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<blockquote data-quote="Mr Bobbins" data-source="post: 178304" data-attributes="member: 8957"><p>If this is your first Mac and you don't have a mass of Mac software that you need to use straight away then buying now shouldn't be a problem. </p><p></p><p>Most Mac software will have to be updated to work with the new Intel Macs so you'll have to wait for some programs before they will work. However they will work with rosette which is an emulation of the old powermac system but the programs will be slower if they have to use it. </p><p></p><p>The other usual advice is 'never buy a first issue' because their could be problems that have not yet been sorted out. Apple care will cover them but it may mean repair work. I brought a first edition imac G5 which had such a problem and it took two weeks to repair but didn't cost me anything. Haven't had any problems since.</p><p></p><p>What kind of programs are you planning on running ? If it's just the Apple programs included, they should all work fine. :dive:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mr Bobbins, post: 178304, member: 8957"] If this is your first Mac and you don't have a mass of Mac software that you need to use straight away then buying now shouldn't be a problem. Most Mac software will have to be updated to work with the new Intel Macs so you'll have to wait for some programs before they will work. However they will work with rosette which is an emulation of the old powermac system but the programs will be slower if they have to use it. The other usual advice is 'never buy a first issue' because their could be problems that have not yet been sorted out. Apple care will cover them but it may mean repair work. I brought a first edition imac G5 which had such a problem and it took two weeks to repair but didn't cost me anything. Haven't had any problems since. What kind of programs are you planning on running ? If it's just the Apple programs included, they should all work fine. :dive: [/QUOTE]
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