Should I keep my new Macbook?

Hi, I'm new here. So heres the story. I bought a Toshiba notebook and it was plastic failure with a cool webcam. After many hours of begging, I finally convinced my parents to purchase a macbook for me but I can't have it until the 24th. Should I keep the macbook or should I wait for the 'newer macbook' that I hear rumors about.

By one now and then buy a new one when it comes out.

Eric559 said:

By one now and then buy a new one when it comes out.

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Money doesn't grow on trees for me. Good idea though

Tim Shaftner said:

Money doesn't grow on trees for me. Good idea though

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To be honest, if you want it now then now buy it. No matter when you purchase it there is always going to be another thing getting upgraded or a new model in the works. Buy it whenever you want.

Im under the impreshion that that new macbook is going to be very small. I personaly think that the current macbook is small enough and I wouldent like anything even smaller.

Its totaly up to you though

Tim Shaftner said:

Hi, I'm new here. So heres the story. I bought a Toshiba notebook and it was plastic failure with a cool webcam. After many hours of begging, I finally convinced my parents to purchase a macbook for me but I can't have it until the 24th. Should I keep the macbook or should I wait for the 'newer macbook' that I hear rumors about.

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If you're always waiting for the next big thing in technology, you'll be waiting forever. If the machine suits your needs as it stands, then don't worry about it and wait for Christmas and enjoy your gift.

Rumors about new Apple products are just that - rumors. Apple is one of the most tight-lipped companies in the industry when it comes to new products in the pipeline. I'd say the rumors are wrong far more often than they are right.

Considering that the MacBook line was just updated to Santa Rosa Nov 1st, I doubt that there will be any major updates to the current form-factor MacBook in the next few months.

All the rumors are hinting at a ultra-portable MacBook Pro, or some sort of tablet device. Neither of these sound like what you are looking for if a current MacBook is what you are considering. And, like cwa107 says, rumors are just that, rumors.

Before purchasing my MacBook, I waited for the C2D over the CD, but that was because I didn't have an immediate need for the new laptop. Since January when I bought it, there have been two updates to the MacBook, but neither of those make my laptop any less powerful or less useful than when I bought it. You really don't want to fall into the trap of always wanting the "latest and greatest" as you will either never get anything, or never be satisfied.

If the current spec MacBook meets your needs, then get it and don't look back.

Tim Shaftner said:

Hi, I'm new here. So heres the story. I bought a Toshiba notebook and it was plastic failure with a cool webcam. After many hours of begging, I finally convinced my parents to purchase a macbook for me but I can't have it until the 24th. Should I keep the macbook or should I wait for the 'newer macbook' that I hear rumors about.

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there is a new macbook coming out?
oh crap.. I just bought this one..
this sucks.

zerofantasym said:

there is a new macbook coming out?
oh crap.. I just bought this one..
this sucks.

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Did you read the rest of the thread?

um, yes I did

zerofantasym said:

um, yes I did

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Does the computer do what you bought it to do? If yes, then relax - you did the right thing at the right time.

zerofantasym said:

um, yes I did

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I don't think you've read the whole thread. There's a rumor about a new ultraportable MBP with a 12" screen. Not a new MB.

cwa107 said:

Does the computer do what you bought it to do? If yes, then relax - you did the right thing at the right time.

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I'm in love with my macbook
I think the world should convert to apple.
Why does everyone bothers with PCs? They're nothing but trouble!
Not only are apples better, they're prettier too •adores her white shiny macbook•

zerofantasym said:

I'm in love with my macbook
I think the world should convert to apple.
Why does everyone bothers with PCs? They're nothing but trouble!
Not only are apples better, they're prettier too •adores her white shiny macbook•

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Glad to hear it. I often have the same kind of buyer's remorse when I buy a new tech toy - more often with digital cameras than with computers. For example, a couple of years ago, Canon revamped their Digital Elph series of cameras. I read some good reviews on the SD300 and found it for a reasonable price, so I jumped on it. Soon after, several successors were released, each one offering better resolution, improved processors and zoom - all for the same price. I found myself regretting having made that purchase.

But I came to the point where I realized that technology is constantly improving. You have to buy the product that fits your needs and continue to use it until it stops doing so and not worry about what else comes out.