Except I'm not interested in ad homineming the incentives of the salesperson, of which I am well aware. I am interested in if there is a valid argument, which

Except I'm not interested in ad homineming the incentives of the salesperson, of which I am well aware. I am interested in if there is a valid argument, which entails the last bit of what you yourself said: > Just examine the devices yourself, their prices, their suitability for your uses, and their capabilities Their "capabilities" include the capability to be future-proof. To the extent that a salespersons asserted the future-proofing issue, even though they did not explain their assertion, is what begs me to ask the very reasonable question as to how to critically analyze this particular capability. You can help the other commenters dodge this question or not, I don't care if the salesperson is trustworthy or not, because that was not the question I care about.