It was the right computer at the right price at the right time - for you.
Prices drop faster than rain in a Texas thunderstorm.
Comparing prices isn't easy either. This one is slightly faster than that one but that other one has a bigger hard drive - the classic apples to oranges problem. Dealers and manufacturers will throw in extra goodies to entice you. This one comes with a printer and that one comes with all the software you really wanted. You have to buy 2-4 years of an Internet connection service, but if you were going to use that service anyway, then it's a pretty good deal.