{"id":17875,"date":"2026-06-25T20:32:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T20:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17875"},"modified":"2026-06-25T20:32:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T20:32:02","slug":"apple-increases-prices-for-macs-and-ipads-blaming-a-shortage-of-memory-chips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17875","title":{"rendered":"Apple increases prices for Macs and iPads, blaming a shortage of memory chips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>By BARBARA ORTUTAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Apple on Thursday announced an increase in prices for Macs and iPads, citing a memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17873\">The man who set a Virginia city council member on fire gets 40 years in prison<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Cupertino, California-based company called the demand spike an \u201cunprecedented challenge\u201d for the consumer electronics industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 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,\u201d the company said in a written statement.<\/p>\n<p>The new, entry-level MacBook Neo will now cost $699, up from $599. The 512 gigabyte MacBook Air now costs $1,299, up from $1,099. The one terabyte MacBook Pro is $1,999, up from $1,699.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17871\">Native Americans commemorate victory at Little Bighorn with horse races, dance and song<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 128 gigabyte iPad Air is now $749, up from $599, while the 256 gigabyte iPad Pro Wifi is now $1,199, up from $999.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts expect iPhone prices to rise later this year.<\/p>\n<p>IDC analyst Nabila Popal said the latest price hikes were higher than she had expected, which suggests the iPhone price hikes may also be higher than expected, perhaps as much as $200 for the iPhone Pro and Pro Max models.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI think the days of $50 price increases are over,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Apple said that while it has shielded customers from the component price surges so far, \u201cwe have now reached a point where we need to begin raising prices on a number of products, including today\u2019s increases for iPad and Mac. We know this is not welcome news, and we are working tirelessly to find solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17869\">The 2 earthquakes that struck Venezuela are known as a \u2018doublet.\u2019 Here\u2019s how they happen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shares of Apple fell $13.29, or 4.5%, to $279.88 on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Analysts expect iPhone prices to rise later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Apple increases prices for Macs and iPads, blaming a shortage of memory chips - 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