Comments on: Is Multifunctionality Worth The Extra Cost? http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/01/11/101996_is-multifunctionality-worth-the-extra-cost.html Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:34:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: jana http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/01/11/101996_is-multifunctionality-worth-the-extra-cost.html#comment-210725 jana Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:53:21 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/01/11/101996_is-multifunctionality-worth-the-extra-cost.html#comment-210725 i talked witha technician in my family as a rule, multifunctional things tend to break more often, basically because there are more things to break. if you do use all the functions, good, but sometiimes it is better to think before you buy the thing i talked witha technician in my family as a rule, multifunctional things tend to break more often, basically because there are more things to break. if you do use all the functions, good, but sometiimes it is better to think before you buy the thing

]]> By: Shannon http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/01/11/101996_is-multifunctionality-worth-the-extra-cost.html#comment-209816 Shannon Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:15:06 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/01/11/101996_is-multifunctionality-worth-the-extra-cost.html#comment-209816 Lately, my frustration with multifunctional things is that I usually don't need or want one or more of the "extra" functions. If I don't use something, it's definitely not worth paying more for! Lately, my frustration with multifunctional things is that I usually don’t need or want one or more of the “extra” functions. If I don’t use something, it’s definitely not worth paying more for!

]]> By: poundwise http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/01/11/101996_is-multifunctionality-worth-the-extra-cost.html#comment-209722 poundwise Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:25:20 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/01/11/101996_is-multifunctionality-worth-the-extra-cost.html#comment-209722 Multifunctionality, for all its positive aspects general has one common negative and one fatal flaw. The common negative, multifunction devices generally do a lot of things fairly good, and nothing great. The fatal flaw, if the device fails, you didn't just lose one function, you lost a few. Multifunctionality, for all its positive aspects general has one common negative and one fatal flaw.

The common negative, multifunction devices generally do a lot of things fairly good, and nothing great.

The fatal flaw, if the device fails, you didn’t just lose one function, you lost a few.

]]> By: anonymous http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/01/11/101996_is-multifunctionality-worth-the-extra-cost.html#comment-209627 anonymous Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:45:58 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/01/11/101996_is-multifunctionality-worth-the-extra-cost.html#comment-209627 I rarely find multi-function devices to be worthwhile, largely because the industrial design is usually lousy. A while back I bought a fancy Nokia phone that can play MP3s, surf the web, etc... The only thing I've ever used it for is phone calls. Why? The mp3 player is clumsy and doesn't work well. The web browser is awful on the phone's small screen. The OS that allows all that functionality is buggy (if I use the alarm clock, the phone freezes). I'm tempted by the iPhone, because when using friends' iPhones it has been pretty robust and the screen makes web browsing actually possible. But I've since replaced my Nokia with a cheapo Motorola RAZR which does nothing but make phone calls. It's cheaper, smaller, and never crashes. I rarely find multi-function devices to be worthwhile, largely because the industrial design is usually lousy.

A while back I bought a fancy Nokia phone that can play MP3s, surf the web, etc… The only thing I’ve ever used it for is phone calls. Why? The mp3 player is clumsy and doesn’t work well. The web browser is awful on the phone’s small screen. The OS that allows all that functionality is buggy (if I use the alarm clock, the phone freezes).

I’m tempted by the iPhone, because when using friends’ iPhones it has been pretty robust and the screen makes web browsing actually possible. But I’ve since replaced my Nokia with a cheapo Motorola RAZR which does nothing but make phone calls. It’s cheaper, smaller, and never crashes.

]]> By: Two Pennies Earned http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/01/11/101996_is-multifunctionality-worth-the-extra-cost.html#comment-209613 Two Pennies Earned Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:32:55 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/01/11/101996_is-multifunctionality-worth-the-extra-cost.html#comment-209613 I don't disagree, and it sounds like your choice actually saved you some money, but whenever I think about how great it would be to have something like an iPhone, I remind myself that just a few years ago it was no big deal to carry around my cd player and some extra cds, so I can deal with carrying around both a small phone and a small mp3 player. We're all getting spoiled by this fantastic new technology! I don’t disagree, and it sounds like your choice actually saved you some money, but whenever I think about how great it would be to have something like an iPhone, I remind myself that just a few years ago it was no big deal to carry around my cd player and some extra cds, so I can deal with carrying around both a small phone and a small mp3 player. We’re all getting spoiled by this fantastic new technology!

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