Keeping up with the Jones

Used to be that when you bought a new car, you knew that it devalued the minute you drove it off the lot. That is about the only thing that I can think of from "the dark ages" that did something like that. Now it is electronic equipment. Guess that is the right term for all the toys that we all "must" have now - or at least that I must have.

Seems like no matter how much you investigate and read up on products, the minute you buy one the NEW GREATER than ever product hits the market. Years ago I got a Razr and people would comment and want to see it. It seemed to stay the phone to have for a while and then things got crazy!! Or at least that's the way I saw it.

I have wanted a tablet. Not that I need a tablet but I wanted one. I got a new PC (for a great price) and thought that would take care of that craving. Nope. Read more about tablets and read that the Nook Color was just a great substitute for a tablet. I already had a Nook Color (a whole 'nother story) and I tried to satisfy myself using that to browse the web etc. Nope. Got out my cute little purple Acer netbook and played around with it some but it was clunky, got hot, and I'm not good with the little touch pad.

Soooo I ordered and received a Samsung 7" tablet and tried that. Not what I wanted. Sent it back and reminded myself that there was plenty good I could do with the $599 it was gonna cost me to get the 10.1 Samsung Galaxy Tab (darn you Andy Cohen!). I was safe for a while with knowing that it didn't have a USB port and that would be something very necessary for a tablet - not sure why but it was. Somehow I found out that Samsung made an adapter so that problem was solved - extra purchase but doable.

Well, my Samsung tablet arrived the other day. I now have the adapter, a cover, and a screen protector on order. So far I like it and think I will use it more than I did the netbook (that I still have). Here I am feeling pretty good and I'm reading something on my Nook and it says that Amazon is coming out with a tablet and will be in the $200 to $300 price range. DAMN!!! I have lots of faith in Amazon and know it will most likely be a terrific product. If I send my Samsung back and wait for the Amazon, who's to say that the next day there won't be another dynomite tablet coming out from someone else. Losing battle to try to stay on top of things.

Why do I do this? I don't need the newest. I don't need to have lots of bells and whistles but I guess I want them. I like the challenge of figuring out these things and I like to be connected to the world even when I'm just sitting at home and don't really want to be out there. In the long run, it probably doesn’t matter why as much as how impossible it seems to be. With technology improving daily it just seems inevitable that once you buy something you are going to miss out on the new and improved whatever and that’s just the way it’s going to be. Could get a little expensive for me – lol.