IPhone to buy or not to buy.

My birthday is coming up soon and I am thinking of buying me a iPhone. But hear is my problom. What are the odes of buying a iPhone now and in say 2-3 months down the line a new and better one comes out. I know my luck and I think I know apple. The minet I buy this phone a new one will come out. Now I was going to be one of the first to buy one. But I did not do it thought I would what and see what more I could find out and hear more about thye new iPhone. So I am sitting hear pulling my hair out trying to come to some kind of comen ground with this. I was just wondering what other people thought about this and if other people are thinking this way to.Thanks

I would say buy. There's no clear indication that Apple will release a 2.0 version in a matter of months. Having said that, it's very Apple-like to update its products regularly. It's one of the things I most like about Apple. Yes, it means that your equipment becomes 'old' sooner rather than later, but as an earlier poster mentioned, at least you had the equipment.
That said. I would check out AT&T service in your area. I live in Seattle and I find it to be spectacular service. I've been with them for years. I recently traveled to Dallas and found the service excellent. When I had another device I regularly used it in London, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv. No problems.
As far as Apple customer service. I always buy Applecare. I've used it once on my 2001 iBook several years ago. It was a superb repair experience. My two year old computer's disc drive failed and it was replaced immediately. The computer is still up and running.
iPhone. I love it. It's the best cell phone on the market. But make darn sure it does everything you need it to do. I came from a Blackberry- and there are some things that device does better. So check out the features carefully before purchase.
All that considered. GO FOR IT. Dan

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To buy or not to buy LENOVO 3000 N200

Hello!
At first I am from slovenia that's because mi english is not so good
I am buying a laptop for school (photoshop, programming, movies ) and i found the lenovo N200 in our store
http://www.bof.si/sl/product.cp2?guid=6F2B85B9-3CEA-CE25-1DA7-3D02A9C4EF0D&linkid=15.
I became interested in this laptop but i have some questions:
- Is the fan noise a pain in the ass? Because of it's on-off function.
- Is the housing durable for caring it around in a backpack? Is it well made?
- Does the this battery have the same problem as the n100 model?
- Any reasons why not to buy it?
Thans for you help and keep up the good work.

Here is my experience based on owning a Lenovo 3000 N100 laptop:
Thinkpads are built very sturdy. The "consumer level" laptops, ie the 3000 models, are nothing special. In fact, I would not recommend the 3000 model to anyone. In my personal experience, the 3000 models are plagued with engineering errors. The motherboards have defects that render the USB ports useless (my USB ports are dead). Many of the batteries need to be recalled (my battery failed). If they do recall your battery, they will not notify you (they did not notify me). You'll have to come to a website like this and search for details (this website is awsome). The laptop case is weak and flexes much like any other cheap laptop on the market. The power supplies are underpowered (my 65W supply sure gets hot).. Other than those 4 defects, my machine works fine.
Don't be fooled into thinking the 3000 series is anything like the Thinkpads in terms of reliability or service; they are not. You have to pay good money for a good laptop; hence the Thinkpad series.
Good luck.

2 buy or not 2 buy

I am a happy iPhone owner. I have some friends who are also happy iPhone owners who have recently purchased the iPod Touch as well. I am in a quandary. Am I missing something? Is there something that the "Touch" can do but that my iPhone cannot? (of course, short of the wifi itunes store that we are patiently waiting for in a promised, soon to be released, later this week, sometime this month, you'll get it when we're ** ready software update.)
Much obliged!

*you are missing out on is the bigger harddrive size*
Since the iPhone and Touch do not have hard drives, it's more storage, not a bigger hard drive.

To buy or not to buy the iphone 4

hey guys, i kno im new here but thought id share my thoughts.
ive neva had an phone before, used to have a nokia n96 and decided to buy the iphone 3gs back in feb this yr from the apple store which cost me £450. i gotta say its an awesome phone ( have the ipod touch 3rd gen as well ) and when hearing bout the iphone 4 i thought i had waisted my money on the 3gs, so i waited until iphone 4 launch and then all the complaints startd pouring in. i gotta say i really do like the deign sum wat and the screen is amazing but with all these problems with the phone i think im gonna wait for iphone 5, plus o2 wanna charge me £260 to upgrade early which is a rip off if u ever saw one. so i feel bad for all of u that have paid for a unusable phone and those of u that also sold ur previous phones. if iphone 5 is no better than the iphone 4 then its back to a nokia again. but my iphone 3gs is still the best phone ive ever had the pleasure of using ever.

IF you can wait I would honestly say wait till they fix the problems...other wise the iphone 4 is a hit or miss. Some people have problems and some don't.

2 buy or not 2 buy, X-fi2

I'm thinking of purchasing the Zen X-fi2, but I see a lot of problems people are having with it. Should I wait for a firmware update or not. I know that most people who come here do so because of problems with their players, but I haven't seen too many people who said they are pleased with the Zen X-fi2. Is it worth looking into getting it now, or should I wait's
I have a Zen X-fi 8g right now and use it mostly for mp3 listening, but do occasionally watch videos on it. I'm also curious about the touch screen and how it handles smudges and fingerprints. I really like my X-fi but I like the ideal of having a little larger screen.
Thank you.
Frank

You might want to post this in the iPod forums (isn't there a place for the touch already?).
I was actually originally going to buy the touch as well, because I was on the fence about the iPhone, but now that I have the iPhone the things I like about it the best are the thing the touch doesn't have (ability to call from Google Maps, getting and sending email not at a wi-fi spot, etc.).
I suppose if you primarily used your iPhone for music and video (and either didn't need a cell phone or used one so very little you didn't want to spend a lot of money on monthly charges) the touch would make perfect sense. But given that my "normal" cell service was with AT&T and cost about $10 less than what I'm paying now for the iPhone, it was a no-brainer.
Remember -- there are lots of folks out there who either don't use much cell or can't afford the monthly fees (which is why there are a lot of prepaid phones sold). I'm sure Apple wants to target that audience.

To buy or not to buy in USA for use in UK , will I have problems with voltage ,should I buy UK cable or just use adapter?l I

I 'm off to the USA shortly and am wondering if I should buy my MacBook pro 15 over there. I will be saving about £300 but will I have to use a UK adapter to charge from power or can I buy a UK voltage cable to fit straight to the MacBook .
I 'm new to Mac but love my iPhone & iPad so would be glad of any advice please.

tjk wrote:
Csound1 wrote:
VAT does not apply but import duty does (and probably state/city sales taxes in the US), after import duties you'll find your savings to be closer to 100 pounds sterling, I send my son MBP's from the USA constantly but there is no significant saving anymore.
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100 pounds is not a significant savings??? You and I may have different value systems.
I guess that came out a little wrong last time I sent one it was a 13" i5MBP, with shipping, taxes and import it was 78 pounds cheaper than in the UK, 3 pounds for an adaptor for the power supply made it a round 75 pounds, it took 8 days and was in perfect condition so .. you pays yer money and you makes yer choice.

To buy, or Not to buy? That is the qeustion??

Before the Ipad came out, I was seriously considering getting a Netbook. I already have a Laptop and Desktop at home. Waiting for the Ipad 3g to come out and considering to buy the 64gb one. Have read reviews that all the Ipad is is a glorified Iphone. It no where compares to a netbook and a lot of people have been disappointed. I know it's not going to be like a laptop but I am looking to use it for school (word processing and such) as well as entertainment and personal use! Before I spring for $800 should I wait for something better or just go for it?? I hate being the guinny pig when something new comes out and spend soo much money on something where a year later a better one is out! Any adivice?

This isn't directed at you, Tiffany, but all I can say is that negative reviewers are certainly entitled to their opinions. And with that said, I say they don't know what they're talking about. Either they're so enslaved to some preconceived idea or need that they can't see the iPad for what it is, or their needs seem to run counter to virtually everyone else's. Who would not want a computer of this magnitude with this degree of ultra portability? If someone says that, "Yeah, but I can do all that and more on my tablet computer," I say yes, but can you do it by just pulling out a 24 ounce slate the size of a small magazine, turn it on instantly and do everything right there on the screen resting comfortably in your lap requiring nothing else and do it for the next ten hours without a power cord? Can you interface with your tablet with the ease with which one can interface with the iPad? Can you almost immediately find and download a program for virtually any need you can think of and be using that program within seconds, usually? Well, can you?
There is nothing and never has been anything before like the iPad. The sheer extent of it's portability coupled with that gorgeous almost ten inch screen that is really the entire computer, make it thrillingly unique. I've been using it since I got it that first Saturday. The virtual keyboard I find easier to use than real ones. It's a joy, which is a real surprise. The only other Apple I've ever owned is my iPhone, although I'm comfortable on Macs. This device transcends any so called loyalties, however. A winner is a winner.
Don't think it's for you, naysayers, fine. But don't even bother trying to tell me anything otherwise. I'm sorry you can't see the enormity of what's going on with the iPad. One thing to keep in mind, it's only going to keep developing and advancing. The amount of creative energy this thing will release to feed it's complete open endedness is kind of awesome to contemplate. Frenzy is the only word that comes to mind. If sitting on the sidelines of such an event makes you feel better, then you're welcome to it. The rest of us will be sending you emails from the 21st Century that you can blithely read on your 20th Century machines.

E90 - buy or not to buy?

As far as I can see, if you have 9300i or 9500, it is smarter to wait for some serious upgrade of E90 (maybe E90i) and not to change it at this moment.
So E90 users (who switched from 9300 or 9500), Am'I right?
What are you missing mostly, with new E90?
(I'm looking forward for short answers)

I say go into the store and put it through the paces. Make the seller let you play with it. Do with it what you do with the 9300i. They are two different machines that combine some old functionality while adding new, and removing some. It comes down to what you can live with. If higher speeds for emails, browsing, etc.... are important and you can live without a fax, and can adapt, then the E90 is maybe right for you. However, if you need the fax (there is not solution on the market, and before you ask, Nokia did not develop the current fax software solutuion on the 9300i) then the E90 might not be the way to go. There are solutions for everything you can do on the 9300i but some will cost you money, time to relearn the E90, etc.. but you might find it worth it. Try before you buy.
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To buy or not to buy-applecare plan

as a first time buyer of iphone should i buy applecare for $69 as well? will it cover screen spiderwebs, as my bro did to his? please advise

No, it will not cover broken glass from dropping the phone... what it WILL do is extend the normal 1-year warranty to 2 years. That includes the battery, manufacturing defects, essentially anything that would result in Apple replacing or repairing your phone within the first year would be covered for the additional year. I get AppleCare on pretty much every Apple product I get- on the rare occasion that I've had to use it, it's more than paid for itself.

To buy or not to buy an entry level 13in MBP? Have a 30in display I would like to connect it to for photo editing and a little video. Any advice?

In the last year the logic board in both my 17in MBP (5yrs old) and Mac Pro (4yrs old) have died. The local techies have advised due to cost and age that replacing them would not be worth it in the long run.
I am thinking to buy the most basic MBP and connecting it to my 30in cinema display would give me the best of both worlds - a desktop option when at home and a laptop for travelling. Is this a viable option? I would be using it for photo editing (photoshop) mainly and a little video editing with Final Cut Pro when connected to the cinema display and a little light internet usage, emails and such when on the go.
My other question is, do all MBP come with airport/wireless capabilities as standard? (I had to purchase airport separately when I bought the other computers.
Thanks in advance

The 13" MBP is c**p, it's a consumer MacBook quality in a silver case with a "Pro" sticker, comes with poor integrated graphics that overheat when it even looks at a web video, all shiny screens poor for video. Scores a mere 11 on Cinebench.
Like Sig said, 15" 2.0 (scores 18) or better, 2.2 (scores a decent 30) or better preferred, it has the hefty video card you need to power the external monitor.
also you get a anti-glare option, excellent for avoiding glare and reflections in portable uses.
also you may need the quad core i7 for processing video faster, dual cores are toast.
17" high res has true 1920 x 1080 (1080i) with it's 1920 x 1200 pixel screen, I've got one. Sweet.
Sad to hear you have been having such a bad run with Mac's, it used to be they lasted 5-7 years or longer easy.

To buy or not to buy 17" Mac Book Pro

I'm in the market for a new latpop, probably a 17" to have as a offline editor for FCP. I've seen in the website that they have a new model, but, aside from being able to put 4 gigs of ram and have a better display, are the Intel processors much better than the 2.33? Intel Core 2 Duo, means you have two processors instead of one? and finally, has anyone heard if they are coming out with a Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors like the ones on the G5 on the laptops?
My apologies for so many questions, any info will help.
Thank you,
Rogelio
Quad 2.5(4ram, 7800GT) Powerbook G4 1.25, G5 dual 2.0(5ram), G4dual533MHZ Mac OS X (10.4.4) G-Raids, BSP decks, DV decks, AJA I/O, FCP Studio
Quad 2.5(4ram, 7800GT) Powerbook G4 1.25, G5 dual 2.0(5ram), G4dual533MHZ Mac OS X (10.4.4) G-Raids, BSP decks, DV decks, AJA I/O, FCP Studio

Carry on... it has 1.4" more length and its about an inch of depth/longer more than a 15" laptop, so it's not much bigger than the 15" laptop. I guess its about priorities, don't know exactly how much gear overall you are taking with you, but, if you buy the 17" laptop with its enhanced monitor ($100 bucks more) you get the same 1920 x 1080 of a 20" monitor, and you have less gear. Anyways, I try not to use to much the computer on a plane, I can't really work in a plane, unless I'm in first class, which hardly ever happens. Oh, and you have no problem carry on the laptop in a plane, it's easy. As you probably know people take things much bigger than a laptop on a back pack.
Good luck,
RC
Quad 2.5(4ram, 7800GT) Powerbook G4 1.25, G5 dual 2.0(5ram), G4dual533MHZ Mac OS X (10.4.4) G-Raids, BSP decks, DV decks, AJA I/O, FCP Studio

I Pod Classic buy or not to buy

I have never owned a ipod before but was thinking of buying the new Ipod classic to store photoes and video clips more for fun than anything else but there seems to be alot of problems with it
so just wondering if it wold be a wise move to buy one.

To try to give a more balanced perspective (I own and have used heavily my new 160GB iPod Classic the past 7 days (over 20K songs at about 90GB used)):
1. cover flow is useless in 80 and 160 gbs
Myth: I use cover flow while music is paused and even playing and can spin through the covers in cover flow without a hiccup.
2. photo is useless also since the icon shown are not the picture shown and >>the if you scroll pictures you get the black screen of death (freezes)
Myth: The thumbnails for all my pictures are correct and I have yet to experience one freeze running through a photo set.
3. the HARD DRIVE IS NOISY !!!!
Matter of opinion I guess but I wouldn't say it is noisy at all - no more so than the 5.5G.
4.IT vibrates in your hand when you look for something (HARD DISK SPINNING) >>crappy feeling feels like a creative junk...
Sounds like this guy doesn't even have the classic as no one can say it feels like junk with a straight face and all hard drives vibrate when they spin.
5.sync erros by the 100'ss
Myth: I have yet to experience one sync error - though some people have I admit.
6. nobody tested the ipod with a lot of song and photos and video once is >>over 40 Gb it slows down to **...
Myth: Some Main Menu sluggishness but overall response nicely improved with the 1.0.1 update.
7. video out does not work.. All othe ipod stuff you have became uselles >>since the cool eyegalsses can not show video...
Never use video out so can't comment.
People on this borad are mostly here with legitimate problems or just to complain because it makes them feel good. But from my experience, I would buy the classic again ina heartbeat.

To buy or not to buy?hmmm...

Hello everyone,
Finally, after a lifetime on the nightmare that is microsoft, I have decided to purchase my fist Apple computer and I cant wait to get my hands on it.
I have had my sights on the sexy 12"PB for about a year, as its portability and performance is perfect for my college needs. But now that i have the money to purchase it, here comes the new MBPros and the intel transition associated with the whole thing. Hence my dilema; i would have had my pb by now, but ever since this transition was put into march, ive grown weary that if buy the pb, the g4 procersor will grow obsolete before i cant dish out the cash for new computer.
Does anyone know how long apple will be creating binaries that will support both architectures?
Should I buy the 12"pb at the risk of it becoming obsolete in the near future?
I would greatly appreciate it if someonce can give me their advice ASAP as i need to buy something by the end of this week.
Thanks in advance.
pb12"
PB12"

Good advice. I bought the Macbook Pro when it came out, and I went through two of them within a matter of 19 days. And on the 19th day, I bought a 12'' PB G4, and I am happy with it. I am also a college student, and need this to last.
The first revision modles have so many problems with them. It's definitely not worth it. Also, they will be making universal binary, so I doubt they will just stop making software of PPCs.
One more thing, a friend of mine was telling me that Intel chips will eventually max out at a certain amount of GHzs, whereas PPCs do not have such limitations. I am skeptical about that claim, but if anyone wants to research that please let me know.

To buy or not to buy....

After my pc died I purchased a mac. I need to use photoshop for work but cannot afford the over £800 price tag as I am just a freelance one man band(I did elements trial but its no good for me) I have several questions. One is that I have seen what appear to be large online retailers selling for around the £300-£400 price range....could this be real? Secondly I have noticed the phrase 'one use only' What happens if my computer dies in a couple of years, I have to renew it ...do I have to buy the softwear all over again? What if I have to have my computer wiped and reinstall everything again-would I be able to do that?

You don't need to repeat yourself. Everything was explained in the first post.
I am well aware that you are seeking one person in this forum to step up and say everything will be alright if you pay £300-£400 for a pirate copy. I think you will find the community on these forums will be too gracious to screw you in that way. We don't often encourage silliness or self-destructive behavior here.
Do you realize why they say 'one-time use'? It means if you try to upgrade one of these cheap versions later, you (and Adobe) will realize that you were using an illegal license and won't upgrade you. You'd be stuck in the same situation you find yourself in now with your license shared with the BF. Regular retail software from Adobe (or any of its authorized resellers) will allow you to upgrade in the future.
miapitcher wrote:
To repeat myself you have no idea why I find myself in this situation and I'm sure no interest to know either.
I said that I do not need to know (not that I don't want to know) but you keep selling yourself as if it might be a spectacular story. Go on. I'm curious.

To buy or not to buy ipod touch?

I've had almost every ipod since they first came out, ipod mini, nano's etc but I have never touched an iphone or ipod touch.
Its Valentines day soon and I was wondering, could the ipod touch also be used as a PDA? My boyfriends PDA is sooooo old and almost dead and there really is nothing else to buy for him except a new PDA. [I know its mostly used for music but could it also be used for contacts, to do list, work wise stuff?]
Could anybody please give me some answers?
Thanks a ton <3

I don't follow some of the list of "don'ts" that Rudegar wrote.
I'm using it as a PDA -- replacement for a Palm that I have used for over 10 years (different models).
Go to http://blog.avolio.com/ an type "ipod touch pda" (without the quotes) in the search window to find my experiences and comments and my wishlist.
You can see in what I wrote what I required and wanted. It depends on what he has and what he uses and needs. I am very happy with mine.
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