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Gadget Price Drops

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Tribune research by Michael Messano

Published: September 6, 2007

IPod – The initial model in 2001 was priced at $500. It now can be purchased for $250.

CD player– Original models could be as high as $1,000, but most were priced from $600 to $800. Today, one can be purchased for less $100.

DVD player– Initially offered at $500 to $1,000, depending on the brand, they can now be purchased for $50 to $200.

Handheld calculator – Original models sold for $300 to $400 in the mid-1970s. Today they can be purchased for as little as $20.

VCRs – Initially, they sold for $1,000 to $1,200. By the time DVD players were available in the late 1990s, they could be purchased for $50 to $70.

Sources: Tribune wires, Best Buy, PBS, Texas Instruments

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