Don't buy top of line

Are you could just wait 9 months and buy the top of the line for litle more than the base models are selling for then.

You hit that nail straight on the head! Been preaching that for a while, just seems to fall on deaf ears!

just a Couple more weeks and we will really see the GPSr manufactures start to unload, Christmas is going to be a retail bust this year. Save the money Grandma sends in your card (if she has any) and buy a really good unit for near to nothing. And if you can really wait, hold off till after Christmas and catch these company's while there licking their wounds.

Bob

Personally living in a high volume traffic filled area I want teh bells and whistles because while I may know how to get to a place the cross bronx can beat you

Personally, I prefer the waiting 6-9 months option to buy the device I want at the right price. Buying top of the line when it is new on the shelves may not be practical but making a blanket statement that top of the line in general is a waste of money because the features they offer may not pertain to your particular taste/wants isn't a valid position in my opinion.
Buy smart and get a good deal on the product you want.

I used to buy the top of the line before I got smarter. You pay premium price for the top of the line and within 30 to 60 days there is a new top of the line.

Technology and innovations are changing so fast today it really makes better sense to buy somewhere in the middle and not the best or the worst. Then you pay a reasonable price for a good product and you are not unhappy when it is quickly replaced by something better.

In other words, to always be state of the art you have to be rich.

That's the way it is with electronics... Devices always get better and cheaper.

At one time, (about 6 - 7 years ago) you had to pay around $800.00 for a one gigabyte memory card... Today you can get a two gigabyte card for less than $10.00

That's the way it is with electronics... Devices always get better and cheaper.

At one time, (about 6 - 7 years ago) you had to pay around $800.00 for a one gigabyte memory card... Today you can get a two gigabyte card for less than $10.00

In the 80's I bought a 0.3 Gigabyte hard drive for $700.. Today, a 1000 Gigabyte hard drive goes $150

I expect someday soon, that top of the line GPS units will be selling for less than $200.00.

There will always be a faster, better, cheaper unit next month. What you need to determine is what you need now and what price you are willing to pay. The equation for replacing is somewhat similar in that when does it pay to upgrade. Valentine One really altered the playing field in radar detectors by offering an upgrade of any unit to new status for $75.00, which has allowed them to hold a high selling price and only one model at a time. I wonder if a player in this market will try this approach?

Not withstanding gear that MUST be top of the line... I tend to be an N-1 kinna buyer.

N-1 is basically One minus the 'latest and greatest' where the latest and greatest commands top dollar.

Geepussussess are a prime example...and as of late, Garmin in particular.

Getting the 'previous model', typically means it will considerably cheaper, publicly 'tested', and updated to handle discovered bugs.
What you trade in return is a few features that, in my opinion, rarely justify the large cost differences. You also wont end up being the products 'beta tester'. Many new gadgets are released too quickly and manifest problems that new buyers will have to deal with.

An N-1 product tends to be more 'mature'...

But..hey..thats just me...

when buying electronics in general, i don't actually watch particular products. i start my research when i'm ready to buy and what i look for are the top rated models from the previous two years or so. the advantage, besides lower prices, is that in that time older models have built up a good supply of expert and user reviews to digest, something the newest of the new don't yet have.

I wasnt going to upgrade but the 750 is pretty sweet and for 199 I am sure thinking about it...I can sell my 680 for most of that I would think...

Why would you need bells and whistles to ride the cross bronx? save your money and get a mpg player to boot.

Bob

I still remember paying over $40 for a box of 10 CDRs at retail. How about the price of flat screen TVs? You have to shell out the cash to be the first one on the block with the "new/high-tech" stuff... Or just wait and save considerably.

I went through the same thing with digital cameras and storage. I now own more than a dozen cameras ranging from 3 mbps to 13 mbps. We won't mention the cost. 10 years ago { paid $1,000 for an external 1 gig hard drive. I now have 8,000 gig on my desktop for storage. The last 1 TB drive was less than $200 but I have been able to play for 10 years rather than waiting. Obviously, there has to be a happy compromise somewhere.

I couldn't agree more. I just bought a 660 for a steal loaded with 2009 maps. Great deal & Garmin has had time to work out any previous problems the model.

you my friend obviously dont drive to nyc everyday for work.

In many places it is against the law to have a radar detector, isn't it? However, I think the marketing plan to have all units upgraded for just $75 and then sell only that one model truly shows genius. They only need stock parts for ONE model, have ONE set of suppliers, ONE kind of box, and ONE printer to do the art and manual. Or geewhiz, just put the manual online and skip printing manuals at all. With a product that does just one thing and does it well, I think you can do something simple like that.

thats the online price, got the 650 online from them for $100 more!!! At the time THAT was a good price!
I agree, never get top of the line unless there is a feature you MUST have!! just remember prices ALWAYS fall, so stick to your budget.

cosmo
Your right I don't make that drive everyday but have many many times, however unless they change exits (grant Highway, 3n,3s) or something extreme like that, your going to have to come up with a better reason than that for bells and whistles.
If the heavy traffic is why you want the bells and whistles then a entry level GPSr with FM traffic will do fine. The cross Bronx holds nothing to freeways in southern California for heavy traffic and long commutes anyway. You really don't think New Yorkers are the only people that have extreme rush hours do you?

hell dont by a high end map (GPS) buy a paper map

thanks for making that decision for all of us.
guess people should stop buying bmw/s and benz. dont buyu ralph lauren, or polo. go buy lee and wrangler and bugle boy.

dont buy a dell, buy an e machine,

Welcome to the world of tech. Early adopters always pay the most, and have the most problems with their shiny new toy...

People will never learn either, because they just *have* to get the newest thing to hit the shelves as soon as there is any hype about it.

The crappy iPhone is the perfect example. :-/

Yours post more like a decision than the OP's.
There are many of us like to spend our hard earned money better. Go buy yourself expensive toys and don't waste your time here. You deserve with billion dollor clubs.

Friends take it easy every one has right to their opinion,

I like to buy latest as well, But I am willing to wait a little to save some money.