[Vince Ferrer]

Although $1,299 may seem expensive, there was a time when the cheapest dot matrix or impact printers cost more than that. The price will inevitably come down.

Its all a matter of perspective, 25 years ago these things were $250,000.

[uncommonsense]

"Its all a matter of perspective, 25 years ago these things were $250,000."

I remember paying over $5,000 for an HP laser printer with a memory upgrade in 1985 or '06 (for my marketing department at Texas Instruments) - that equals $10,816.59 today. A superior printer can be purchased for under $300 today. $300 now purchases far superior capabilities than $11,000 did back in 1986.

HP LaserJet printer, 1984

"The HP LaserJet was the first desktop laser printer, introduced in 1984 at about $3,500. Nothing like it existed previously, and it created a totally new printer market."

Also: HP LaserJet - Wikipedia