What is Your order
I was just wondering. With the soon (or not so soon ) to be released PPC 970, how many of us will jump in at cutting edge, or how many will wait to see the 970 in their machine (powerbook,imac,emac,etc,etc) I have been waiting patiently with a G3 233 DT, at that time it was cutting edge. Since then I have seen bandage upon bandage of the lineup. It would be so nice to see something from Apple that grabs you and says WOW. I've got the money Steve, now show me the goods!!
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Personally, I wait until the second generation of an Apple product, since the first release is usually lacking in some feature or has some improvement that shows up in the next release.
Also, there will always be something better. It's probably best to hold on until your machine is no longer adequate for day to day tasks. If you're not satisfied with the current offerings, then hold out for something better.
Something has to come along... (I hope)
A@ron
i dont want to buy anything now... waiting for new ibooks and a 15" powerbook model
i think i will wait until 2nd revision of the albooks though...
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On the other hand. If Maya 5 Unlimited comes out for Panther, and they offer a limited specail price (same price as Complete) for new Maya buyers, or people upgrading from Maya 4.5 Complete (like me) that buy a 970 PowerMac I would take out a loan if I had to. That's an offer I could not refuse.
I don't mind missing out on the 1st Gen 970s it's only going to get better from here on out.
I don't mind missing out on the 1st Gen 970s it's only going to get better from here on out.
Hmmm.
Lemon Bon Bon
Depending on Apple's update schedule and my financial situation, I may end up with a powerbook containing a 970, but odds are I will buy one before then. If I can keep this thing going for another 9-12 months and if 10.3 makes it feel like a new machine, I may be able to wait for 970 powerbooks.
Originally posted by mock1
I was just wondering. With the soon (or not so soon ) to be released PPC 970, how many of us will jump in at cutting edge, or how many will wait to see the 970 in their machine (powerbook,imac,emac,etc,etc) I have been waiting patiently with a G3 233 DT, at that time it was cutting edge. Since then I have seen bandage upon bandage of the lineup. It would be so nice to see something from Apple that grabs you and says WOW. I've got the money Steve, now show me the goods!!
I'm going to jump as soon as they are for sale. I've been using a powermac 8600 for 5 years so I suspect the 970 will be noticebly faster. I don't care if it comes with a rev a motherboard just as long as its reliable.
Originally posted by Placebo
Seems like Rev. B of the 970 will be a Christmas item... \ 8)
It wont.
If the 970 is a truly new design with multi chanel audio support, front mounted USB and FW ports etc I will go for the first generation. My G4/400 started to feel slow with the OS 9 to X transition.
However if the 970 is a G4 tower with the 970 grafted into it I will wait. The B&W G3 was way better than the beige G3s both in performance and features. The same for the PCI PPC compared to the nubus PPC.
I had a 7200/90 and tested the 7300/200 and it was faster and later the G3/233 also faster but basically just more of the same. The B&W G3/300 was a beast from an other dimention
I type this from a dual 1.25 and I want to have way more than this before I spend money replacing the old G4/400. This feels like 7200/90 to G3/233 that is much faster but the real thing
In praxis
I will try a 970 in my price range and if it just feels good I will wait and if it wakes the urge of instant possesion I will posses