Yes, been doing that for about 30 years. Now and then you just have to take a leap. I usually buy what was the best last year at a bargain price instead.
This is a good year for getting last year's stuff given how the supply is so low on most of the high profile hardware(new Ryzens, current generation dedicated graphics, game consoles).
I did get something launched this year that reviewed well - a gaming laptop(Legion 5) - but it was not hard to find and I even got it used like-new. Perhaps because nobody's travelling now.
