Buyer's Guide for Apple

Desktop Macs 
                                            
- iMac: Neutral                                                     
- Mac Mini: Wait!                                        
- Mac Pro: Buy!


Portable Macs

- Macbook Pro: Neutral
- Retina Macbook Pro: Buy!
- Macbook Air: Buy!


iPhone/iPad/iPod

- iPhone: Wait
- iPad Air: Caution!
- iPad Mini: Caution!
- iPod Touch: Buy!
- iPod Nano: Caution!
- iPod Shuffle: Caution!
- iPod Classic: Caution!

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Desktop Macs

• iMac: Apple updated both the 21.5 iMac and 27 inch iMac’s in September of 2013. 
• Recommendation: Don’t Buy! New model soon! 
• Average Update Cycle: 335 days
• Last Update: Late in Cycle! 

• Mac Mini: Apple updated the Mac Mini in October of 2012. 
• Recommendation: Don’t Buy! New model soon! 
• Average Update Cycle: 381 days
• Last Update: Late in Cycle

• Mac Pro: Apple updated the Mac Pro back in June of 2012. New model revealed, but not yet released!
• Recommendation: Just updated, buy now!  
• Average Update Cycle: 427 days
• Last Update: Early in cycle

Portable Macs

• Macbook Pro: Apple updated the Macbook Pro in June of 2013
• Recommendation: Neutral, but updates coming soon! 
• Average Update Cycle: 267 days
• Last Update: Late in Cycle

• Retina Macbook Pro: Apple updated the Retina Macbook Pro in August of 2013. Updates possible for September/October of 2014!
• Recommendation: Buy now! Just Updated!
• Average Update Cycle: 134 days
• Last Update: Mid Cycle!

• Macbook Air: Apple updated the Macbook Air in June of 2013.
• Recommendation: Buy Now! Just updated!
• Average Update Cycle: 322 days
• Last Update: Early in Cycle

iPhone

• iPhone 5S: Apple updated the iPhone in September of 2013. A new 4.7 inch and possibly 5.5 inch model coming soon! 
• Recommendation: Don’t Buy! New model soon!  
• Average Update Cycle: 338 days
• Last Update: Late in cycle! 

• iPhone 5C: Apple introduced the iPhone 5C in September of 2013. Brand New!
• Recommendation: Don’t Buy! New model soon! 
• Average Update Cycle: New Product!
• Last Update: Late in cycle!

iPad

• iPad: Apple updated the iPad in October of 2013. Updates possible for September/October of 2014!
• Recommendation:  Don't buy! Late in cycle!
• Average Update Cycle: 311 days
• Last Update: Late in Cycle

• iPad Mini: Apple just released the iPad Mini in October of 2013. Updates possible for September/October of 2014!
• Recommendation: Don't buy! Updates possible soon!
• Average Update Cycle: New product!
• Last Update: Late in Cycle! 

iPod's

• iPod Touch: Apple updated the iPod touch in July of 2014. 
• Recommendation: Buy now! Just updated!
• Average Update Cycle: 342 days
• Last Update: Just Refreshed!

• iPod Shuffle: Apple updated iPod Shuffle in September of 2010.

• Recommendation: Buy if you want, no changes.
• Average Update Cycle: 218 days
• Last Update: Just Refreshed!

• iPod Nano: Apple updated the iPod Nano in September of 2013.
• Recommendation: Buy Now, just refreshed!
• Average Update Cycle: 372 days
• Last Update: Just Refreshed

• iPod Classic: Apple updated the iPod Classic in September of 2009.
• Recommendation: Buy it if you want it! Updates might not be coming.
• Average Update Cycle: 307 days
• Last Update: Very Late in Cycle 

Others

• Displays: Apple last updated their Displays on September of 2011.
• Recommendation: Don’t buy! Updates coming soon!
• Average Update Cycle: 399 days
• Last Update: Late in Cycle

• Apple TV: Apple last updated their Apple TV in January of 2013.
• Recommendation: Neutral! Late in cycle!
• Average Update Cycle: 376 days
• Last Update: Mid to late in Cycle