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pagansoul · 02-15-2013, 12:55 PM

I tend to buy new electronics every 2 years. My old but working products go to family members. Happened with Kindle 1 & 2 while I still have 3 and the first HD at home. Family also have my iPad 1 and 2 while I constantly use the 3rd Gen myself. The first iphone is used as a controller alone with iphone 3GS and 4. My current iphone is a 5. Everything is still working. Electronics evolve so fast, they get so much lighter, faster and more powerful every year. Remember when TVs had small screens and were heavy but would last for decades. You can have them. I prefer my light 40" HDTV that is under 25 lbs. It's already 2 years old and I will not be buying another one because it cost so much but that doesn't stop me from looking at some sweet HDTV/3D machines, maybe when they drop under $500 for 42"

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02-15-2013, 12:55 PM	#62
pagansoul Fanatic Posts: 509 Karma: 1098204 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Device: iPhone5, iPad Gen3, Kobo, Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7	I tend to buy new electronics every 2 years. My old but working products go to family members. Happened with Kindle 1 & 2 while I still have 3 and the first HD at home. Family also have my iPad 1 and 2 while I constantly use the 3rd Gen myself. The first iphone is used as a controller alone with iphone 3GS and 4. My current iphone is a 5. Everything is still working. Electronics evolve so fast, they get so much lighter, faster and more powerful every year. Remember when TVs had small screens and were heavy but would last for decades. You can have them. I prefer my light 40" HDTV that is under 25 lbs. It's already 2 years old and I will not be buying another one because it cost so much but that doesn't stop me from looking at some sweet HDTV/3D machines, maybe when they drop under $500 for 42" . Last edited by pagansoul; 02-15-2013 at 12:59 PM.