just the 5090 GPU costs +$3k, what are you even talking about
I’m talking about the hundreds of affordable models that are perfectly suitable for everything up to and including AAA gaming.
The existence of expensive, and very much optional, high end computer parts does not mean that affordable computers are not more incredible than ever.
Just because cutting edge high end parts are out of reach to you, does not mean that perfectly usable computers are too, as I demonstrated with actual specs and prices in my post.
That’s what I’m talking about.
How much as a base model MacBook Air changed in price over the last 15 years? With inflation, it's gotten cheaper.
The original base MacBook Air sold for $1799 in 2008. The inflation adjusted price is $2715.
The current base model is $999, and literally better in every way except thickness on one edge.
If we constrain ourselves to just 15 years. The $999 MBA was released 15 years ago ($1488 in real dollars). The list price has remained the same for the base model, with the exception of when they sold the discontinued 11” MBAs for $899.
It’s actually kind of wild how much better and cheaper computers have gotten.
