Apple hikes MacBook, iPad prices due to memory chip shortage – here are the products getting hit
Business Apple hikes MacBook, iPad prices due to memory chip shortage – here are the products getting hit By Taylor Herzlich Published June 25, 2026, 10:48 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Apple raised prices on a slew of its MacBook and iPad products on Thursday, blaming the hikes on an AI-driven surge in demand for memory chips.
- ▪Business Apple hikes MacBook, iPad prices due to memory chip shortage – here are the products getting hit By Taylor Herzlich Published June 25, 2026, 10:48 a.m.
- ▪ET See more of our coverage in your search results.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google Apple raised prices on a slew of its MacBook and iPad products on Thursday, blaming the hikes on an AI-driven surge in demand for memory chips.
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- ▪ Apple’s MacBooks and iPads are getting more expensive as the memory crunch deepens — MarketWatch.com - Top Stories
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| Canonical URL | https://nypost.com/2026/06/25/business/apple-hikes-macbook-ipad-prices-due-to-memory-chip-shortage-here-are-the-products-getting-hit/ |
| Publication time | Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:48:37 -0400 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-06-25T14:56:01.924Z |
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Business Apple hikes MacBook, iPad prices due to memory chip shortage – here are the products getting hit By Taylor Herzlich Published June 25, 2026, 10:48 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Apple raised prices on a slew of its MacBook and iPad products on Thursday, blaming the hikes on an AI-driven surge in demand for memory chips. The company’s website briefly went down in the morning, then came back online with higher prices hitting its laptops and tablets. Price hikes as high as $300 hit products. Apple on Thursday slapped a slew of its MacBook and iPad products with higher prices.
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