Time machine · 17 years ago
Computers in 2009
No computer in our catalogue launched in 2009, but these were on sale. The most memory you could get in our catalogue was 4 GB (Dell Inspiron laptop); a 2025 flagship phone has 2.0× that.
$1,462what $1,000 in 2009 is worth in 2024 (US CPI)
2.0×more memory in today's phone than 2009's best in the catalogue
0people in the atlas got their first computer in 2009
469×memory growth expected since 2009 from the catalogue trend
Also on sale around 2009
Compaq PresarioCompaq · 32 MB · 200 MHzHP PavilionHP · 512 MB · 2.8 GHzToshiba Satellite laptopToshiba · 512 MB · 1.6 GHzApple Mac mini (2005)Apple · 256 MB · 1.3 GHz$499 → $800 todaySony VAIO laptopSony · 512 MB · 1.6 GHzApple MacBook (white, 2006)Apple · 512 MB · 1.8 GHz$1,099 → $1,710 todayApple MacBook Pro (2006)Apple · 512 MB · 1.8 GHz$1,999 → $3,110 todayA PC with Windows VistaGeneric PC · 2 GB · 2.2 GHzAsus Eee PC 701Asus · 512 MB · 630 MHz$399 → $600 todayOLPC XO-1One Laptop per Child · 256 MB · 433 MHz$199 → $300 todayApple MacBook Air (2008)Apple · 2 GB · 1.6 GHz$1,799 → $2,620 todayAcer Aspire One netbookAcer · 512 MB · 1.6 GHz$379 → $550 today
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