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[–] 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I hadn't been keeping a close eye on pricing but was blown away the other day. The Nvidia RTX 5090 launched at $4090 here in Australia, that was already obscene. Nowadays almost 2 years later, you are lucky if you find one under $12,000!

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 child)

    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... (edit: not that I need to anytime soon, lol. This card is a beast)

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago

    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. ;)

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