[Ann in Arlington]

The nature of technology is that, whatever you buy, a few months later they'll release something else "better".  So you can lament your bad luck, or be happy that you had your cool thing all those months while everyone else had to wait.

It's all in how you look at it.

And, if you are the sort who really does always want to have the latest thing, you just need to know that about yourself and budget accordingly.