Welcome back to this weeks "episode" of El Toro's Tech Blog.
This week, I will answer that common question that most people have been asking themselves. No not the "which came first, the chicken or the egg". And no, I will not make reference to the "birds and the bees" either. Its a bit simpler than that.
People ask what my thoughts are on getting that just came out in technology.
While I love the latest and the greatest and I will be the first to admit i suffer from "IGOTTAHAVEIT" syndrome, the fact is, not everything new will always be good, at first.
Lets go back some time when Apple first introduced the iPhone4. The very first phone to go on 3G service. We (and by we I mean as consumers, not myself included) were very excited to have a phone with faster voice and data and no longer on a 2G network. YAY for new stuff!!! ... That is, until so many people moved over to get the new 3G phone and crashed the 3G network. People were pissed that the latest new phone and its technology wasnt working. Was i surprised? Nope. That is what happens with new technology when it first comes out. Something always goes wrong.
Here is another example of what I mean, Not too long ago in the android market, Motorola released the Droid Razr (the very first model, not the newer derivatives of today). I was excited because I had always been a Moto Razr guy for years, and after some time with my Blackberry Storm, it was time for a new phone. I took the plunge despite my own better judgement on getting the latest device. I didn't have any issues with it, at first. Excited to be on the 4GLTE network and my first Android device. Then when software updates to the phone were available I went ahead and did the logical thing, update it. My phone dies. I had to get it replaced. When my replacement arrived (same make and model), the software update worked. I was once again happy, until another software update came, and after I tried that one, phone dead. I had to get them to provide me with a totally different phone.
Moral of the story, just because it is the latest and greatest and highly rated device or software that came out, does NOT mean you should run out and get it. Always wait 3-6 months after it has come out. By then all the bugs and kinks will have been fixed and not to mention the price will have gone down a bit as well.
There you have it, patience is a virtue when it comes to technology. Always wait when the new stuff comes out. Trust me, you will thank me for it later. Until next week! Be safe.
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