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Apple’s tempo is so regular that this has been a problem my entire adult life. I’ll buy a little later. I’ll buy a little later!
by Waterluvian 2y ago
Apple’s tempo is so regular that this has been a problem my entire adult life.
I’ll buy a little later. I’ll buy a little later!
- capl 2y agoHehe yeah, same when I think about it… I guess best thing to do is buy on launch and update every 2-5 years.
- spacebanana7 2y agoIf staying on the latest model isn’t important to you, there’s significant cost savings to be made from just buying the previous version.
- asddubs 2y agoso wait for M5 to buy M4
- MediumOwl 2y agoIt entirely depends how long you keep your devices. I try to keep my iPhones until release year + 6, so I would need the price of a previous version to be reduced by more than 1/6th on a new version release, which is usually not the case.
- spacebanana7 2y agoSimilar to cars, most depreciation happens in the first year. So owning a device for 6 years between age 1 and 7 will generally have a lower cost than owning a device between age 0 and 6. For Apple products it’s generally feasible to effectively buy first hand devices aged 1+ because they’re still available for sale (at least in some retailers) after a new edition is released.
- nothercastle 2y agoThat’s a good strategy with most things that aren’t prone to mfg variability . For cars having a launch version there are a lot of initial manufacturing defects that need to be worked out.
- wombat-man 2y agoYeah, feels like if you don't buy in the first few months you might as well hang on for the next one.
- a-french-anon 2y agoThe way to exit that loop is to convince yourself that the next one will bring a truly lasting difference. Which is why I'm still waiting for GDDR7 GPUs with my 4GB RX 480.
- uptown 2y agoGet the math co-processor! It'll rip.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 2y agoThat's why my desktop CPU is 11 years old.
- MrFantastic 2y agoI've had several devices fail right before the new model was released. So frustrating.
- vundercind 2y agoI just only buy every fourth or fifth whatever it is. Usually the previous model, too, when I do, sometimes used or official-refurb. Works great.