For a couple of weeks I looked into getting either a Samsung galaxy tab 10 or 7 inch. In the end I decided not to get a tablet at all. The decision ended up being fairly easy.
I visualized my usage scenario throughout the day if I had a tablet. It came down to me only using the tablet for things I currently use my android phone for. Email reading, mobile surfing, and the occasional short blog post. The only real difference would be I could use it on my bus commute into work to read google reader. I currently don’t do that because my phone screen is just to small.
So I am left with a device that doesn’t seem to have much practical use for me. In the past that wouldn’t have stopped me. New and shiny was usually enough to get me to whip out the credit card. Back in my twenties I’d buy every new game console or gadget that came along.
Times have changed. Not only am I past thirty and thinking more responsibly, but the financial crisis has altered my view of money. Something has to earn it’s way onto my credit card these days.
So has anybody else’s buying habits changed post 2008 financial meltdown? Does it take more for you to justify a purchase to yourself or SO? Do you find yourself not replacing older gadgets that wear out?
