New Macs cost $10-20k, roughly the inflation-adjusted price of a 1977 Apple II
SydSteyerhart · x · 2026-10-29
A poster complains they can't casually spend $10-20k on a new Mac, prompting a reply noting that $10,000 is roughly the inflation-adjusted price of an original Apple II home computer circa 1977 — the ceiling for a top-tier personal computer has barely moved in nearly five decades.
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