Should i wait with buying a macbook pro for the mac os x lion software?
Hi there,
I've been saving up some money to buy myself a MacBook Pro 13", but I've been told to wait for the new lion upgrade.
It's not that I need the macbook right now, I mean, I can wait, but I don't want to wait for a system that's not refined yet.
I'm afraid the system might have bugs or issues or things...
So my question: should I wait till June/July with buying, or buy one now and have a good working system?
And do any of you guys know whether there'll be some kind of a grace period where they give you the new upgrade for free?
Thanks in advance!
My take is to buy it when you need it. If that's now then buy it now. You can always upgrade to Lion when it comes out.
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