[diogenescynic]

Housing and healthcare are much more significant and frequent expenses than a computer tho. They’re also necessities.

[ikeboy]

Most of his discussion is about education which isn't necessity - and he ignores the subsidies, quoting sticker prices like most people don't get significant discounts

Also, looking at average cost is misleading because that includes purchases by people who gladly pay higher amounts because they can afford it. You want to look at the cheapest "reasonable-quality" cost to determine what's "affordable", not average.