Ever bought a new Mac only to have it reduced in price the next week? I have. My old mac was really playing up so I was more or less forced to buy a new one. I rang round to try and get the best price, but there was very little difference. I went with the cheapest out of necessity (worried my old mac would pack up). The next week one of the computer sales people rang to say he could now do a really good deal on the mac (I had just purchased from someone else) as a new mac was just being launched.
Today I receiv
ed an email from Mac User Magazine with a link to mactactic.com. This site has information on when new macs and accessories are likely to be released or older ones discontinued. This is good guide to when you can either pick up a bargain, or make sure you have the very latest machine.
There’s a widget you can download too if you want to keep an eye on what’s happening in your mac dashboard.
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That’s pretty cool! Thanks for the info. I’ll hopefully won’t be needed a new Mac anytime soon, especially since I can’t afford it lol, but I’ll keep this site in mind
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i believe apple are waiting til at least 2008 before they start adding blue ray drives to macs. i suspect most new laptops by the end of the year will have blue ray or hd dvd drives instead of dvd writers
ive never owned a mac but would it be possible to replace the driver at a later date?
Hi Kevin
Thanks for your comment. Sorry I don’t know about replacing the driver, anyone else know?
gonna buy a new mac soon…but i’ll probably wait until leopoard comes out
Hi Frank and Sean
I fancy a new Mac too and one of those nice big apple flat screens (even they weren’t so expensive), not quite sure I can justify buying it yet though.
Good info, thanks. Happened to me a couple of years ago actually. Bought a Mac Mini, waited a few weeks for it be to be delivered and within days (it seemed), an upgraded model was available for a cheaper price. Just my luck huh?
Its gutting isn’t it!
I’m impatiently waiting for October, so I can purchase my very first mac with the new OS. In preparation I’ve been collecting mac related news/links/resources… to ease the transition as a 12+ years PC user… so thanks for the tipoff on that site!
Last August I bought my first Mac – MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo, and only two months later they’ve release the new MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo. Oh, I was sooooo upset – why didn’t I wait a bit longer.
A couple of months ago I’ve stumbled upon mactatic site and bookmarked it for future. I think they didn’t have the Dashboard widget yet. So now I’ve installed the Widget – thank you. But it shows that MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo is “About to be discontinued”. Does it say the same thing on your widget?
Hi, yes says the same on mine too