Itunes Question

[Xantar]

Originally Posted by jeepnut

I'm considering a 15inch powerbook. However, the intel switch has me a little worried. I'm wondering if I should wait for the new processors or go ahead and get one of the last PowerPCs.

Oh fine, I'll answer since you're being pushy.

The way I see it, this is the same dilemma that you always face as a computer buyer. There will always be something better a year from now. I'm betting that eventually, the Intel based Macs will outstrip current Power PC computers. But that's later. This is now. Moore's law says Macs will be about twice as fast as they are now in about 18 months, and there's no reason to believe the rate will get dramatically faster just because they've switched to a different brand of processor.

So I say as long as it's not just a month or so before Macworld, go ahead and buy the computer now. You'll come to feel jealous of the Intel computers, but hey, that's just the way it goes.