Should I wait until the summer to buy a macbook pro?

I am looking to buy a 13-inch with retina display. I don't know if it would be worth it to wait and see if the price drops or if a new mackbook pro is realeased.

wash12 wrote:
I don't know if it would be worth it to wait and see if the price drops or if a new mackbook pro is realeased.
Unfortunately, neither does anyone else because Apple doesn't tell us in advance. Also, speculation is not allowed by the terms of service for the forum.
That means you have to use the usual criteria for computer upgrades. If not upgrading your computer will cost you more trouble or money than upgrading, then you upgrade now regardless of what it coming because you or your business literally cannot afford to wait. But if you can afford to wait, then you wait.
One thing that might help: Apple does have price protection for (I think) a couple of weeks after a purchase, so if you buy and the price drops you can ask Apple to refund the difference. The details of this policy, and also of the full refund policy, are on the receipt when you buy. (There are separate policies and time periods for exchange, full refund, and price protection.)

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