The base 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 chip and 16GB RAM, launched at Rs 1,69,900, is now priced at Rs 2,39,900 — a jump of Rs 70,000.
MacBook Air with the M5 chip has gone from Rs 1,19,900 to Rs 1,49,900,15-inch variant now costs Rs 1,79,900, up Rs 35,000 from its launch price of Rs 1,44,900.
Apple’s entry-level MacBook Neo has also become Rs 10,000 more expensive.
iPad Pro now starts at Rs 1,39,900, the iPad Air at Rs 89,900, the standard iPad at Rs 49,900 and the iPad mini at Rs 69,900.
Why Apple has increased prices of iPad and MacBooksIn a statement shared with TOI, Apple said the company had resisted passing on higher costs for as long as possible.
The base 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 chip and 16GB RAM, launched at Rs 1,69,900, is now priced at Rs 2,39,900 — a jump of Rs 70,000.
MacBook Air with the M5 chip has gone from Rs 1,19,900 to Rs 1,49,900,
15-inch variant now costs Rs 1,79,900, up Rs 35,000 from its launch price of Rs 1,44,900. Apple’s entry-level MacBook Neo has also become Rs 10,000 more expensive.
iPad Pro now starts at Rs 1,39,900, the iPad Air at Rs 89,900, the standard iPad at Rs 49,900 and the iPad mini at Rs 69,900.
Why Apple has increased prices of iPad and MacBooks
In a statement shared with TOI, Apple said the company had resisted passing on higher costs for as long as possible.
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The consumer electronics industry is facing an unprecedented challenge. The rapid expansion of AI data centers has created an extraordinary surge in demand for memory and storage. We have never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly,
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