A personal computer
It’s not news that computers cost much less today than they did in the past. But just how much less? Well, the Macintosh Portable M5120 came out in 1989, weighing 16 pounds — and costing around $7,300. It featured 1MB of RAM, a 10-inch black-and-white display, and a 40MB hard drive.
Today, $1,099 will get you a MacBook Air featuring 8GB of memory, a 13.3-inch color display, and a 128GB hard drive. Microsoft Windows-based laptops with plenty of power can be had for a few hundred dollars.
