Apple Raises Prices on Macs, iPads by $200 or More on Some Models
Apple has increased prices for MacBooks and iPads by $200 or more on certain models to combat rising memory costs.
📍 How it ended
Apple raised prices on MacBooks and iPads, with some models increasing by $200 or more. The company attributed these hikes to a memory chip shortage and skyrocketing memory costs.
While the iPhone was spared for now, Apple hinted that more increases could come.
Epilogue added 44d ago, after coverage quieted.
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The brief
Apple has announced price hikes for its Mac and iPad lineups. According to the Wall Street Journal, some models will see price increases of $200 or more.
Coverage from Reuters, Bloomberg, and CNBC emphasizes that these adjustments are a response to skyrocketing memory costs and a global memory crunch. The Verge also reported on the price reveals.
Future pricing remains a point of interest, as CNBC reports that Apple has hinted at further increases to come.
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Coverage (12)
- 'A hundred-year flood': Tim Cook's worst nightmare just came true, forcing Apple to raise prices amid 'RAMageddon' Yahoo Finance · 46d ago
- Apple Price Increase: How Much Every iPad, Mac and Home Device Costs Now CNET · 46d ago
- Apple Jacks Up MacBook And iPad Prices—Rattling Investors Forbes · 46d ago
- Apple is hiking the prices of MacBooks and iPads due to the memory chip shortage CNN · 46d ago
- Here are all of the Apple price hikes The Verge · 46d ago
- Apple raises Mac and iPad prices, spares iPhone for now TechCrunch · 46d ago
- Apple reveals price hikes for MacBooks and iPads The Verge · 46d ago
- Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads as memory costs skyrocket Reuters · 46d ago
- Apple Raises Mac and iPad Prices to Counter Memory Shortages Bloomberg · 46d ago
- Apple raises prices on MacBook and iPad due to memory crunch, hints at more to come CNBC · 46d ago
- Apple Raises Prices on Macs, iPads by $200 or More on Some Models WSJ · 46d ago
- Apple ratchets up prices, blames the cost of memory Ars Technica · 46d ago broke it first
Quick answers
How much have the prices increased?
Some models have seen price hikes of $200 or more.
Why is Apple raising prices?
According to coverage from Reuters and Bloomberg, the move is to counter memory shortages and skyrocketing memory costs.
Which products are affected?
The price increases apply to MacBooks and iPads.
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