schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoOuch: The Raspberry Pi 5 just hit an eye-watering $385www.pcworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square197linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squarePsythik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoAnd here I thought I was being stupid paying $1600 for a 4090 back then. Jesus Fucking Christ, $12K for a GPU!? That’s 1980s prices! Guess I won’t be upgrading for a long time…
minus-squareNovaVeles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoTo be fair to the 1980’s, a Hercules video card in 1982 adjusted for inflation would only be about $1700. We are way beyond that point. An original Macintosh 128K would set you back $8100 in today’s money, so I guess in that regard Apple hasn’t changed. ;)
And here I thought I was being stupid paying $1600 for a 4090 back then. Jesus Fucking Christ, $12K for a GPU!? That’s 1980s prices! Guess I won’t be upgrading for a long time…
To be fair to the 1980’s, a Hercules video card in 1982 adjusted for inflation would only be about $1700. We are way beyond that point.
An original Macintosh 128K would set you back $8100 in today’s money, so I guess in that regard Apple hasn’t changed. ;)