iPhone X for $1,000? I’d rather spend it on my PC

By Matt Hanson

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or a particularly large PC chassis, you may have noticed that Apple just announced the iPhone X.

I seem to remember words like ‘revolutionary’ and ‘game changing’ spoken on stage in hushed, yet reverent, tones, as if trying to summon a shy woodland sprite into existence. It might not have been quite those words, as I was a bit light headed after consuming too much pizza.

However, after much hype, the iPhone X was revealed, and while it is undoubtedly a nice-looking phone, the most revolutionary aspect of it is the price. Apple wants us to pay $999 (£999, AU$1,579) for the cheapest version, and then probably expects us to write Tim Cook a note of thanks afterwards.

Spending spree

However, as anyone who has seen the state of my trousers will have guessed, I don’t have $1,000 lying around (otherwise I’d be wearing solid gold trousers. They cost $1,000 right?). But, since the reveal of the price, I’ve been fantasizing over what I would spend $1,000 on – and an iPhone isn’t one of them.

Of course, the first thing on my fantasy shopping list is some solid gold trousers. That’s a given. And also some …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components