Planning to buy one is it better to wait?

Hi all,

I am planning on buying a 13" macbook around jan/feb 08, after reading a few posts/rumors I was wondering if it is better to wait before getting one as they might come out with lighter more improved versions.

From the people who follow macbook world closely, is it worth waiting till around february or does it make no difference if I buy it at the begging of Jan?

Yes wait forever because you never know when they will update it!

There is a big Apple event from 14-18th January called MacWorld Expo. Any new products are likely to be announced there. If you are waiting till Jan/Feb anyway, then just wait until the MacWorld Expo. If they announce something new then you can get that, if not, then you can get something from the current line up.

I wouldn't wait past the expo though. We know there will be some new products there, but after that it's anyones guess.

agree with photojonny.... wait until the Macworld Expo. Any new products are announced there and in the June event.

I am so tired of people asking if they should wait to buy a product! NOOO! Just buy it, by the time you buy the one you were waiting for they will already be in the works of introducing its successor.

I bought my iBook G4 the last month that you could, right before the intel switch to macbook, I didn't regret my decision in the least, I got a great machine that churned out work better than any pc I had at the time. They introduced the macbook at the same price with better specs the next month and in a side by side comparison, they ran almost the same. Plus there were so many universal apps coming out it really didn't matter to me.

People stop asking this question. Technology is ever changing, unless your a billionaire you will never have the latest piece of technology out there. Just accept that technology changes faster than you can buy it. Just buy it when you need it, not when you "speculate" they will change their product lineup.

There are aluminium-clad MacBooks being spotted around Apple's campus, so waiting a few weeks til the end of January won't hurt, unless you're not fussed about getting the (alleged) new case.

Bear in mind that if you wait, and Apple brings out a new notebook (which I agree is being touted as highly likely), and you buy it, you will have the proverbial "version 1.0" of some new hardware. "version 1.0" usually equals "buggy" with any vendor, and I include Apple in that, just for safety's sake.

If there is an Apple product that meets your needs now, and you want it now, buy it now! ...and I would definitely advise not buying anything that comes out in Jan/Feb that is brand new. Let it (whatever it may be) cut its teeth on someone else!!