Tiger

Is there any downside (other than the price) to buying a mac now and getting tiger later? when i got win xp i did a clean install instead of upgrading...just wondering if it's the same w/ mac stuff.

i wanna get a pbook 15"...hopefully they don't release a new one anytime soon. :(

I wouldn't buy a Powerbook right now... New ones are on the horizon. But of course these are good PB's to buy because they are like 4th generation, so all the kinks are worked out and they are as stable as possible.

You can do an archive and install when you get panther, which backs up your files and upgrades. Or you can do a clean install. But other than the price, that's really the only draw back.

heh how do I even go about upgrading when it comes out!, I'm affraid derek :X I've never had to reinstall osx before! :( or fix it..

If the new OS is released within a certain time frame of when you bought your computer they normally let you upgrade for free or for like $17 or something. I think that is what I paid when I got my first G4. But I'd check the time frame to make sure.

When you upgrade your mac there really is no reason to have to do a clean install if you are not having any problems. I never did. I just ran the upgrade and OS X ran like a dream.

yeah, its really not a reinstall more like an upgrade, wait around for a month or so after it comes out and any bugs are discovered and you should be good to go.

as far as the powerbooks hang out and wait for a few weeks, there's rumors of slightly faster ones coming out in late jan/early feb, 1.67 g4s on the top end.

chris

alright, i was all stoked about being able to ug the 15" to an 128MB ATI card instead...but now that you guys say there may be new ones on their way, i guess i could hold out a bit longer.

Aw Snap!! They In They In!

So when are you getting it?

so go order it already

chris

getting cold feet.... T_T

2k is still such a great deal of money.........