Similarly, I was quick to take the leap to purchase a DVD player. Each new generation of video gaming consoles was hooked up to my television. My first computer was a Commodore 64. I even had a bulky early generation Kodak digital camera. About the only time that I didn't have the earliest version was if there were two competing formats like Beta vs VHS video tapes. In that case, I waited to see which format would prove to have the longest legs.
As I have gotten older, married, and have more responsibilities and obligations, the amount of money that I have to spend on new technology is much more limited. I no longer feel the need to be the first to own the latest and greatest. For example, in my house we still have DVDs and have yet to make the switch to Blu-ray. We still have tube televisions rather than thinner, flat screen televisions.
I have chronicled my own internal debate about buying myself a Kindle. For the longest time, I could not justify in my own mind the expense of buying one of those. Then, I debated between buying the Kindle or the Nook, but cost was still an issue. When Barnes & Noble lowered the retail on their Nook and then Amazon lowered the Kindle to $139, I finally got serious and took the plunge.
One of the reasons that I hesitate more these days is because technology prices can drop like they did when I finally went ahead and bought my Kindle. Now, Amazon has come out with a new version of the Kindle for $25 less than the one I bought. It is essentially the same Kindle, but it comes with special offers/advertising. I don't regret buying my Kindle when I did, but I would have gladly accepted ads on mine to save another $25.
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