TrendZ in Electronics

A few general universal trendZ in Electronics are: Prices always reduce over the time and specifications and functions improve over time. Except for some periodic cases of high inflation or due to international currency conversion issues and shortages due to lack of supplies prices may go up temporarily. These exceptions have a vital role in Sub Saharan African countries including East Africa.

One of my good old friend used to say “If you wait too much to get married you may lose but if you wait more for buying electronics you may win” the rationale behind such a thought is: the more time passes by the prices of electronics generally reduce. You may even get a device which has better specifications and functions at the same price in future. For instance this good friend of mine is planning to buy a laptop for more than two years. The below are the comparisons which explains how he is benefited.

(By the way on a side note; Planning to buy a laptop doesn’t cost money, Buying a laptop does!!)

Buying a Laptop before 2 years in US$ 400 (Retail approx prices for average brands)	Buying a Laptop now in US$ 400                   (Retail approx prices for average brands)
14’ LCD monitor	15’ LCD monitor
DVD combo	DVD writer with its software
120 GB Hard disk	500GB Hard disk
512 MB RAM	2GB RAM
Pentium 4 processor with 1.6 GGHZ	Pentium Dual core processor with 2.2 GG HZ
Battery life of 3 hours	Battery life of 5 hours
DOS (No operating systems or software)	Preinstalled Window 7 operating system, with a trial version of Windows Office 2010 and Antivirus
Built in Micro phones and web camera	Built in Microphones, web camera, Bluetooth and WIFI

Another example to demonstrate these trendZ in electronics is a mobile phone.

Buying a Mobile Phone before 2 years at US$ 40 (Retail approx prices for average brands)	Buying a Mobile Phone now at US$ 40            (Retail approx prices for average brands)
Single line utility	2/ or even 4 lines utility
F.M. radio receiver	F.M. radio receiver with voice recording
No camera	Digital camera with still photographs, video recording
No Internet or Bluetooth functions	Bluetooth and Internet options
Head phones	Wireless head phone and microphone units
Basic video games	3D animated video games
Calculators, Calendars and alarms	Apart from Calculators, Calendars and alarms they have theft proofs, Emergency help settings, Pill reminders, voice modulators and background sounds, organizers, etc
Internal Memory storage of 100 Phone numbers	Internal Memory storage of around 500 Phone numbers & contact details like email adds.