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Originally Posted by LovesMacs
This might sound inflammatory, but I think it's wasteful to buy the latest model of something just because it's new, if what you currently own suits your needs. Spending money like that stimulates the overall economy but it's not so good for your personal finances and probably not good for the environment either.
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It's not inflammatory, at all, but you've kind of begged the question. Very few people would buy something just because it's new. Particularly if what they own already suits their needs. This part is easy; I wouldn't upgrade if I were perfectly happy with what I had and the upgrade offered no improvement.
Paperbacks suited my needs...until I got an e-reader. I liked my iPad 2 - but the resolution on the iPad 3 was even better, so I upgraded to it. If the new kindle has sufficiently improved contrast, I may upgrade to it. Or not, if it isn't improved enough.
I think that there are always reasons to upgrade; it can just be hard to tell which reasons are good and which are not.