Time machine · 14 years ago
Computers in 2012
1 computer in the atlas launched in 2012: Raspberry Pi (Model B). The most memory you could get in our catalogue was 4 GB (Dell Inspiron laptop); a 2025 flagship phone has 2.0× that.
$1,366what $1,000 in 2012 is worth in 2024 (US CPI)
2.0×more memory in today's phone than 2012's best in the catalogue
0people in the atlas got their first computer in 2012
158×memory growth expected since 2012 from the catalogue trend
Launched in 2012
Also on sale around 2012
Compaq PresarioCompaq · 32 MB · 200 MHzHP PavilionHP · 512 MB · 2.8 GHzToshiba Satellite laptopToshiba · 512 MB · 1.6 GHzSony VAIO laptopSony · 512 MB · 1.6 GHzApple MacBook Air (2008)Apple · 2 GB · 1.6 GHz$1,799 → $2,620 todayAcer Aspire One netbookAcer · 512 MB · 1.6 GHz$379 → $550 todayDell Inspiron laptopDell · 4 GB · 2.2 GHzA PC with Windows 7Generic PC · 4 GB · 3 GHzApple iPad (first generation)Apple · 256 MB · 1 GHz$499 → $720 todayApple MacBook Air 11" (2010)Apple · 2 GB · 1.4 GHz$999 → $1,440 todayLenovo ThinkPadLenovo · 4 GB · 2.6 GHzA school ChromebookVarious (Google ChromeOS) · 4 GB · 1.6 GHz
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