信不信由你：2017会便宜的12样东西

12 Things That Are Going To Get Cheaper In 2017

2017年会降价的12样产品

Does the sagging economy and national debt have ya feeling down? Well, here's something to look forward to: To help counteract some of that 2017 gloom, we've gathered 12 items we predict will cost less in the coming year. From TVs to laptops, cash-strapped shoppers should keep an eye on prices for these items; even wine might see notable discounts next year! So cheer up and read on for the good consumer news.

经济的不景气、国家负债是不是让你万分沮丧？没关系，2017还是有些值得期待的：为了和2017年的经济低迷相抗衡，我们总结了预计在2017年会降价的12样东西。从电视机到笔记本电脑，手头紧张的消费者可以密切关注这些商品的价格；甚至连红酒的价格在2017年可能也会大幅下跌！所以让我们开心一点儿，来看看这些对消费者有利的消息吧。

1. Apple iPad 2

苹果 iPad 2

The iPad 3 will not feature a significant price drop (if any at all), but one thing is guaranteed — Cupertino's forthcoming tablet will most certainly bring down the price of refurbished iPad 2s. (As the iPad 2 did for its predecessor.) The iPad 3 may even cause resellers to offer more deals on new iPad 2 models as they try to move yesterday's tech to make room for Apple's latest and greatest.

iPad 3推出时也许不会大幅降价（就算降价也只是一点点），但有一点是肯定的—— 苹果公司这款即将问世的平板电脑一定会使之前上市的iPad 2s的价格下跌（就好像iPad 2上市时iPad 1降价一样）。iPad 3甚至可能让分销商加大iPad 2的供货量，因为他们希望尽快销掉老款产品，为苹果最新最强的科技产品腾出空间。

2. Wine

红酒

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. With less disposable income, folks have left wines priced at $30 and above untouched on store shelves. So to move stock, retailers are expected to offer more sales and even flash 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. Aficionados should check out sites like Lot 18 for their boozy offerings.

酒鬼们，好消息来了！红酒鉴赏家Robert Parker预测，2017年会是“买方之年”——红酒价格在较长的一段时间内都会保持稳定或下跌。由于人们的可支配收入减少，售价在30美元以上的红酒都处于滞销状态。因此为了卖出存货，零售商们可能会为红酒提供更多的折扣甚至闪电促销。此外，行业竞争也会影响到价格，消费者们开始关注不同国家的红酒的性价比，比如澳大利亚、阿根廷、南非和智利。红酒爱好者可以去Lot18这样的网站查看酒类价格。

3. Desktop Replacement Laptops

替代台式电脑的笔记本电脑

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 $350, an unprecedented low price for any desktop replacement.

英特尔的Sandy Bridge处理器也许已经占领了笔记本电脑的市场，但是AMD有价格优势的Fusion加速处理器 正在引发降价，尤其是在笔记本电脑领域。这款产品的亮点在于AMD的 A系列APU，它承诺有更长的电池寿命，更好的视频回放效果，以及在笔记本电脑中更优惠的价格。上周我们看到系统价格已经跌倒了350美元，这是笔记本电脑领域前所未有的低价。

4. Android Tablets

安卓平板电脑

The Kindle Fire has been Amazon's most successful product ever launched. The release of this groundbreaking tablet has, ahem, ignited a fire among tablet manufacturers as they scramble to match Amazon's $199 price tag. For consumers, the competition translates to better tablet bargains in 2017.

Kindle Fire是亚马逊目前为止推出的最成功的产品。这款突破性的平板电脑的问世点燃了平板电脑制造商之间的战火，商家纷纷出招，想要和亚马逊199美元的售价一争高下。对于消费者来说，这样的竞争就意味着2017年平板电脑更优惠的价格.

5. Solid State Drives (SSDs)

固态硬盘（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, deal news data shows that SSD prices are steadily dropping; in 2011 the price of a 64GB SSD drive dropped 33% while the price of a 128GB drive dropped 21% — a trend that we expect will continue in 2017.

2011年泰国的洪水导致了硬盘驱动器的短缺，继而引发了价格的上涨。然而固态硬盘并未受到这次洪水的影响，虽然其每十亿字节的成本依然高于传统的硬盘驱动器，现在它的需求量已经大于传统硬盘。此外，数据显示固态硬盘的价格正在稳步下跌；2011年64GB的固态硬盘驱动器下跌了33%，128GB的则下跌了21%——我们预计这一趋势在2017年仍会持续。