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An odd thing...

Submitted by trey on Wed, 2008-01-16 13:08.

With CES and MacWorld behind us, I've noticed something: people who last month were saying, "don't buy one now, they're announcing new models soon" are now saying, "don't buy one now, let them shake out the bugs first".

Suppose announcements were more frequent than they are now. Is there a point at which product announcements would become so frequent that such people would never buy one? Maybe they'd start buying models as soon as they're announced. Or would they buy the current (soon-to-be prior) model only once they hear an announcement is coming?

I think maybe a coming "techie/non-techie divide" blog will be about non-techies seeing "planned obsolescence" where techies see constant progress. I'm still gathering my thoughts on that one, though.

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I'm merely waiting..
Submitted by mbarr on Thu, 2008-01-17 09:35.

I'm merely waiting for the next upgrade to the Macbook Pro. We know the chips are there- penryn's - and it's only a matter of time till it's available. I have the first Macbook Pro, and if I had a need for the AIr, I might get it.

Of course, I wish they'd put a normal ethernet jack on it. I think that might have been one compromise too much. It might be mitigated by putting a cell card option in it, but I think they really were out of space on that puppy.

Seeing the dimensions with the thickest part of the air being thinner than the thinnest part of the Vaio... or even the Eee.. that's impressive.

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some people never buy
Submitted by macallan on Thu, 2008-01-17 09:05.

As an educational IT guy, I am frequently asked about when to buy a new machine. My advice is always: buy when you need a new machine, and get the "best" one for your needs at that time. There are lots of separate discussions about what the "best" machine for any given user will be, but I never advise people to wait more than a week, since there is always something better[1] coming soon[2]. Most people are constrained by the lead time on a new machine, or some other deadline, so I say just buy something already.

1] that's what marketing calls every new thing
2] marketing will have you believe it's going to be here tomorrow

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