I'm usually of the philosophy that I keep things until they break, and when they break I try like crazy to fix them so they are decent again, and only if I CANNOT fix it, will I get rid of it or buy a new one.  But sometimes in the technological world, products rotate in and out so fast that you see something bigger and better all the time.  Do you ever feel too guilty to get rid of something just because it's not broke and it still works halfway decent?

My current scenario is that I have a digital camera, it was the first HP camera ever made, and they stopped making cameras after it!  I dropped my camera once in 2007 and have since had to keep a rubberband on it to keep the battery case closed.  However, it takes very good pics about 85% of the time. It WORKS and I aready have 2 batteries for it, memory card, and all the other accessories, which makes me feel guilty about parting with it.  Lately I've seen friends cameras that are just so much better!  They take good pictures 95% of the time, even in dim or dark places.  Mine doesn't react well to backlight or darkness.  I've had this camera for just over 2 years now which makes me think it got it's use - but I still feel guilty about buying a new one.  I plan to keep the old one around a backup even if I do buy a new one.

What do you think?  Would you keep the camera b/c it still works pretty good, or would you hold out for another year or two just to get your use out of it?  It's not even about the money for me since camera prices are 1/2 what they used to be, it's about the fact that this one still works!  Please let me know what you would do :)