I wouldn't go so far as to say 'obsolete'... especially if it would be less than a year between updates. Obsolete is a bit of a strong word:... my now broken powerbook g4 which became obsolete 4 months later with the intel switch.
G4's are by no means obsolete. Mine certainly hasn't worn out or fallen into disuse.Dictionary said:ob·so·lete [ob-suh-leet, ob-suh-leet]
no longer in use; fallen into disuse
1579, from L. obsoletus "grown old, worn out,"
So that means an update will coincide with Leopard. I guess ill wait it out. I made that mistake with my now broken powerbook g4 which became obsolete 4 months later with the intel switch.
Hello, this guy http://hpc.sourceforge.net/, has a lot of good things to say about PPC processors. If G5's didn't run hot there is a good chance the Intel switch would not have happened. The G4/G5's have years and years of R and D behind them as well as some good companies. IBM, Motorola, and for that matter Apple were doing computers when nobody even knew what the heck they were. If Apple hadn't faultered in the 80's companies like AMD and Intel might be the underdog now. Just because it ain't shiny and new doesn't mean it sucks. Whats important with any computer is whether or not you like it. Computers move too fast for end users to stay current anyway.
I'm waiting for an announcement that includes HDMI and a Internal Blu Ray player, and then I will purchase a MBP. Or until I can't wait longer.