The ever changing landscape....

What is it? Of course, its the technological landscape! The technological landscape is one that is ever changing....what you buy now could be seen as a relic next year....Especially now.

For example take the graphics card industry. The next generation ATi graphics flagship, the X1800 XT based on the R520 core will make its appearance in the months ahead, followed no doubt by the lower end parts (dubbed the X1600 and X1300). Once these cards have settled into the market, ATI is likely to phase out the older cards, meaning that if everything goes according to plan, none of us won't be seeing any more new Radeon X800 cards by the beginning of next year.

This is only the tip of the iceberg. With the release of new dual-core processors by both AMD and INTEL, single, 32-bit core processors will soon be labled as out-of-date. Nvidia has released their GeForce 7800GTX. With new versions of the GeForce 7 series coming beig launched next year, the pacs of technology has indeed picken up.

However, the relentless pace of technology means that the technological landscape is never constant. You can play the waiting game but there are always better things in the pipeline. Hence, it is only prudent to purchase what you need, when you need it.