So... Can I buy MBP now?

Hello everyone,
So, I have made up my mind and decided to invest into newly 2.16GHz, 1GB RAM, 256VRAM, 100GB MBP (this is not a built-to-order, but a stock one from the Apple store). I will go to buy it sometimes next month. And after days and hours searching and reading a lots of threads here, may I ask you the following questions:
1. Should I buy the MBP at this moment or should I wait for a while. I definitely need computer for my job but 1 or 2 months I can wait. I guess the machine got some problem when it was first launched, but now is about more than 1/2 year later so...
2. The MBP SuperDrive is also my big concern. Does Apple improve something on it by now or it is still picky on old or other media such as old and burnt CDs/DVDs I have had before with my PB 15"?
3. As far as Universal appl. concern, I assume that I can stay with the Rosetta for those are not Universal. But on the top of it, does anyone hadve bad experience with Photoshop CS2, Microsoft Office 2004 for MAC, some chat program and some browser, like Firefox?
Thank you very much for any story, any advice and I am waiting to hearing from you in order to buy the new MBP.
Thanks a lot,
James

Well of course, nobody is making you purchase a MBP, so you can purchase whenever you want to! Would it be wise to purchase now? According to reports that I've read and my own personal experience, I can say that the problems such as the CPU whine, mooing, and heat (but to a lesser extent, I'll admit) do still exist and people have been reporting these issues on computers that are as new as week 21! However, problems on newer models seem to be more widespread, but keep in mind that beauty, and ugliness, are in the eye of the beholder...
If you can wait, it certainly wouldn't hurt. Even if Apple are still using the Core Duo chips in 1-2 months, you might be able to get a free speed bump out of the deal or, if they decide to slap in the Merom chips ASAP, waiting could grant you a cooler, hopefully problem-free Core 2 Duo chip. Of course, others will say that you can wait forever as computers are constantly being outdated and updated by new technology. But to be honest, looking back on my own experience, getting a Rev A machine has been a mistake and I probably should've waited for the Core 2 Duo chip. (My circumstance and method for obtaining an MBP were slightly different and I didn't have much of a choice, but I do miss my PB now...)
As for the SuperDrive, I can say with confidence that it burns my audio CDs just fine. Outside of that, I can't comment because I've never burned a DVD in my life!
PPC app performance with Rosetta is okay, but definitely bulk up on the RAM to make it closer to "snappy". Despite high clock speed, a second core, and more RAM, MS Office was by far more responsive and smooth on my PowerBook and I do encounter the beach ball every so often on my MBP as I type. I've actually had to slow down my typing on occasion to allow Rosetta to "catch up". Not really a huge problem though. Also, web browsers shouldn't be too much of a concern especially since the Mozilla group has released Universal versions of their browsers, or at least Camino. I use it instead of Safari and its great; same concept as Firefox but with more of a Mac look and feel.
As a disgruntled MBP owner, my advice is to wait and see what the future holds. If nothing else, it might at least bring some type of official fix for the CPU whine from Apple, whether it be a logic board exchange or a firmware update. And at the very worst, you lose nothing and can still buy the same machine in two months that you could've today.
Good luck!

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