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Alright, I'm not posting this for me. I'm posting this for my mom, who I recently conviced to buy a Mac.
The options she's deciding between are the 14" SuperDrive iBook, and the 15" SuperDrive PowerBook. I'm trying to convice her to buy the PowerBook. But that isn't the main reason I'm posting. The main point of this, is that She wants to have this laptop before May 4th, and She's also never used Mac OS before, and will need some time to learn it (She wants two weeks minimum). So my question is, should I tell her to go buy the PowerBook now, and reserve a copy of Tiger on Amazon, or tell her to wait for Tiger to come out? |
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Really depends on when Apple's announcing/releasing Tiger. I wouldn't base a purchase around that, if you're willing to spend $100 to help her upgrade to Tiger down the line.
It's much more important that she gets as much time to acclimate herself to the OS. Tiger will only help productivity, but one has to get the basics down first. |
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Depending on her previous experience your Mum needs to get used to using a Mac (as compared to Wintel or as compared to nothing at all). Either way, the upgrade to Tiger is less important than the initial switch. What's important is that she's happy and relaxed using a Mac - Tiger is less important.
Buy now (tomorrow) and enjoy Panther. In 6 mths upgrade to Tiger. But however you play it, spend time with your Mum helping her enjoy her Mac. [BTW, get the PB - much better.] FJ. |
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Tiger won't be too different. Once she's found her first steps around Panther a switch to Tiger won't be problematic.
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