[colechristensen]

As I grown man who has built actual robots with all the skills to do embedded programming and mechanical engineering to make robots... I'm still envious of Mindstorms and yet never purchased any despite having the funds to do so.

I think this is the same part of my brain that still thinks getting a PDA is a good idea despite having had a smartphone for I don't know how many years now.

Is there a word for holding on to a desire which has entirely been satisfied with new but different solutions?

[ycombinete]

I’m not sure what’s the word is, but whatever it is constantly tries to convince me that I need an iPod Classic.

Aesthetic nostalgia maybe

[alanbernstein]

Nostalgia?

[LAC-Tech]

I say embrace it.

I never had a computer as a kid in the 90s. But I would go to electronics stores and play around with PCs - my most vivid memory was the large white and grey keyboards.

I now own a very expensive, large, white and grey keyboard :) (Leopold FC980C for you keyboard fans).

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Was going to say the same thing. Worst case you buy it and it doesn't do what you need (itch) and in that case you can gift it to someone.

I think the design decisions can be educational. I'm sure mindstorms is full of compromises required to get a product to market under a certain price point (etc).

[taneq]

I don’t know if there’s a word for it, but I get that too.

[sieste]

FOMO?

[hombre_fatal]

Gadget consumerism.