STOP Looking at The Most EXPENSIVE TECH: Value Tech

Let’s be honest, you don’t need the latest and greatest “Best” tech of insert current year here. It’s not always the best option. But I’m a tech channel, so I do review that type of stuff pretty often. To be honest with you, when I’m not buying overpriced electronics that will be obsolete in 5 years creating a pile of e-waste in my bedroom, I’m a huge cheapskate. Like, I don’t like buying anything that’s not on sale or anything I think is not a good deal. That being said, I feel like a lot of people feel this way. Are you as big as a cheapskate as me? That’s why I’m here to tell you, who cares about the newest or the best. We’re here to discuss value. Check out the amazon affiliate links to the gear I use in my videos here: Sony A7III: https://amzn.to/2tVF1rj Sony Alpha a5100: https://amzn.to/2F2xCb4 Sony SEL35F18 Lens: https://amzn.to/2F5L8Lb Blue Yeti: https://amzn.to/2O5KK3o Zoom H1n: https://amzn.to/2O5HxRm Sony Lavalier Mic: https://amzn.to/2u8UH6X Vanguard Alta Pro 263AB Tripod: https://amzn.to/2O7V8Yn 13in Macbook Pro non-touchbar: https://amzn.to/2F4uz27 Philips Hue Light Strip: https://amzn.to/2VZq2EV Godox SL-60W: https://amzn.to/37LsdT0 Rode VideoMic NTG: https://amzn.to/2RKHVrL So, this something I noticed, but when making major purchases I always end up watching reviews on YouTube. That means for things like “best camera”, “best headphones 2020” or something more recent, “best electric razor to get me the quarantine” or “best electric toothbrush”. Then I enter this rabbit hole, where I’m looking at $200 razors or toothbrushes that would be wasted because I would never use all these features and a budget one would be fine… But no seriously the toothbrush is pretty cool. My point is, you don’t have to focus on what’s the “best”. If that were the case, we’d all be using $200 toothbrushes, $1,000 iphones and android phones and $100,000 cars. Super impractical unless you’re richer than 99% of the world. What we should be focusing on is “value” for your money. If “Best” means the nicest thing out there, I would say “Value” means the best fit for your needs, for your budget. What do you need to be the best? And what can you deal with being a great value? Here’s an extreme tech example. One of the best value tech gadgets out there, at least in my opinion, is the base model $330 Apple iPads, they have practically everything most person need in a tablet, a good display, fast processing chip, decent speakers and it does what every ipad does well, be tablet. Go figure. Yet Apple sells a much more premium, much more expensive iPad Pro at $800, with a better display, better speakers, different design, faster processing chip, and some less needed features like a LIDAR sensor, and a second camera. But really. When you look at the two, you have to ask yourself, is it worth that $470 price premium? You can buy two basic ipads before you even get to the pro. That’s where we can say. Technically, if money wasn’t an issue, the ipad Pro is the best choice, because it does everything better, but for most people the basic ipad is the best value, because it serves people’s needs without missing any core features for a great price. But all this could be subjective. For some people the ipad pro is worth the price increase because they view the better screen, speakers, and performance as super valuable features that are worth $470 more. But for most people? The basic ipad. I’m sorry I sound like I’m rambling about iPads right now, but this point applies to other things too. You don’t always need to look at the top to find something good, there’s always great value products out there. And if you’re smart you can save a ton of money on some fantastic stuff out there. Here’s another good example. Sony’s Flagship Noise Cancelling Headphones the 1000XM series. Each year to 2 years, sony releases new noise cancelling headphones and the previous model drops significantly. There have been rumors now of a new one, the Sony 1000XM4, with some improvements, and so on eBay, the current, latest model, the 1000XM3 are about $250 brand new. Can you comfortably say the new 1000XM4s will be good enough to pay the extra $100 when it drops? That’s hard to say without seeing the product but, probably not. So, my point is this. When you’re looking at the latest and greatest tech to buy, don’t forget to look at last year’s model or the model or two under the most expensive one, because the most expensive one, while it’s usually the best, doesn’t give you the best value. Just because tech youtubers, youtubers in general, or the internet is telling you “hey, this is bright and shiny and you’ll love dishing out a million dollars on this” do a little extra research yourself, cause, you might end up finding something that suits you and saves you decent money because you understood your own personal needs.