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Here's what we really paid for these cutting edge electronics back in the '80s
What was a telephone answerer, anyways?
The technological advances of the 1980s seemed so rad back then, but today they feel so outdated. It's fun to look back at how much we paid for cordless phones and boom boxes, but it's not so fun to see how much we paid in today's dollars.
Synthesizer
1980s cost: $499.95
Today's value: $1,438.07
Open Reel
1980s cost: $499.95
Today's value: $1,438.07
Turntable
1980s cost: $259.95
Today's value: $747.73
Cordless Phone
1980s cost: $219.95
Today's value: $632.67
Answering Machine
1980s cost: $179.95
Today's value: $517.61
Notice how this technology was so new, it was called a "telephone answerer." Answering machine sounds a lot easier on the tongue.
13" Color TV
1980s cost: $399.95
Today's value: $1,150.42
Clock Radio
1980s cost: $59.95
Today's value: $172.44
Boom box
1980s cost: $279.95
Today's value: $805.25
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