[Czilla9000]

My 1st gen Macbook is dieing. (FYI...HeadFi puts the red wiggle under the word "dieing". Is dieing not a word?????)

Anyway, is now good time to get another Macbook or is it due for a refresh?

 

[blessingx]

Probably a good time, but with WWDC coming (and expected new iPhone), I'd wait two weeks... just in case.

And Head-Fi doesn't handle the spelling, your browser does.

 

[Czilla9000]

Thanks. Ehh...just noticed I probably should have posted this in "Gear-Fi". I forget about that forum.

 

[magnetic]

"Is dieing not a word?????"

It's dying.

 

[Uncle Erik]

I think Apple is going to drop new products on June 9.

Hold off until then. There will be a new product or two, but there's a good chance they'll bump system specs on existing products. You might get a much faster MacBook for the same price.

 

[Kilane]

I could be honest and tell you there's never a good time to buy a macbook

.

If you wait until the new iphone comes out I'll put a couple bucks on prices dropping not too long after.

 

[TheMarchingMule]

They dern well bettah release that there iPhone 3G that day.

 

[Currawong]

How's your MacBook dying? What's wrong with it?

 

[krmathis]

Not quite!
Especially since WWDC 2008 are just one week away (June 9-13)...

 

[BetaLyr]

The new MacBooks with Penryn and (maybe) Montevina are rumored to be announced at WWDC.
You probably should hold out until later this summer.

 

[ronin74]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif I think Apple is going to drop new products on June 9. Hold off until then. There will be a new product or two, but there's a good chance they'll bump system specs on existing products. You might get a much faster MacBook for the same price.

Uncle, I heard the same rumors, the Powerbook/Macbook design is OLD (7-years maybe?), time for remodeling, suggested styling cues from the '08 iMacs and MBA.

My Ti PB finally died (with the link to the above rumor), on-hold until the new lines come out. This POS Dell Latitude is driving me nuts!

 

[blessingx]

Seems Jobs is getting ready to introduce something.

 

[vagarach]

Weren't the macbooks just upgraded recently (Jan/Feb)? With pretty solid specs, only the price is high, so apple might hold out until November or so to upgrade.

The macbook pro, maybe at WWDC, a new black, alu & glass look to match the air. But I secretly want them to not change, so my mbp still looks new

. Who am I kidding though, this design is like 2 or so years old, which is an eternity in Apple's design books.

If you have a way of getting into the college discounts, be sure to wait so you can also get the free ipod touch/nano/whatever they're giving away this year.

 

[no1likesme]

What is wrong with your current notebook? if possible you should try and install ubuntu or some other flavor of linux on it. I used to be a big fan of osX but since switching to linux, osX just doesn't seem like a "real computer" it feels more like a toy.

 

[TheMarchingMule]

Quote:

Originally Posted by blessingx /img/forum/go_quote.gif Seems Jobs is getting ready to introduce something.

Dear God, please let it be the iPhone 3G.