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New Macs to follow OS X Snow Leopard?

Jun 10, 2008 12:16AM PDT

I recently decided to go and purchase an iMac because my 3 year old compaq desktop is truely outdated. But now I discovered that Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) is on the way. Do you think that a new iMac or Macbook will debue with OS X 10.6 when it is released next year? Should I buy my iMac now or wait?

Thank you for your advice!

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This is where you gotta ask.
Jun 10, 2008 12:27AM PDT

Let's say you wait for Snow Leopard next year. The day arrives and you learn that Spotted Leopard will be out in a few months. Will you wait yet again?

In closing, I always wait if I can. The reason is purely about where my money gets the best return. While I'm waiting I can put the money into some CD, stocks or other places.
Bob

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Question!
Jun 10, 2008 1:08AM PDT

Hi, I am new at talking on line and I am worse than a computer newbie!
I don't even know where to go to ask a question, so I will ask here.
I just got a Fix It disc in the mail and would like to try it, but don't know if I can trust the source. It is ("Simply Media Fix It"), have you heard of them and what is your opinion? THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!! Very Much.


P.S. There website is www.simplymedia.com again thank you.

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I'll call this "junkware."
Jun 10, 2008 1:57AM PDT

Sorry but in decades of using computers and now with today's machines I have yet to use such a product. Why would we need such junk?
Bob

PS. You should create a new discussion in the right forum for the best responses.

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Depends
Jun 10, 2008 3:36PM PDT

Apple tends to release new Macs on a somewhat vague cycle (so it would seem), but who knows? I highly doubt that they would release a new Macintosh in conjunction with the new operating system. But if it debuts at Macworld 2009 as rumors suggest, it's possible.

I'm guessing a MacBook refresh is due later this year while the iMacs will not receive any significant updates for awhile (they were just updated with Intel's Penryn-class processors). A MacBook Pro update could very likely join the MacBook update as well, leaving the Air to be updated before or after that, but I would not count on all three notebook lines to be upgraded on one day. Just a hunch. And while I'm listing my upgrade predictions, the Mini needs an update today, but it's as good as gone unless Apple can breathe life back into it like they are doing with .Mac/MobileMe. The Mac Pro might not see any updates at all for several months, as was the case with the original Core 2 Duo Mac Pros and their replacements that arrived a week before Macworld this year.

"Snow Leopard" is going to be more security/stability oriented, so I doubt it will accompany any new machine. This sounds more like an actual Windows Service Pack than the other OS X installments, and when was the last time you saw a new machine introduced exclusively with one of those? Granted some computers would be advertised to have it but it's not the same case exactly. For example, when the Air was released, it was introduced with the new multi-touch trackpad and remote disc/access (etc.) features. The original MacBooks and MacBook Pros were introduced with the integrated iSight camera like the iMac G5s before it... Now things like that aren't exactly OS updates, but you get where I'm going with this.

Buy the iMac now or as soon as possible. And I recommend upgrading the mid-range 20-inch model (the 2.66Ghz model) to meet your needs or going beyond that. The entry-level iMac is nice, but for the price difference, getting a more powerful model would be worth it. Just my two cents on that if you needed it. Wink The iMacs were just updated and now is the time to get one before they become outdated and replaced again, though like I said, that may not happen for awhile.

-BMF

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Thanks BMF!
Jun 11, 2008 10:56AM PDT

I was never an apple fan and am starting to become one now, so I had now idea about when/with what new Mac desktops/laptops were released.

Your advice was really useful, so I think I will take it and buy my iMac soon, then just update to Snow Leopard, because if a bought a new desktop with every OS X update I could not afford a house to keep it in!

Thank you BeatlesMegaFan!

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Glad to be of assistance
Jun 11, 2008 12:21PM PDT

I used to hear all sorts of negative comments aimed towards Apple myself. I thought they were true until I switched, and boy, most of the typical stereotypes proved to be wrong.

Snow Leopard was just seeded to developers at WWDC. It's June now, and it is to be released by January or sometime in early 2009. It would seem that development would have to increase at a rapid rate to meet that deadline. That could also mean that "Snow Leopard" will be a relatively small update to OS X, but I'm just guessing here. Hope you enjoy your iMac.
Apple used to update their products more than other companies, but lately, I don't think that is true anymore. Either way, when you decide to buy a Mac, you might as well get one when you need it unless an update is close. With that in mind, you wouldn't want to keep getting a new model each time around. Wink

-BMF