Originally Posted by zakhal
Talking about inflation im more worried about inflation of computer hardware than money. I spend tons of hard cash on hardware that becomes worthless in just few years. Oh well one gotta have hobbies I guess.

I disagree, I think we are getting better value performance/$ as time progressing(technology advancing). A decent rig costs me about $1500 since my first 286 to Q6600. but the performance difference is night and day. Gas was $1/gallon when I first got my car and now is $3, MPG is about the same. Electronics seem to the exception, it gets cheaper over time despite inflation.

Of course, I agree they are d*mn expansive, particulary at launch.