I Bought the Galaxy Z TriFold for Over $3,000. Follow Along as I Test It (Live Updates)

I'll be using Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold every day and sharing my musings here.

On the morning of Jan. 30, my colleagues and I hopped online at the crack of dawn to try to snag a hot commodity. No, it wasn't for a sneaker drop or tickets to Harry Styles' concert. It was for a phone.

But not just any phone. We were vying to get our hands on Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold, which had already launched in other parts of the world last month and reportedly sold out there in minutes. We expected a similar outcome with the trifold's arrival in the US -- despite its $2,900 price tag -- given all the buzz it had generated and the seemingly limited supply of devices. 

In fact ...