Budget friendly tech isn't what it used to be

Apple and affordability A €700 laptop is not cheap, a €700 phone is not cheap. My iPhone SE from 2022 cost €500 and it wasn't cheap either given what it had to offer. The price may be lower in comparison with other products from the brand and the prices of modern technology—which are madness. They may offer a good value for the money. That seems to be the case for this laptop. But it is not cheap. Read the Full Post by Adrián Perales on adrianperales.com I saw this post (originally in Spanish, title and quote translated by me) which dealt with something that I used to think a lot more, but sort of accepted given my current situation, but the more I thought about it, I kind of hate it. Back in the day, I used to watch phone reviews that recommended budget friendly devices. Stuff like the Redmi 4A and 5A were the kings of low-budget gadgets, at a price around $100 bucks. That was the first phone I ever paid for, and 18-year-old me only had half of that money, my dad to paid the rest,…