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Originally Posted by kacir
The difference of being able to afford it or not ...
My gadget budget is relatively limited for various reasons
- in my country in my position I earn significantly less than I would if I was working at the same position in USA, or Germany, or ...
- despite our lower income we have to pay more for gadgets here, because if the gadget is sold for $199 in USA it will be sold for at least 200Eur here
- my interests are wide and my "fun budget" is also used to purchase tools for my modest woodworking / metalworking (  ) workshop I have built at home and other things |
Sorry, I didn't want to be insensitive or rude.
My budget is strictly limited as well. That's why I've written "some gadgets I postpone or leave out entirely". I found, I regret less, to do without certain gadgets than buying a cheaper version of the very same gadget just to have it.
I very much regret, having bought the WiFi only 32GB iPad. Now I'd go for the 64GB. I've underestimated the file size and number of magazines and newspapers I'm downloading. And I didn't want to have another 3G contract - back then I didn't know about the possibility to simply cut your standard SIM into a Micro SIM. And the cheap prepaids hadn't been announced yet. So I bought a MiFi for € 180 - more than the difference between the WiFi and the 3G version. And I found this happens very often: One buys a cheaper version, then buys some tool to compensate the shortcomings. And finally, the total package has been more expensive and is less compelling.
But I understand, that's "whining on high level" as we say in Germany. Within the EU countries, most of the gadgets are easily available. And it's relatively easy in these countries, to find a second income for sponsoring ones hobbies...