February 17, 2005

More For Less

I bought my Canon EOS Digital Rebel camera too soon. Canon has come out with the new Digital Rebel XT, an 8-megapixel thing of newly-improved technological beauty at a very reasonable price, and cut the price of the Digital Rebel. But, then, any time you buy digital technology, you are only a few months away from a price cut, and the release of a new-and-improved version. I once paid $2,400 for a laptop that had a 4.1GHz hard drive and a 366MHz chip. Today, you can't get one of those at any price - but you can get a laptop with a 60-gig hard drive and a 1.6-gig chip for about half that price. Best advice: Once you buy an expensive new new digital tool or toy, avoid electronics sale circulars and stores and such until you come up with a rationale for why you need two are planning to purchase again.