When HN users recommended it
1 HN user recommended this in 2018, in one comment.
20072026
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Acer C720p 2625 Touchscreen ChromeBook Refurbished
Amazon's catalog no longer lists this product (checked 2026-11-02). The name comes from the link HN users posted.
You forgot about inflation and chromebooks.
$100 in 1983 is $253.90 in 2018[0]. Here's a chromebook with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage for $116[1]. You can probably get a used one on craigslist for less.
$400 in 1983 is $1,015.60 in 2018. You can buy the lowest spec'd version of the older macbook air for $1000, or the lowest spec'd version of the new one for $1200[2].
[0] http://www.in2013dollars.com/1983-dollars-in-2018?amount=100
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Acer-C720p-2625-Touchscreen-ChromeBoo... it probably sucks but it's the cheapest one I saw in the search results
[2] https://www.apple.com/us/shop/buy-mac/macbook-air