I bought my PC in 2001 and it's 1 000 USD at that time (Compaq brand). At the present, it about only under 200USD
I have a P3 gateway that I bought in 2000 I pimped it out with 512mb ram and 160gb hard-drive and it's still going strong.
The trouble with computers is that they are virtually out of date a week after they`ve been put on the market. Such are the advancements in technology.