Apple raises prices on Macs, iPads, and more by hundreds of dollars
Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.Apple is hiking the prices of its MacBooks, iPads, and other devices by hundreds of dollars in response to the ongoing memory and storage shortages. It stopped selling the Mac Studio with 512GB of RAM in March, and later dropped the $599 Mac Mini option, meaning the device now starts at $799 with 512GB of RAM.The price of memory and storage has surged over the past several months as AI companies buy up RAM and SSDs for the data centers powering their models. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native ad
- ▪Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.Apple is hiking the prices of its MacBooks, iPads, and other devices by hundreds of dollars in response to the ongoing memory and storage shortages.
- ▪It stopped selling the Mac Studio with 512GB of RAM in March, and later dropped the $599 Mac Mini option, meaning the device now starts at $799 with 512GB of RAM.The price of memory and storage has surged over the past several months as AI
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- ▪ Apple Raises Prices on Macs and iPads Amid the A.I. Boom — NYT > Technology
- ▪ Apple raises Mac and iPad prices, spares iPhone for now — TechCrunch
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TechCloseTechPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All TechNewsCloseNewsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All NewsAppleCloseApplePosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All AppleApple raises prices on Macs, iPads, and more by hundreds of dollarsThe MacBook Neo now starts at $699, and the price of an iPad Air just jumped by $150.The MacBook Neo now starts at $699, and the price of an iPad Air just jumped by $150.by Emma RothCloseEmma RothNews WriterPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by Emma RothJun 25, 2026, 12:53 PM…
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