It takes a lot of research to make a tech purchase with conviction. Sam Grobart reduced a lot of hard-earned and complex wisdom to
seven rules of thumb in the
New York Times. I was pretty impressed with this list because I think his advice is sound and he was able to reduce it to short rules of thumb. His seven rules are a trade off, as most tech advice is.
When buying hi tech...--
Pay for RAM, not speed. The speed of the computer chip does not matter; the attention-span or RAM memory does matter.
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Pay for messaging, not minutes. On your phone, your texting is more expensive than your voice time.
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Pay for components, not cables. Buy the best components, and the cheapest cables.
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Pay for speed, not channels. For cable internet, with enough speed you can watch TV channels on the internet for free.
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Pay for screen size, not refresh rate. On TV screens, bigger size makes a difference while refresh rate does not.
What tips do you have for tech shopping?