PC vs amiga pricing in the 80s and 90's. Were PC owners getting screwed?

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I'm beginning to think that the Australian computer market is unique.  Custom built desktops still out number brand names.  But with notebooks and tablets taking centre stage the inevitable closing of the small shops has begun....

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Where do you buy your PCs?  I could easily sell a lot of PCs priced at 10% of an iMac!

VERY true......and I've fallen for it too....owning a year old iMac.....that I could have bought ten PC's for the price I paid........