Don’t be fooled by the low price: you probably shouldn’t buy one every day. Then again, you’re an adult, make your own decisions.

A lot of people buy a Velocity Micro 7” Cruz Tablet every morning on their way to work. On its own this doesn’t seem like such a bad idea. You get that pick-me-up feeling of the full 800 x 600 color display, Wi-Fi, and full browser support. Plus, the tablet is so affordable that buying one every day might seem reasonable.

But these relatively minor tablet expenses start adding up when you do it every day. For instance, if you buy a Velocity Micro tablet every work day, you’ll spend literally thousands of dollars by year’s end. This fact is astonishing to many, but is just simple math.

Is the solution to cut out affordable tablets purchases altogether? No! Just try to treat yourself to a new tablet once in a while, rather than making it a daily habit. Savor the enjoyment of the tablet’s built-in accelerometer, 2GB internal memory, and user-replaceable battery on a lazy Sunday morning. On especially stressful days, you can even use the capacitive touchscreen to sooth your worries away.

So how can you kick your tablet-a-day habit? For starters, steer clear of deal-a-day websites like Woot. That place doesn’t seem to sell anything but tablets.

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