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Yay! 12 things that will be cheaper in 2012

2012 will be a year for wine-drinking holidaymakers who love electronics, seemingly.

05/01/12 8,976 Views 13 Comments

TOLL FARES, TRAIN tickets and household taxes – all things that have become more expensive since 31 December.

But fear not, Business Insider has done some research and there will be plenty of things getting cheaper this year.

It may be a particularly good 12 months if you love gadgets, alcoholic beverages and going on holiday.

Yay! 12 things that will be cheaper in 2012
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  • 12 things that will be cheaper this year

    The iPad2: Rumours of the iPad3 will most certainly bring down the price of the refurbished iPad2. The iPad3 may even cause resellers to offer more deals on new iPad2 models as they try and move yesterday's tech to make room for Apple's latest and greatest. Image: kun350 on Flickr

  • 12 things that will be cheaper this year

    WINE: Oenophiles, perk up! Wine connoisseur extraordinaire, Robert Parker, predicts the coming year to be the "Age of the Buyer" — a prolonged period of time with stable or declining wine prices. To move stock, retailers are expected to offer more sales and deals on wines. Price is also affected by industry competition, as consumers note the quality-to-price ratio from wines originating in countries like Australia, Argentina, South Africa, and Chile. Image: derekGavey on Flickr

  • 12 things that will be cheaper this year

    DESKTOP REPLACEMENT LAPTOPS: Intel's Sandy Bridge CPUs may be dominating the laptop landscape, but it's AMD's recession-friendly Fusion APUs that are driving prices down, particularly in the realm of desktop replacements. The star of the show is AMD's A Series APU, which promises better battery life, better video playback, and more affordable prices among desktop replacements. Just last week we saw systems plummet to 0, an unprecedented low price for any desktop replacement.

  • 12 things that will be cheaper this year

    AN ANDROID TABLET: The Kindle Fire has been Amazon's most successful product ever launched. The release of this groundbreaking tablet has ignited a fire (sorry) among tablet manufacturers as they scramble to match Amazon's 9 price tag. For consumers, the competition translates to better tablet bargains in 2012. Image: Louish Pixel on Flickr

  • 12 things that will be cheaper this year

    SOLID STATE DRIVES (SSDs): The floods that hit Thailand in 2011 created a shortage of hard drives and a subsequent spike in prices. Solid state drives, however, were not affected by the flooding and while their cost per gigabyte is still higher than that of a traditional hard drive, their demand is now greater. In addition, dealnews data shows that SSD prices are steadily dropping; in 2011 the price of a 64GB SSD drive dropped 33 per cent while the price of a 128GB drive dropped 21 per cent — a trend that we expect will continue in 2012 as more SSDs permeate the market in place of 2.5" hard drives. Image: IntelFreePress on Flickr

  • 12 things that will be cheaper this year

    CAR RENTALS: If you are visiting America that is. Gas and airfare may be going up in 2012, but car rental rates are expected to remain flat, as agencies across the country reportedly have excess cars available. More stock and subsequent competition is thus expected to keep rental rates low throughout the new year, and we anticipate to see an increase in the number of discounts on car and SUV rentals. Image: Bidgee on Flickr

  • 12 things that will be cheaper this year

    eBOOK READERS: Each new generation of Amazon's Kindle reader has chipped away at the eBook reader's price tag, sometimes by as much as 61 per cent. Assuming there's a new Kindle in 2012 (rumour has it that an e-Ink update with video support will debut), we expect to see continued price cuts on Amazon's popular eBook reader, sending previous Kindle models into all-time low price territory. Image: ajleon on Flickr

  • 12 things that will be cheaper this year

    APPLE MacBOOK AIR REFURBS: In 2011 the price of a refurbished fourth generation 11" MacBook Air dropped from 17 per cent. Not bad for a notebook that's single-handedly changing the laptop industry. Apple is bound to refresh its MacBook Air in 2012, and the new model (which would be the sixth generation) is guaranteed to drive refurb prices down even lower. Don't care for a refurb unit? In 2011 we also saw aggressive deals on new, current fifth generation MacBook Airs with prices dropping from 9 to 0 (14 per cent). Image: Marcopako on Flickr

  • 12 things that will be cheaper this year

    STANDALONE GPS UNITS WITH LIFETIME MAPS: The smarter our phones get, the greater the number of gadgets they're capable of replacing. And no gadget is as close to extinction as the GPS unit. So it comes as no surprise to see manufacturers slash prices on standalone GPS units with lifetime / live maps. dealnews data shows that in 2011, units that were once fetching around 0 reached price-lows of just . Image: caribb on Flickr

  • 12 things that will be cheaper this year

    3D HDTVs: 3D HDTVs are a tough sell. Not only are they pricier than traditional CCFL-based LCDs and standalone LED-based sets, but they also require a bigger investment as you'll have to purchase 3D glasses, a 3D Blu-ray player, and 3D Blu-ray discs to get the most from your 3D TV. In 2011, we saw prices for 55" 3D televisions drop 33 per cent from 320452,499 in January to 9 in December. The new year will bring an influx of new 3D TVs, which means vendors will try to combat lagging sales with discounts on 2011 3D HDTV models. Image: theqspeaks on Flickr

  • 12 things that will be cheaper this year

    HOUSE PRICES: As January begins, house prices in Ireland continue to fall. In 2011, house prices fell by at least 13 per cent but some analysts believe that "price stability" may be on the horizon due to some measures taken in Budget 2012. Image: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland

  • 12 things that will be cheaper this year

    MEDIA STREAMERS: Blu-ray players with inbuilt streaming are starting to cost less than the price of a stand-alone media streamer such as a Boxee Box. In order to remain relevant, the players will have to lower their prices and offer more deals as they enter the Irish market. Image: William Hook on Flickr.
  • The iPad2: Rumours of the iPad3 will most certainly bring down the price of the refurbished iPad2. The iPad3 may even cause resellers to offer more deals on new iPad2 models as they try and move yesterday's tech to make room for Apple's latest and greatest. Image: kun350 on Flickr
  • WINE: Oenophiles, perk up! Wine connoisseur extraordinaire, Robert Parker, predicts the coming year to be the
  • DESKTOP REPLACEMENT LAPTOPS: Intel's Sandy Bridge CPUs may be dominating the laptop landscape, but it's AMD's recession-friendly Fusion APUs that are driving prices down, particularly in the realm of desktop replacements. The star of the show is AMD's A Series APU, which promises better battery life, better video playback, and more affordable prices among desktop replacements. Just last week we saw systems plummet to 0, an unprecedented low price for any desktop replacement.
  • AN ANDROID TABLET: The Kindle Fire has been Amazon's most successful product ever launched. The release of this groundbreaking tablet has ignited a fire (sorry) among tablet manufacturers as they scramble to match Amazon's 9 price tag. For consumers, the competition translates to better tablet bargains in 2012. Image: Louish Pixel on Flickr
  • SOLID STATE DRIVES (SSDs): The floods that hit Thailand in 2011 created a shortage of hard drives and a subsequent spike in prices. Solid state drives, however, were not affected by the flooding and while their cost per gigabyte is still higher than that of a traditional hard drive, their demand is now greater. In addition, dealnews data shows that SSD prices are steadily dropping; in 2011 the price of a 64GB SSD drive dropped 33 per cent while the price of a 128GB drive dropped 21 per cent — a trend that we expect will continue in 2012 as more SSDs permeate the market in place of 2.5
  • CAR RENTALS: If you are visiting America that is. Gas and airfare may be going up in 2012, but car rental rates are expected to remain flat, as agencies across the country reportedly have excess cars available. More stock and subsequent competition is thus expected to keep rental rates low throughout the new year, and we anticipate to see an increase in the number of discounts on car and SUV rentals. Image: Bidgee on Flickr
  • eBOOK READERS: Each new generation of Amazon's Kindle reader has chipped away at the eBook reader's price tag, sometimes by as much as 61 per cent. Assuming there's a new Kindle in 2012 (rumour has it that an e-Ink update with video support will debut), we expect to see continued price cuts on Amazon's popular eBook reader, sending previous Kindle models into all-time low price territory. Image: ajleon on Flickr
  • APPLE MacBOOK AIR REFURBS: In 2011 the price of a refurbished fourth generation 11
  • STANDALONE GPS UNITS WITH LIFETIME MAPS: The smarter our phones get, the greater the number of gadgets they're capable of replacing. And no gadget is as close to extinction as the GPS unit. So it comes as no surprise to see manufacturers slash prices on standalone GPS units with lifetime / live maps. dealnews data shows that in 2011, units that were once fetching around 0 reached price-lows of just . Image: caribb on Flickr
  • 3D HDTVs: 3D HDTVs are a tough sell. Not only are they pricier than traditional CCFL-based LCDs and standalone LED-based sets, but they also require a bigger investment as you'll have to purchase 3D glasses, a 3D Blu-ray player, and 3D Blu-ray discs to get the most from your 3D TV. In 2011, we saw prices for 55
  • HOUSE PRICES: As January begins, house prices in Ireland continue to fall. In 2011, house prices fell by at least 13 per cent but some analysts believe that
  • MEDIA STREAMERS: Blu-ray players with inbuilt streaming are starting to cost less than the price of a stand-alone media streamer such as a Boxee Box. In order to remain relevant, the players will have to lower their prices and offer more deals as they enter the Irish market. Image: William Hook on Flickr.

-Additional reporting by Sinéad O’Carroll

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