Regret Buying Your Kindle Now that Newer/Cheaper One is Here? - Page 2

stargazertony · 07-06-2010, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by neilmarr

And sometimes, new technology might not be best technology.

I agree. New and improved is not always better but almost always more expensive. Look at the razor blade companies. This is old technology but they keep on bringing out new blades every few months that we really don't need and at a higher price.

carld · 07-06-2010, 01:08 PM

No regrets on my $399 Kindle 1 (other than no further updates from Amazon). There's lots of new and shiny stuff out there, but I've gotten two good years out of my K1.

leebase · 07-06-2010, 03:03 PM

It's part of life any more. Something better and cheaper will always come out.

Lee

ATimson · 07-06-2010, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by BenLee

I can hardly imagine anyone who is willing to not buy a laptop for fear that a better one may come out the next month.

I was more than happy to delay my MacBook purchase for about three months in order to wait for the next refresh of the product line. Glad I waited, since that ended up being the first of their aluminum unibody models.

Maggie Leung · 07-06-2010, 06:27 PM

I paid $359 for a Kindle and got my money's worth out of it long ago. No regrets.

BenLee · 07-07-2010, 03:51 PM

I could see someone complaining if they bought a device for $300 and it becomes obsolete and unsupported a few months later. But if the device still works, there's plenty of books to buy, and you can still use it the way it was intended, what's the big deal about something better coming out? So there's a shinier toy out now, "oh no." A better device becoming available should not in any way stop you from continuing to get the same value from your current device as you did before the new device came out.

Paegan2246 · 07-07-2010, 04:57 PM

I purchased mine about 10 months ago. I wanted an eReader and I purchased it. Even when the latest and greatest new one comes along, I will still be able to electronically download and read books. No regrets.

Metal Mick · 07-07-2010, 07:54 PM

Hi all,

of course, there is heartache when buying something and finding the price drops a short time later - ask anyone who has bought any piece of technology!

The sentiments voiced here are accurate: pay your money, and enjoy your purchase. I do, all the time.

Now that I am a full 53 and counting (for some considerable time to come, I hope), I look back on the technology that I grew up with and what I have today.

How extraordinarily cheap it is! And what it can do - so easily! - staggers me. I just read a preview of a story sent direct to my phone by Amazon, and now I know enough to avoid that author for a while. An unimagined facility even a few years ago.

I am very much looking forward to my first ereader. All I need do is decide which one... <smile>

Cheers,

07-07-2010, 07:54 PM	#23
Metal Mick Addict Posts: 253 Karma: 2383254 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: The Book, PB 302, IQ	Amusing... and true! Hi all, of course, there is heartache when buying something and finding the price drops a short time later - ask anyone who has bought any piece of technology! The sentiments voiced here are accurate: pay your money, and enjoy your purchase. I do, all the time. Now that I am a full 53 and counting (for some considerable time to come, I hope), I look back on the technology that I grew up with and what I have today. How extraordinarily cheap it is! And what it can do - so easily! - staggers me. I just read a preview of a story sent direct to my phone by Amazon, and now I know enough to avoid that author for a while. An unimagined facility even a few years ago. I am very much looking forward to my first ereader. All I need do is decide which one... <smile> Cheers,

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07-06-2010, 01:08 PM	#17
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	No regrets on my $399 Kindle 1 (other than no further updates from Amazon). There's lots of new and shiny stuff out there, but I've gotten two good years out of my K1.

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leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,973 Karma: 26738313 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	It's part of life any more. Something better and cheaper will always come out. Lee

07-06-2010, 06:27 PM	#20
Maggie Leung Wizard Posts: 1,449 Karma: 58383 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle, iPad	I paid $359 for a Kindle and got my money's worth out of it long ago. No regrets.

07-07-2010, 03:51 PM	#21
BenLee eReader Junkie Posts: 304 Karma: 1220 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: New York City, NY Device: Kindle + Sony	I could see someone complaining if they bought a device for $300 and it becomes obsolete and unsupported a few months later. But if the device still works, there's plenty of books to buy, and you can still use it the way it was intended, what's the big deal about something better coming out? So there's a shinier toy out now, "oh no." A better device becoming available should not in any way stop you from continuing to get the same value from your current device as you did before the new device came out.

07-07-2010, 04:57 PM	#22
Paegan2246 Connoisseur Posts: 86 Karma: 2627294 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Wisconsin Device: Kindle Keyboard, Kindle Touch, iPod Touch, 3-160GB iPod classics	I purchased mine about 10 months ago. I wanted an eReader and I purchased it. Even when the latest and greatest new one comes along, I will still be able to electronically download and read books. No regrets.

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