[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Maybe six years ago I purchased (for a high price) a name brand digital movie camera. Last year it crapped out on me and the manufacturer’s representative told me in a superior tone of voice that there was repairing it..after all, technology had just moved on and it was obsolete. They offeed me a second-second-unit.

B—stards!

The article is correct, the digital stuff out there is highly suspect.

The nature of digital is that you shouldn’t think you own stuff, visualize it as more of a rental. If you don’t feel like you can get half of your money’s worth out of it in the first year, and three quarters of it in the first two years, you probably shouldn’t buy it. Because even if it doesn’t break down early, it is certain to be obsolete in six years. You had to know that going in. You should always buy second-hand if you need to save your money.

[OldPossum]

First of all, I don’t need to save my money. I have sufficient discretionary income.

And no, I didn’t know of the fast, planned obsolescence of these products going in. I do now and will act accordingly.