MacBook Pros updated today - Good time to buy

[davidmathers]

Bad time to buy. This is just the update to 45nm CPUs. The next generation chipset will be out in 6 months. That will be a good time to buy.

Unless you don't already have a Mac, then anytime is a good time to buy.

[holygoat]

That's one POV.

Another: if you wait 6 months, there'll be another significant bump 6 months after that. (WiMax!) The sensible thing to do is to wait a year. Sorry, 18 months. Oh no, 2 years.

[lyime]

I wonder why there is no Multi Touch or Led displays in the Macbook.

[chengmi]

One subtle but annoying change: Apple rearranged the function keys at the top of the keyboard to match the Macbook Air.

[alaskamiller]

it now looks like this: http://images.apple.com/keyboard/images/gallery/wired_1_2007...

[Prrometheus]

Do these still come with bootcamp? I really want a Mac Pro, but the ability to dual-boot would be key.

[stillmotion]

Yep. All is included.

[sohail]

$2000 is a bit steep isn't it?

[mynameishere]

Here's a comparable machine:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-det...

$1050

The "fashion" tax is pretty high on Apple. The only advantage it has on the HP is a superior video card.

[chaostheory]

I just wished they gave an option whether to have the macbook style keyboard or not. I really like the new keyboards compared to what the mac book pros have

[henning]

Everyone's reservations about proprietary software go away when it's Apple. Closed source isn't a bad thing when it isn't Microsoft doing it.

[kingnothing]

I've never had a problem with closed source.

I bet the majority of hackers here don't mind it, as they're all working on their own startups and only a tiny fraction of them are likely to release their source code.

[Readmore]

The only thing I wish they had done was increase the size of the touchpad. I need some space to use my gestures.

[jey]

Screw gestures, use keyboard shortcuts instead.

[comatose_kid]

I think that the 'Douple-layer' SuperDrive on the 17 inch model is an especially convincing reason to buy.