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Work out if an upgrade is actually worth it

The new version is tempting. Get a plain yes, no or wait based on what you already own and what would improve.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

The prompt · ChatGPT

Help me decide if an upgrade is worth it.

What I have now: [item, age, condition]
What annoys me about it: [list]
What the upgrade promises: [from the advert or my notes]
What it would cost: [amount]
What else that money could do: [optional]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. Which of my annoyances the upgrade would actually fix.
2. Which annoyances are habits or settings, not the device.
3. A verdict: upgrade now, wait until X, or keep and fix.
4. A one-line rule so I don't reopen the question next week.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, figures or products. UK English.

Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.

A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. item, age, condition: a short note you already have. list: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

This does not give tax advice. The books stay in the accounting system.

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