The cost of computing compared to 1993

I just read an old MacWorld article from Guy Kawasaki, comparing his old 1993 Quadra 800 to an F-15 Eagle fighter… he listed the specs of his Quadra:

• 33mhz
• 8megs ram
• 1gig hd
• $6399 ($9074 in today’s dollars)

I thought it would be fun to see what I could buy today from Apple for the same amount. I looked at MacPro tower at the apple store:

• Two 3.0ghz Quad Core 
• 16gigs of RAM
• 2 terabytes of hard drive space
• $9099

If my math is correct, that is:

• 727,000% faster
• 204,800% more memory
• 204,800% more hard drive space