I’ve been amazed lately at how amazing the prices are now for computer stuff – at least hardware.  I get an e-mail from Microcenter often with special deals, etc.  The other day I noticed now that I can get 1 TB Hard Drive for $60 (http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0340477) – which to me is amazing.  The amount of space on the hard drive vs. the priced keeps getting better – with the ability to get more space for less money!  I thought I was doing good with a 500 gb hard drive I bought last year – but then again I think that’s about what I paid so I think it shows how aggressive the pricing is.

I’m also amazed by how much computers cost now – as I got my wife a new laptop for about $300 – and not netbook.  While not a screamer this was a basic laptop that seems to perform well – it was what she needed.  I also bought a new desktop for about the same price – $300!  About 3 1/2 years ago I bought this Dell 640m for $749 dollars off e-bay – and that was a good deal at the time.

Maybe I’ve just been around for too long – but I find this amazing (have I used that word enough?) – how much the prices have dropped over the years for better and better hardware.  I’m not sure that software is keeping pace -as now that can be more expensive than hardware – but it’s stil wonderful how much better things are now..

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