BUY a PB now or should i wait

well i have been waiting for a powerbook for some time, i just got a new imac (aug)and a ibook a (oct) but that ibook is primarly for my girl friend. I am still running on my old ti...... what do you think we have in store for MWSF? i mean come on the PB got a revsion 2 months ago..... BUT NO chip upgrade!!! ummmm does that mean sell off all old inventory?
What would you do if you have 2g's to spend and NEEDED a new PB
steve

I think you should buy I had the same dilemma. I am a PC user and have been one for years. I recently took a job where they only worked on macs. For the first 2 days it was a nightmare but after that I adapted pretty well and I learned to like them A LOT!
I did not want to spend too much, and I wanted a portable system. So many people told me to wait and not buy the Powerbook the new chips were coming out and then there were many people that told me the intel chip will be the worm in the apple for a few years. I decided to buy a refurbished 12in power book from the apple store and I loved it, until a dead pixel showed up on my screen, 2 days after it came.
I returned it to apple and bought a brand new one with an educational discount they had it in my hands the next day! This little computer is amazing, I run all my compositing software and I am learning Final cut, I even run 3D software on it. It really is impressive, I would not have gotten this much bang for the buck out of a PC laptop. The only thing I like about the new PC laptops are the screens, they seem to have this sheen to them and I can watch them at any angle and my Powerbook has the “older” screen where it needs to be in the right angle so you can view it.
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