Saturday, June 28, 2008

Saving Money on Electronics

Wanting that new gadget fresh on the market? There are a few things you may want to consider. The first thing I learned about computers and technology was as soon as it gets to the store shelf it is already obsolete. In fact it is six months behind the available knowledge. Now this alone does not equal an immediate savings, but the knowledge can help us to reign in the impulse to run out and buy the new release. I mean who wants to pay full price for out dated technology? Armed with this new information it is wisdom to wait a few months to upgrade your equipment. Also you will have time to acertain whether there will be fatal flaws in the gadget. Prime example from my home would be the new Rockband video game for PS3, had we waited to hear the reviews we would not have bought it so quickly. The guitars wammy bar is prone to problems and you have to mail them into the company to get a new one.

Now that we have determined to wait you can be sure that Best Buy and Circuit City will soon be putting that new blu-ray player on sale. If you can not wait and have to have it right now, do yourself a huge favor and comparison shop until you drop. Wal-Mart will price match many items from competitors within a forty-mile radius. Well thats all the grand wisdom for today.