Apple’s hardware price hikes in June were costly and unwelcome. They were also the beginning of a wave of high prices on Apple products and services. Over the past few weeks, Apple has been raising prices across the board for a variety of reasons.
It’s getting harder and harder to avoid Apple price hikes
It started with Apple sweepers are increasing On June 25.
The MacBook Neo is up $100 to $699, the 13-inch MacBook Air is up $200 to $1,299, and the basic iPad is up $100 to $449.
MacBook Pro, iPad Air, iPad Pro, iPad mini, Mac mini, iMac, Mac Studio, Apple TV 4K, HomePod, HomePod mini and Apple Vision Pro were among the other products affected.
The company blamed the unprecedented increases costs of memory and storage components. Apple CEO Tim Cook blamed AI data centers for consuming more high-bandwidth storage, squeezing supply and driving up prices.
Rising prices have even extended to repairs. Apple is on the new list The updated 256GB MacBook Neo costs $599the same price as the new model before the hike.
Meanwhile, Current iPhone prices in Japan have increased Between 8% and 11%, or ¥8,000 – ¥20,000 depending on the model. Apple didn’t give a reason, but the recent weakness of the yen is a likely explanation.
iPhone prices haven’t gone up yet in the US, but we expect Apple’s fall iPhone lineup to debut with higher costs.
It’s not just Apple hardware
Apple hardware isn’t the only thing going up for customers.
value AppleCare+ recently increased also. The new plans for every current Mac and iPad have increased by 50 cents per month or $5 per year.
Existing subscribers retain their old prices, and AppleCare One remains at $19.99 per month. making the package a relatively better deal.
Then on Friday Apple has raised the prices of Apple Music and most Apple One bundles.
Apple Music is now $11.99 per month for individuals and $19.99 for family plans. Apple has clearly cited increased licensing costs. Not exactly music to our ears, but in the context of everything getting expensive.
Apple One Family and Premier each increased by $2, while Individual remained unchanged. Apple didn’t disclose the package math, but the affected tiers include the Family version of Apple Music, which saw the biggest increase.
It’s all a combination of price increases related to component shortages, licensing costs, and possibly currency pressure.
For customers buying hardware, adding protection or paying for services, more parts of the Apple ecosystem now cost more.
The only question is, what will Apple spend more on next?
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