Harry Marks, Curious Rat, responding to a Gizmodo post entitled “10 Gadgets You’d Be a Fool To Buy Right Now”:

Here’s a better philosophy: Buy what you need when you need it.

I could not agree more.

Many times over the years I’ve been asked by friends and family when to buy a new Apple product – is the MacBook Pro or iPhone I’m getting today going to be outdated soon?

My answer is always the same: Get what you need when you need to get it, and if you can afford to wait, do so. Because within a few months whatever it is you’re looking at is bound to be replaced by something newer with more features and better capabilities.

Buy the right tool for the task and don’t worry about what’s coming down the pike. Trying to avoid buyer’s remorse is a loser’s game.