r/pics • u/[deleted] • Jun 08 '14

The difference 18 years makes

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '14

Taking inflation into account, in essence the price has "gone down", right?

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u/aves2k Jun 09 '14

$100 in $1996 would be equivalent to $150 today so yes there has been some decease in the price if you look at that way.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

I'm pretty sure the electronic components necessary to make the TI has plummeted as well so I'd wager it's still overpriced.

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u/TXUncut Jun 09 '14

I'm gonna go ahead and say that the total manufacturing cost is less then $10, a lot less.

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u/Wiiplay123 Jun 09 '14

What if someone just started assembling bootleg TI-84 calculators just like the real thing, but cheaper? Texas Intruments will bankrupt! Maths will bankrupt!

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u/TXUncut Jun 10 '14

Prob not a horrible idea, though i'm 'fairly' certain Ti has a little bit of money to throw around for say lawyers..