I need to get a new labtop and thinking iBook G4 12" ...

Do you guys think I should get it now?

Or wait after MacWorld Expo?

Or after OS X Tiger release?

You may as well wait. Its coming up real soon.

after Tiger Release! Then it saves you the money spent on upgrading to tiger.

When do you think Tiger is going to be released?

http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=695

March 31st 2005 maybe ?

its not a definate though

people who bought macs 1 month before panther was released got a free upgrade cupon.
anyways, if you are looking for a new piece of hardware around the time of an apporaching event, always wait untill after it... most of the time you will be kicking your self after the event if you bought the hardware before

2005

i don't know but wait for it

wait till the Mac Expo...than new stuff will be coming in, and the old stuff's prices will be going down....

heh but as it always goes, by then you will want the newer stuff ,and have to save more monies , vicious circle.

I bought a 12" iBook G4 to replace my G3 800 just before Xmas. The iBook line was only updated in October, so I doubt there will be any updates next week in San Fran. Also, Amazon have a $100 rebate on the 12" so you can pick one up for $899 after rebate. Throw in a cheap 256 of 512mb SoDimm and you have a kick-ass laptop that will last you for a good while. I love mine...

Wait for tiger.... they will do some price adjustment at that point and you wont have to pay to upgrade the OS

To be honest I don't think Apple will be introducing any iBook updates, however its always good to know when the Tiger OS will be released, so you can buy it within a month of the release date.

I just bought an iBook not too long ago also and I love it. How much will Tiger be?

It is $129.99 from Amazon.com.

I believe iWork 05 will be included with Tiger.

Really? I havn't read anything about that? Got any source for that bit of info?

In MacWorld Expo, iWork 05 will be introduced...

Since Tiger release date is sometime in March,

I assumed...lol...

Oh, and when I said iWork 05 will be included,

I meant it will be included with iBook or PowerBook with Tiger...hopefully...

I ordered my new iBook G4 12" on NYD, and it was shipped today!

I decided to get it while I actually had the cash, rather than waiting. Will ebay my panther disks before tiger comes out, that way giving me the money (I get student discount) to buy Tiger

I severly doubt (hope) that there is no updates to the iBook line, although the rumoured updates to the 12" PB are interesting; 1.5Ghz in a 12" form factor!

Dougal.

Wait for the Tiger baby!

With discount, Panther is $69 on Apple.com....so I would assume Tiger will be. I can't wait to order it.

Panther is $69 because Tiger will be released soon.

I meant anytime with an education discount...I got it for 69 bucks last year...

I can run down to apple store and hopefully have them offer me free upgrade to Tiger...