The price of its attractive new MacBook Neo has increased by $100 to now $699. Meanwhile, the MacBook Air has increased in price by $200, now starting at $1,299. This still gives you a prime configuration with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, but that becomes difficult to come by just a few months after this laptop’s refresh.
The growth of MacBook Pro is the highest. That’s up nearly $400 from its starting price of $1,999, which is a 20 percent increase. It comes with twice the storage of the MacBook Air, but remember: it uses the same M5 chip under the hood. There hasn’t been this big a price difference between the Pro and Air models in many years.
But there is a bright spot in all the destruction and gloom. The announcement came right in the middle of Amazon Prime Day (which is now four days away), and there are some discounts that are looking even more attractive now. Right now, you can buy the 13-inch MacBook Air on sale for $949, which is $350 less than the price Apple sells it for. Even the $590 MacBook Neo is looking pretty attractive now that it’s $110 off its full price.
The strangest deal, however, is on the base MacBook Pro. It’s not even marked as being on sale on Amazon, but at $1,549, it’s $450 less than Apple’s price. I don’t suggest you automatically buy this just for the savings, but if you already had your eye on this model, now is the time.
I should mention that the MacBook isn’t the only product being affected by Apple’s price hikes. Although iPhones have not yet been affected, iMacs and Mac Studios, as well as the entire iPad lineup, have increased in price. These are the new prices:
- Base iPad: $449 (up from $349)
- iPad Mini: $599 (up from $499)
- iPad Air (11-inch): $749 (up from $599)
- iPad Air (13-inch): $949 (up from $749)
- iPad Pro (11-inch): $1,199 (up from $999)
- iPad Pro (13-inch): $1,499 (up from $1,299)
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