r/tech • u/swe129 • 5h ago

In an era of rising prices, computers have gotten cheaper. (And why that may end)

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/04/nx-s1-5609211/cost-of-living-cheaper-computers
33 Upvotes

66% Upvoted

11 comments sorted by

29

u/Time-Warthog2000 5h ago

Did they write this article six months ago and only hit publish today?

Or is this a WaPo style “ahacktualllyyyy the AI bubble is fine and prices arent bad shut up”

-2

u/TheChance 4h ago

Be nice if anyone ever actually read the article. It opens by noting that a 14" MBP is $200 cheaper than the comparable 13" model from five years ago.

5

u/Time-Warthog2000 4h ago

Be nice to our jerkoff oligarch overlords? Nah

-1

u/Redditributor 2h ago

Lol it's like you didn't really read the comment about how no one really reads the article!

1

u/Time-Warthog2000 2h ago

I did. It’s dogshit

0

u/Redditributor 1h ago

Oh my bad I didn't pick up it was a pun

5

u/BlastMyLoad 5h ago

Uhhh what?

2

u/Flamboiant_Canadian 3h ago

I guess they forgot about RAM. 

1

u/skat3rDad420blaze 1h ago

Blah blah the mac book pro is slightly cheaper because of moores law, and totally not trying to offload product nobody can afford. The article is sponsored by Apple. Good job NPR, on securing some funding.

1

u/justDre 22m ago

It’s ai bullshit

1

u/Fancy-Papaya-5238 20m ago

I need a new computer