America Is Having MacBook Sticker Shock

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	America Is Having MacBook Sticker Shock (theatlantic.com)
	10 points by voxadam 26 days ago

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Accounting for inflation, the top of the line MacBook now is about the same as a top of the line Wallstreet PowerBook G3 in 1998.

I bought one a couple months ago. It feels strange to have a computer appreciate in value.

I’ve got an 8 year old, second hand server under my desk that cost me about $500 in total in 2023. I could sell the memory alone now for $2500.

Laptops in 1998 were rare luxury items.

And they’re heading in that direction again.

IPhone prices held steady to protect Apple's market position.

Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads

yawn.

only for the permanent underclass. Apple has become to available to the plens.