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Apple raises Mac and iPad prices 15–33%, citing AI-driven 98% DRAM cost spike

Apple raises Mac and iPad prices 15–33%, citing AI-driven 98% DRAM cost spike

Apple raised Mac and iPad prices 15–33% on June 25 — MacBook Air to $1,299, iPad Air to $749 — citing a 98% DRAM cost spike it calls 'unprecedented,' driven by AI datacenter HBM demand that has pushed memory costs higher than anything Apple has absorbed before. iPhone increases may follow, with IDC analyst Nabila Popal estimating up to $200 more for Pro models and calling out that the era of $50 consumer-electronics price hikes is over.

Source: fortune.com ↗

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We have never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly.

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Why this matters

  • → Apple absorbs component costs; price hikes signal supply shock hitting consumers directly.
  • → AI datacenter demand for memory reshaping consumer electronics pricing power.
  • → Signals iPhone price increases may exceed historical patterns by $150–200.
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