#Wait to buy CDROM?
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From the outside looking in it appears that CDROM technology is still "too
new." I have an SCSI-equipped PC all ready to add a CDROM drive, but
I am overwhelmed by all of the things I need to decide or know (or don't
know that I need to know!).
The chances of making a serious buying mistake look pretty high! I would
hate to buy a drive only to discover that a feature I had not considered
was not available for my drive.
I am trying to sell a Beta video player at a garage sale even as I tytpe
this. What are the chances I will have my CDROM drive in the garage in 3 or
4 years?
CD-ROM technology is not too new, it's just that all standards have not
been agreed to yet, such as sound. This is one of the times when moving
wisely forward is OK, since the cost isn't all that great, and the benefits
are very large. It might also be a time when leasing makes sense.
I would say that they chances are excellent that current CD-ROM drives will
be badly outdated 3-4 years from now. I would be greatly disappointed if
they were not!!
Of course, the same could be said for most any other computer hardware.
Around 3-4 years ago, people were paying 2-3 times as much for 286 systems
as 386 systems cost now.
You can "wait for something better/cheaper" all your life and never buy
anything. At some point, you have to bite the bullet and get the best you
can at the time.
Couldn't have said it better! I use my Beta for the kids cartoons. Why put
all those hours on my VHS. Give the CD-ROM to some kids in three years,
that's an investment a garage sale can't beat.