Macbook Pro: Buy Now or Wait

[necine]

Amazon is offering interest free financing for up to 2 years. I have the cash but just prefer to buy things over time interest free.

Mac Rumors buying guide says a product refresh is coming soon, but I might not be able to get that interest free.

So, wait or buy? Is the macbook pro refresh going to be that much better?

 

[IntelCeleron]

Well, Arrandale is on its way and Apple is likely to use it. However, it's unknown when that update will take place. You may want to take a look at Anand's Holiday Macbook Pro roundup: http://www.anandtech.com/mac/showdoc.aspx?i=3672&p=10

 

[Dacalo]

I am in the same boat, and I am gonna wait since refresh is so close.

 

[secretanchitman]

wait. core i5/core i7 will be significantly faster than c2d.

 

[necine]

Thanks all for the suggestions. I've decided to wait, and continue using this piece of crap netbook as my secondary system for the time being.

 

[Narse]

I am in the same boat as you, going to wait until the end of Jan. Hopefully by then I will know more.

 

[MovingTarget]

DP

 

[MovingTarget]

I feel your pain. My old iBook G4 is beginning to show its age. I'd wait for the next refresh, especially since a move to an i5/i7 architecture seems imminent.