Apple has increased the prices of MacBooks and other products in South Africa, with some devices, including the Apple TV 4K, rising by as much as 41%. Picture: Michael Sherman/IOL

Like a fleeting teenage romance, Apple products in South Africa were, for a brief period, bordering on affordable. But that’s over now.

Just as happened in the US a couple of weeks ago, there has been a massive price hike across Apple’s product range, with the exception of the iPhone – for now.

I wrote about it last week, when the price increases had not yet filtered through to South Africa. In that article, I said it was the best time to buy an Apple product.

Now, it’s the worst.