As far as gadgets go, patience pays off

Who wants to go first? Not me. When the next new thing in consumer electronics comes along, I step aside for the teenage geek with the broken piggy bank or the Lexus-driving Master of the Universe. Let them be the first to buy, while I wait a few months or years for bug fixes, upgrades, and, of course, price cuts. (Full article: 690 words)

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