I think now is the worst time to buy anything tech. Really, if you have anything you want to buy don’t buy it now. No point in buying an atom based netbook until Pine View comes out later this year. There’s no point in buying a PC until Windows 7 comes out in the fall (sure you can get a free upgrade, but do you really want to deal with that hassle). There’s no point in buying a Kindle until Plastic Logic comes out and provides some real competition and lowers prices. There’s no point in buying a new phone because all the phones out there have terrible battery life, lock you into long term contracts, and ding you for every additional function like tethering. There’s no point in getting a Mac unless of course you want to buy one before Jobs gets rid of all of the ports and makes it a solid block of aluminum and glass. I guess there is a point in getting an iPod, because soon Jobs will get rid of all the tactile buttons of the classic design and force you into proprietary headphones, but if you’re like me you’re fine with the one you’ve had for years. Quite simply the longer the tech world forces consumers with more wildly locked in environments (iTunes, Kindle store, Cell phone carriers) There’s really less and less reason to buy into any of this. New tech seems to be about limiting your options instead of expanding them, and because of that I’m sticking with the tech I’ve got.