Recommendations please - now or wait??

hi,
I see a few people already have Snow Leopard installed.
Is Safari and Mail crashing for everyone with SL?
would those who have it recommend waiting at least the first update/fix?
cheers

Here's a couple of lists of 3rd-party apps, with info about compatibility (how reliable they are is unknown):
http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=772853

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The most common thing I get asked whenever I tell anyone I'm a tech writer is some version of the question: "Should I get a new iPhone now, or should I wait until the next one comes out?" It is as though my business card should read not "Technology Writer," and instead "iPhone Psychic"
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Order one now or wait for restock

I live in West Harford, CT. My plan to go to the apple store at 8pm last night didn't work out. I called ahead and they said they had every wifi model in stock. In the 10 minutes it took me to drive to the mall they must have sold the last one of the model I wanted (32gb blk wifi).
Do I order an ipad right now and wait 3-4 weeks? Or should I just wait for one to show up at either the apple store, target, or best buy?
Are they apple stores even going to be restocked during the time I'd be waiting for an order to ship?

belpaul83 wrote:
I live in West Harford, CT. My plan to go to the apple store at 8pm last night didn't work out. I called ahead and they said they had every wifi model in stock. In the 10 minutes it took me to drive to the mall they must have sold the last one of the model I wanted (32gb blk wifi).
Do I order an ipad right now and wait 3-4 weeks? Or should I just wait for one to show up at either the apple store, target, or best buy?
Are they apple stores even going to be restocked during the time I'd be waiting for an order to ship?
I went to the Apple Store at the Brea Mall in California. The line was enormous. Past experience told me that I would not get one if went to the end of the line.
Hopped on the Freeway and drove about 6 miles to an ATT. missed the last one by 10 minutes, they only had a total of 10.
Drove to a nearby Best Buy and got the 3rd to the last, 64GB Black.
I overheard that Best Buy is doing a pre-order today. You drop $100.00 and when one is available for you at that location they will call you.
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