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Lokhu ngeke kusho ukuthi uzokhokha kancane kunalokho okwenzele i-iPhone yakho yokugcina noma i-laptop, kodwa nakanjani uzobe uthola okwengeziwe ngemali yakho.
Ukwehla kwezintengo zama-TV ngeke kwazikhokhela izindleko ezikhuphukayo zezidingo ezifana nokudla nerenti. Kodwa uma ufuna noma udinga amagajethi amasha, yazi ukuthi lokho kuthenga cishe kuzoba ukunqoba kubhajethi yakho. Thatha ukunqoba.
Ngizochaza ukuthi kungani ukwehla kwezintengo zamagajethi kuyisici se umnotho waseMelika oxakile ka-2023 nokuthi ungakwandisa kanjani ukonga kwakho uma uthenga izinto zikagesi ezintsha.
Ima, izinto ziye zishibhe?
Yebo! Noma kunembile kakhulu ukuthi “yebo, kodwa … ”
Okwakamuva izibalo I-Bureau of Labor Statistics ibonisa:
- Izintengo zama-smartphone zehle ngamaphesenti angama-24 ngoJanuwari kusukela ngonyaka owodwa ngaphambili.
- Izintengo ze-TV zaziphansi ngamaphesenti ayi-13 kunalezo ezazikhona endaweni efanayo ngo-2022.
- Amanani esigabeni esifaka amakhompyutha ehle ngamaphesenti angu-6.
Okudidayo, lokhu akusho ukuthi ukhokha kancane. Ngisho noma ifoni oyithenge namuhla ngo-$800 ibiyintengo efanayo ngonyaka odlule, izihlakaniphi zikahulumeni zezomnotho zibala ikhwalithi ethuthukisiwe nezici njengenani eliphansi.
Noma kunjalo, ochwepheshe bangitshele ukuthi amanani ngokuvamile ayehla kwamanye ama-electronics – kodwa kwezinye izimo sikhetha ukukhokha ngaphezu kwalokho esasikwenza esikhathini esidlule kuma-smartphones, ama-laptops nama-TV.
UJitesh Ubrani, umphathi wocwaningo enkampanini ehlaziya imboni i-IDC, uthe amanani amakhompyutha ehliswe kakhulu ngamaholidi futhi kungenzeka ehle kakhulu ngo-2023.
Kepha noma ngezaphulelo, idatha ye-IDC ikhombisa ukuthi abantu baseMelika ngokuvamile bebekhokha kakhulu. I-IDC ilindele ukuthi inani elijwayelekile labantu baseMelika elikhokhela ama-laptops licishe libe ngama- $1,136 kulo nyaka, liphansi kunalokho elaliyikho ngo-2022 kodwa liphakeme kakhulu kunenani eliphakathi lama- $ 821 lokuthengisa ama-laptop ngaphambi kwalolu bhubhane.
Kuma-smartphones, inkampani ilindele ukuthi inani lentengo elimaphakathi lokuthengisa le-smartphone entsha libe ngu-$745 kulo nyaka, lisuka ku-$547 yenani elimaphakathi ngo-2019. Amanani anyukile unyaka ngamunye kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
Izintengo zama-elekthronikhi zingehla kanjani kodwa futhi kungenzeka ukuthi ukhokha kakhulu? Idatha emayelana nendlela esisebenzisa ngayo imali iyinkimbinkimbi futhi ayikho incazelo elula.
Isizathu esisodwa kungenzeka ukuthi amaMelika abenjalo ukukhetha ukuthenga amafoni asezingeni eliphezulu, amalaptop nama-TV kunezinketho ezithengekayo.
Lokho kungase kube yingoba uzimisele ukusplurge ku-TV ye-fancier noma ifoni enazo zonke izinsimbi namakhwela. Abakhiqizi nabathengisi baphinde babeka phambili izinto zikagesi ezinamanani aphezulu futhi izimoto eyenza inzuzo ephezulu. Kube nzima ukuthi abantu bathole izinketho zebhajethi.
Kodwa idatha evela kwa-Adobe ibonisa ukuthi abantu baseMelika bakhetha amagajethi asezingeni eliphansi ukuze bonge imali. UVivek Pandya, umhlaziyi wemininingwane eholayo enkampanini yocwaningo, ukusho lokho izintengo ezimaphakathi zezinto zikagesi ezithengwe ku-inthanethi ziyehla.
Ungathola i-bargain, kodwa kungase kudingeke ukuthi udale
Yebo, ama-TV, ama-smartphones kanye namakhompiyutha ngokuvamile ashibhile futhi angcono amashumi eminyaka, kodwa ubhubhane lwawuqeda lowo mkhuba. Ezingxenyeni zeminyaka emithathu edlule, izinto eziningi zikagesi zabathengi bezishoda futhi zinesidingo esikhulu. Manje konke kuphambene.
Qala ngolwazi oluqhathaniswa nanoma yisiphi isikhathi kusukela ngo-2020, unamandla okuthenga okufunayo ngentengo oyithandayo. Kungase kudingeke uthenge noma uzinike ithuba ngomkhiqizo noma isevisi ongajwayelekile.
Ngike ngakutshela ngaphambili mayelana amawebhusayithi awusizo wokulandelela amananikuhlanganise I-Keepa futhi IkamelaIkamelaIkamela. Ungabona izintengo abanye abazikhokhele isethi ye-TV noma ikhompuyutha ephathekayo, futhi uthole isexwayiso lapho intengo yehla. Ungakhokhi inani eligcwele lezinto zikagesi zabathengi njengamanje.
Uma uthenga ifoni entsha, izinkampani ezinkulu zezingcingo zivame ukukunikeza izinhlinzeko ezinhle uma uhweba ngocingo lwakho oludala, kodwa azigudluki ngentengo yesevisi yocingo, kusho uCraig Moffett, uchwepheshe wezokuxhumana enkampanini. ifemu yocwaningo lokutshalwa kwezimali i-SVB MoffettNathanson.
U-Moffett uthe izinkampani ze-cable TV i-Comcast kanye ne-Charter zinamanani aphansi efoni anyanga zonke e-United States. (Cishe ubazi njenge-Xfinity ne-Spectrum.) Labo bahlinzeki bekhebula ababili be-piggyback kunethiwekhi yeselula ye-Verizon, ngakho ukumbozwa kuyafana.
Ukuthenga isevisi yocingo enkampanini yekhebula akutholakali kuwo wonke umuntu futhi kungase kungabi nengqondo kuwe. Funda ukubuyekezwa kwamakhasimende ngesevisi endaweni yangakini. Kodwa ngokuvamile, yisikhathi esihle sokucabanga ukushintsha inkampani yakho yocingo noma uhlelo lwefoni. Imibiko yabathengi’ umhlahlandlela wokuthenga ezinsizeni zamaselula ihlanganisa abahlinzeki abancane njenge-Mint Mobile ne-Google.
UChristopher Conlon, uprofesa wezomnotho esikoleni samabhizinisi eNyuvesi yaseNew York, uthe uma unemali eyengeziwe kubhajethi yakho, kungase kube nengqondo ukususa enye yemali oyisebenzisayo usuke emikhiqizweni enamanani akhuphukayo uye kuleyo ephikisana nokwehla kwamandla emali.
Noma njengoba uConlon antela, “Ungawathengi amaqanda. Thenga ama-TV.” (UConlon wayedlala impela, kodwa amanani amaqanda eqa ngamaphesenti angama-70 ngoMasingana kusukela onyakeni ngaphambili.)
I-TV ayikwazi ukumiselela ukudla, ukuqasha noma izimoto. Kodwa iphuzu lika-Conlon liwukuthi ukwehla kwezintengo nezici ezithuthukayo ze-electronics kungase kukwenze ucabange ukushintsha uhlu lwakho lwamagajethi. (Ngithumelele i-imeyili ukuze ungazise ukuthi ukwehla kwamandla emali kukuthinte kanjani ukuthenga kwakho izinto zikagesi.)
Bengingafuni ukufaka esikhundleni iMacBook yami yeshumi leminyaka esemilenzeni yayo yokugcina. Ukucwaninga lesi sihloko kungenze ngacabanga kabusha. Manje kungase kube isikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokuthenga izinto zikagesi ezintsha.
Uma kuyisikhathi sekhompyutha entsha, funda lokhu: Zibuze le mibuzo ngaphambi kokuthenga i-laptop yakho elandelayo.
Uma une-Windows PC, ungase ukwazi ukuzama entsha i-buzzy Bing AI chatbot. Kungenzeka.
Kusukela namuhla, iMicrosoft ikhipha inguqulo yesoftware yayo yeWindows. Ushintsho olukhulu kakhulu inketho yabasebenzisi be-PC ukuthi baxoxe ne-Microsoft yokuhlola ye-AI-powered Bing khona kanye kubha yokusesha kukhompyutha yakho, uzakwethu uChris Velazco. wabhala.
Ukuvuselela iWindows uma une-PC entsha:
Chofoza inkinobho ethi Qala efana nesikwele esiluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka se-Windows ngaphansi kwesikrini sakho se-PC. Bese uchofoza Izilungiselelo → Isibuyekezo Se-Windows NOMA Izilungiselelo → Isibuyekezo Nokuphepha → Isibuyekezo Se-Windows. (Noma landela isixhumanisi kuleli khasi losizo le-Microsoft.)
Uma kunesibuyekezo sesofthiwe esikulungele, chofoza ukuze ulande inguqulo entsha ye-Windows.
Kodwa uma unekhompyutha ye-Windows ephethwe umqashi wakho, ungase ungabi nawo amandla okubuyekeza isofthiwe ngokwakho. Uxolo!
Futhi, ngeke ukwazi ukusebenzisa isici se-Bing chatbot ngaphandle uma iMicrosoft ikugunyazile ukuthi uhlole i-Bing entsha. (Chofoza lapha ukucela ukufinyelela ku-chatbot entsha. Kunezigidi zabantu abalindile ngakho kuzomele ubekezele.)
Okwamanje, uChris uthanda ezinye izici zeWindows entsha, okuhlanganisa inketho yokuqopha amazwibela wevidiyo kwenzakalani esikrinini sekhompyutha yakho. Funda ukusabela kukaChris ngesofthiwe entsha ye-Windows.
