ilounge.com — Every time Apple Computer announces a new product, we hear the same question: "should I buy now, or wait?" After years of experience, iLounge?s editors have a reliable answer to this question that comes in two versions: with and without an "ten-step guide to happy purchases of new Apple products." Both versions are below.
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tooslickvanSep 22, 2006
Check out the mac buyer's guide: <a class="user" href="http://buyersguide.macrumors.com">http://buyersguide.macrumors.com</a>It has recommendations about which products to buy based on the number of days since the last update and the average number of days between updates.
nreynoldsSep 22, 2006
rule #1: Don't.
lamitySep 22, 2006
It's like saying when is the right time to buy a Ford Pinto?
diggdonSep 22, 2006
"Mac users have a larger income"Great, sign me up for a Mac and let the extra money roll it.
arkonnanSep 22, 2006
"Beware of First-Generation/Revision A Models. Despite the rush of immediate purchases Apple experiences with every new product launch, the company’s products routinely suffer from “revision A,” “first-generation,” or “early adopter” bugs. Part of this is due to the cutting-edge technologies and designs it uses; another part is due to the secrecy-obsessed, quiet pre-release testing it employs. As frog design founder Hartmut Esslinger told Businessweek magazine recently, “Apple innovates in big ways and small ways, and if they don’t get it right, they innovate again.”"Isn't this just a lot of double-speak for "Apple has really s**tty QA"?I love how they imply that even when Apple screws up, it's only because they're so innovative. Man, I'm going to hire the writer of that article if I ever need a PR monkey to spin all of my wrong-doings.
bustergonadSep 22, 2006
Whenever you're forking out thousands of hard earned corn, any info you have beforehand is a plus,...I also thought there was some unwritten rule,. to wait until after whatever upcoming Macworld expo, or Developers expo, when new products are announced, before making a buying decision,..
anagogeSep 22, 2006
11. Buy something cheaper that is just as good, if not better, rather than for the popularity factor.(Zen springs to mind)
svpirateSep 22, 2006
Sound advice for prospective Apple buyers.
squirpySep 22, 2006
Popularity factor? How is buying a computer from a company that only has a small fraction of the market share giving into the "popularity factor". I do not understand your logic......
jeremyhorwitzSep 23, 2006
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