Storage bottlenecks: Apple increases prices for iPads and MacBooks
Other large electronics suppliers have also recently heard that the cost increases in memory chips have reached a level that would not have been higher
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Other large electronics suppliers have also recently heard that the cost increases in memory chips have reached a level that could not be digested without higher prices for customers. Apple CEO Tim Cook told the Wall Street Journal a week ago that price increases had become inevitable in the face of increased costs. Affected are MacBook laptops and iPad tablets - as well as HomePod speakers and the streaming box Apple TV.
Furthermore, Now it said of the Group: “We have never experienced that the prices for components have risen so strongly and so fast.” The industry faces “an unprecedented challenge”. Apple still kept prices largely stable for quite a long time - but now there are premiums.
One point remains disputed: Divergent figures — June 2026, 15:23 clock The MacBook Pro - which also has more memory - the.. ; June 2026, 15:23 clock The MacBook Pro - which also has more memory - the...
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Other large electronics suppliers have also recently heard that the cost increases in memory chips have reached a level that could not be digested without higher prices for customers.
reliability low1/3 sourcesApple CEO Tim Cook told the Wall Street Journal a week ago that price increases had become inevitable in the face of increased costs.
reliability low1/3 sourcesAffected are MacBook laptops and iPad tablets - as well as HomePod speakers and the streaming box Apple TV.
reliability low1/3 sourcesNow it said of the Group: “We have never experienced that the prices for components have risen so strongly and so fast.” The industry faces “an unprecedented challenge”.
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Apple still kept prices largely stable for quite a long time - but now there are premiums.
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- June 2026, 15:23 clock The MacBook Pro - which also has more memory - the..Handelsblatt
- June 2026, 15:23 clock The MacBook Pro - which also has more memory - the..DIE ZEIT
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