This was because Woz liked repeating digits.

https://youtu.be/pJif4i9NRdI @2:05

~$3,800 in 2026 dollars.

Including 8K of "RAM memory", brought to you by the DRD Department!

More devilish

Not really. The Apple I was discontinued within a year of release, if you saved that money until 1978 then you could get an Apple II that would be supported for almost 20 years give-or-take.