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enmerk4r 1 hours ago [-]
Wow, I guess no one is immune from supply chain issues. To Apple's credit, I remember the time (a while back) when people overpaid for the Apple brand while not getting as much performance for their money as they would have with other laptop / smartphone manufacturers. Things have really changed over the recent years. Thanks to all the vertical integration, Apple is about as cost-effective as you can get for top-of-the-line hardware. So the fact that they are raising prices is an alarming sign.
thewebguyd 57 minutes ago [-]
What surprised me was that they increased across the current lineup. When Cook announced that they'd have to raise prices, I had assumed he was referring to new launches, as is Apple tradition I did not expect such a large and widespread bump across the whole line up.
paxys 24 minutes ago [-]
FYI - other retailers still have the old prices. Some even have discounts. The cheapest MacBook Air is $1300 on Apple and $950 on Amazon and Best Buy. I imagine this will change soon, so grab them while you can.
codazoda 1 hours ago [-]
The Studio I looked at yesterday jumped from $2600 to $3400 (30%). I was saving for it and was about 1/2 way there. I was expecting these increases in 2027, so planned to buy late in the year. Apple moved faster than I expected after the price increase announcements.
On the flip side, this makes PC options with GPUs more attractive.
I’m interested in running local AI models.
jaimebuelta 3 hours ago [-]
The configuration I’m interested in (I’m waiting until new M5 models are launched) just increased $1000 :-/
cmdrmac 2 hours ago [-]
The price increases are absurd for some configurations. Glad I placed my order for a new mb pro a couple days ago.
On the flip side, this makes PC options with GPUs more attractive.
I’m interested in running local AI models.
How is that calculated?