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I actually do postpone electronics purchases because of falling prices. Electronics have low resale value and resale/upgrade is time-consuming. I tend to just wait for a price drop and then buy last year's best thing, rather than worry about having the fastest computer on the block.

If it's for work and there's some measurable benefit to the latest and greatest (rather than just showing off), that's different. But as a matter of habit, I only build a new PC once every 3 years; for about the same amount of cash, I get a roughly 400% speed boost.



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