I just don't have the time to screw around learing what hardware has been updated, and what is now compatible with what.

If hardware was stable, and didn't change, it would be one thing, but when you have to order everything online, and you come across one part that won;t work with the rest of the system (and has a no refund policy!) it's just not worth the research.

Good case in point: I order additional ram for my system 2 weeks ago.. everything matched up on my current system except ONE thing: the new ram required more power then the new system's mb could provide. The ram did NOIT have the voltage in it's product description, so I hasd to send it back to newegg and order correct ram with the proper voltage to replace it. No big deal, but newegg charged me a $5 restocking fee because ram is usually not refundable. (They made an exception in my case, because the product page did not have all the
information it should have had.)

There are just too many "little things" that can make new hardware go from running perfectly, to not running at all.

Way too many people take way too many things way too seriously.