMac that came out 3 months ago. How is the iSight/G5-iMac a rev C while the intel iMac is a rev A when they have virtually IDENTICAL hardware and design?
So, what I'm saying is that the usual "rev A" trappings don't really hold for the iMac. Rev A problems are usually some random, hardware-based flaw like cooling problems or hinge problems or logic board problems or whatever (you true "rev A" iMac people who bought in September '04 know what I'm talking about). However, Apple has had 4 generations to perfect the current iMac hardware design. The only thing that is "unproven" is the intel chips themselves. And while possible, I think it's rather unlikely that these new machines will have isolated processor failures.
I'm calling the intel iMacs "Rev AD"... 'A' for the intel, 'D' for everything else. I'm actually very happy that the intel iMacs use the previous design because a) it reduces the possibility of the usual rev A flaws that would be even more damning in this processor transition phase, and b) the iSight-iMac design is damn nice, regardless of processor. I felt a sense of security in that familiar iMac design and ordered one as soon as they were announced (I've been wanting an iMac for quite a while). Even If you insist that the new intel iMac is rev A, i'd say it's one of the safest rev A bets in Apple history because so much of the hardware and design has already been proven.
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Joshua said 6:13PM on 1-29-2006
I have finally found a machine that is worth retiring my B&W G3...
Ordering one with my income tax return...
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Erik Swanson said 6:16PM on 1-29-2006
I'm hoping I can hold off at least until Adobe releases a Universal Binary update to their suite, but may not be able to as my PBG4 1ghz is starting to exhibit signs of an impending logic board failure.
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Andy B. said 6:21PM on 1-29-2006
I'm buying a. iMac core duo in about 2 weeks. It'll be my first mac since gradeschool. I'm really really looking forward to getting this machine. i don't use pro aps or anything like that. iLife '06 is more than enough for me. The only decision I have left is to get a .mac account or not. 100 bucks a year is not cheap.
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