I’ve been pondering purchasing a MacBook for quite a while now. It always has seemed like a no-brainer to me: I love Macs, I love portability. The MacBook is both a Mac and portable.
I’ve put it off for a while for several reasons…
- Not a huge need
- I have a work laptop
- Concern about the newer keyboards
- My desire to have a completely full machine, regardless of its intended use
- Money
There’s still no huge need and I still have the work laptop. However, it’s a Dell and as free as it is, my computer has more problems than any computer rightly should (as I write this, I’m considering having our IT department wipe the hard drive for the 3rd time).
After spending some time with the new keyboards, I’ve found them completely awesome. I don’t know why I would have expected anything different from Cupertino. They are very nice…responsive and extremely elegantly designed.
As far as #4 goes…I’ll be frank. I’m a total geek. I want latest and greatest stuff across the board. My original desire for this computer was something to kick around with. I want to be able to easily move around my house not using my work laptop to blog, check e-mail, write that ever-elusive novel, etc. I’ve decided that after the Macworld Expo in January that I would just take whatever they are offering at the time in my price range. Now, after looking at all the rumors, it appears that Apple may be poised to release a NAND-flash hard-drive based compact notebook. It would be light, extremely portable, but it might not have an optical drive. One of the reasons I want a new laptop is that I want to be able to easily watch movies on trips. That might pose a problem.
Then there’s the question of which version to get. Really, that question boils down to issue #5. As much as I’d like the black one, it makes a lot more sense to stick with the mid-range white one so I can still get a SuperDrive.
This decision is very trying to my patience. Now that I’ve made the decision to get one, I can’t wait to get it. Uncle Steve Jobs’ Macworld Expo keynote on January 15 cannot get here soon enough.
Do you think I should wait?
I think you should buy 2 and give one to me.
The wait will be worth it. 2 short weeks is worth waiting for potentially new features and bragging rights of having the newest item. Alternatively, the current model will have a price drop if the new one doesn’t suit your fancy.
Even if the new one doesn’t have the optical drive included, I would assume an add-on will be available for those times when a DVD is needed.
The biggest question to ask is, does the new model provide a big enough performance/feature increase to warrant the cost?
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