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¿Question #2235?
kennyb: do you ever buy new electronics because your existing one is "old"

humbas: Sadly... yes.
Pithagoras: Why replace what ain't broke?
Gralem: YEP
MayorJim: Always!
mpaulan: Sadly, yes.
kathleenryan: My daughter is after me to replace my computer and car for such reasons. But I still have them. Maybe. If she nags me enough.
Aardvarkius: I know its unAmerican but no
Woelf: Only when "old" also means "nonfunctional".
Marechallannes: Yes.
puffinge: yea, but not all that often really
JSB23: not usually
dove: Unfortunately
BebeWright: yes
Kevin C: No
Nikku: Psion 3a FTW!
Harkonnen13: Eventually.
genequagmire: Yes.
CovertDad: Yes
Zarion of Arabel: no
mbrna: no
SubtlyArtistic: if it breaks, yes.
ZiggyZambo: no
odinsfirecracker: Depends on functionality
bigbadsteve: "sure"
Dryden: Yes, but I keep the old in a box in a basement until it becomes "retro" and is suitable for public use again without ridicule.
Marky_marc: No, I'm poor, I make do with what I got.
Beowulf: Not anymore. Do I ever buy boardgames I don't need? Yep.
ironmule: yes
DHEK: If it's simply just "old" then probably not.
gf_ripper: yes all the time
General Electric: I just merge the new bits into my Great Design
Greedo: Sure.
ststrat: no
KentuckyKid: No.
greglios: No
HScottBuck: No
franklincobb: Yes.
PsyJam: No
brainrob: No
EppoKleppo: No
marshalljansen: Yes. Much to the dismay of my wife.
kroxldyphivc: Sometimes
Csteb: No, I pretty much wear out my electronics then replace when necessary
gironha: I can't remember the last time I did that, but 'ever' is a long time.
bekudno: Yes, if it's "old" enough.
SenorOcho: sometimes
jellospike: no
Felderin: Yes.
tipigi: yes
ecasco_online: yes, I do.
pgkashmir: not until it breaks
KompaNanzi: Do you consider 20 years old or "old"?
darthcliff: No
Dr. No: no, because it's defect
ssmooth: Sure... why else?
xlorp: Sorry, it has to be "new", not just plain old new.
Eric Haas: My existing one what?
Tushratta: Yes.
POvidiusNaso: nope.
slapdash: yup
bacco: never when it's old, but sometimes whe it becomes obsolete
markus_kt: Yes
sdownin: Yes. I'm going to be buying a new Surround Sound Receiver, HDTV, and a Progressive Scan DVD player soon for that very reason.
Mikebegeta: yep
sourwyrm: sure
davidme: Yes.
skrutsch: Do computers count?
Great Dane: Yes
Gecko23: No
nickjost: Yes
The Unbeliever: 42
JimPAX: Um, yeah, didn't you get the memo? Planned obsolescence is the way to economic prosperity!
Lord_Prussian: yes
markk415: no
AWildEep: sometimes...
Randy Cox: Never
BaSL: sure
Nap16: Yes.
chad56s: Hell no. You think boardgames get expensive....
ronster0: Very rarely
ValJor: Never. They have to break down for me to buy a new one
erli: Yup
reddogfive: all the time
Karlsen: No
viogression: Not anymore
2amp: yes, computers mostly
snoozefest: no
nexttothemoon: Yes...batteries and lightbulbs come to mind.
Jern: Yes
djlg: Only if "old" also means "not working the way I want".
MisterCranky: Of course
UhhhClem: I buy them when my existing one is "broken."
toulouse: yep
Drewcooter: No
thoia: yes
Blackwind: yes
chaddyboy_2000: Yeah.
gnomehome: Only when the performance or functionality of the new one is *a lot* better
CDRodeffer: I have upgraded my computer a couple of times.
jttm: Yes
AlorielLelyn: Yes
CortexBomb: God no, I don't replace electronics unless they are no longer useable or are otherwise malfunctioning. The only real exception is that I have sometimes upgraded my HDs, but that wasn't because they were old, it was simply out a need for more storage capacity
skelebone: I can only think of the rare occasion that this has been the case, but I'm not much of one for the bleeding-edge of electronics.
Spielfreak: no