thinking of buying a pb

i want to buy a pb but i heard they're gonna update soon. what should i do?

jkritch said:

i want to buy a pb but i heard they're gonna update soon. what should i do?

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Dont wait. I didnt, I got mine 2 weeks ago and I havent been more happier. Even if they update it wont be major, its not like yr goign to be seeing any G5's in a powerbook any time..ever. So just get your 'book now, you wont regret it.

I agree, why wait? The next major update won't be until Intel gets in the mix.. Buy then you will want another PB anyway..

well at macrumors they suggest waiting cause the pb is due for an update anytime soon. i dont know what to do.

jkritch said:

well at macrumors they suggest waiting cause the pb is due for an update anytime soon. i dont know what to do.

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i would definately wait. mac buyers guide @ http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/ says updates soon. even if the update isn't major, it could be something like a 16x super drive, faster processor, larger v-ram. that would definately be worth waiting for, in my opinion

Those are the three big things I'm hoping for in the next update. Gonna wait it out til October/early November

if you need a powerbook right now for work, then buy it.
if it's temptation only, you can wait, but it's gonna be hard.

It looks like the updates are coming in September. Personally, If I was ready to buy a PB, I would NOT be able to wait. But hey, if you can...wait it out!

PaRaGoNViCtiM said:

It looks like the updates are coming in September. Personally, If I was ready to buy a PB, I would NOT be able to wait. But hey, if you can...wait it out!

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aparently the upgrades aren't spectacular, i think they said a 30mhz upgrade in processor speed. but you can look at it in 2 ways. 1) youll get the newest powerbook. 2) you'll be able to get the most recent revision for a few hundred less since the new ones will be out.

will a powerbook run doom3?

jkritch said:

will a powerbook run doom3?

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no, well technically yes but it will run very crappily.

heres the reqs:
Doom 3 runs on any iMac G5, or any Mac that meets the requirements below
# Operating System: Mac OS X 10.3.8 or later
# CPU Processor: PowerPC G4/G5 or later
# CPU Speed: 1.5GHz or faster
# Memory: 512 MB or higher
# Hard Disk Space: 2.0GB free disk space
# Video Card (ATI): Radeon 9600 or better
# Video Card (NVidia): GeForce FX5200 or better
# Video Memory (VRam): 64 MB
# Media Required: DVD Drive

what about on the lowest settings? im thinking of buying q4 when it comes out for the multiplayer. should have around the same system requirements as doom. i wanna play strictly for multiplayer so i wouldnt care if i ran on ultra low grahics. what do you think?

I run Doom 3 just fine on my 15" 1.67 Powerbook. I do have 2GB of RAM though.

u should wait til they update, then buy the revision right b4 that for a few hundred dollars cheaper.