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Is it a good move to buy a 12,1" Powerbook now?
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<blockquote data-quote="zeta101" data-source="post: 204337" data-attributes="member: 11173"><p>Just some thoughts for you...</p><p></p><p>The 12" PB is mature in the sense that it has gone through several revisions and so there should be no major bugs with the hardware. The new intel macs are first generation (so called revision A, or rev A) and so although it's bleeding edge there might be little hardware bugs sometimes (the new 15" macbook pros have various (small) issues for some people, if you have a read around you'll get an idea. I don't think it's fair to say that every new macbook pro is totally bug ridden though; remember that people who have problems tend to be more vocal than those who don't).</p><p></p><p>There will be a macbook pro coming out to replace the 12" powerbook, I think it might be towards the end of the year, the macbook (that replaces the ibooks) is a 13.3" widescreen like slyydrr said, and will come out before this. Even when they come out you would be wise to wait a month or so to see what kind of bugs (if any) get reported by the internet communities.</p><p></p><p>If you are willing to wait then an intel mac makes more sense, but the powerbook 12" won't stop doing a fantastic job just because a better (intel) upgrade comes out <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> and the powerbook 12" does indeed do a great job! (It's my first, and at the moment, only mac).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zeta101, post: 204337, member: 11173"] Just some thoughts for you... The 12" PB is mature in the sense that it has gone through several revisions and so there should be no major bugs with the hardware. The new intel macs are first generation (so called revision A, or rev A) and so although it's bleeding edge there might be little hardware bugs sometimes (the new 15" macbook pros have various (small) issues for some people, if you have a read around you'll get an idea. I don't think it's fair to say that every new macbook pro is totally bug ridden though; remember that people who have problems tend to be more vocal than those who don't). There will be a macbook pro coming out to replace the 12" powerbook, I think it might be towards the end of the year, the macbook (that replaces the ibooks) is a 13.3" widescreen like slyydrr said, and will come out before this. Even when they come out you would be wise to wait a month or so to see what kind of bugs (if any) get reported by the internet communities. If you are willing to wait then an intel mac makes more sense, but the powerbook 12" won't stop doing a fantastic job just because a better (intel) upgrade comes out :) and the powerbook 12" does indeed do a great job! (It's my first, and at the moment, only mac). [/QUOTE]
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