NEW YORK — Apple raised the prices of its Macs and iPads on Thursday, citing the soaring costs of memory and storage chips as the artificial intelligence (AI) boom has created a frenzy for the components.

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Tim Cook says Apple’s price increases are ‘unavoidable’ as AI demand for memory chips drives up costs. The Mac mini’s entry price has already jumped.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 25 : Apple raised iPad and MacBook prices on Thursday, saying it could no longer shield customers from soaring memory and storage chip costs driven by the AI…

Tech giant Apple hiked on Thursday the prices for its iPad and MacBooks, saying it could no longer protect customers from rising memory and storage chip...

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple raised iPad and MacBook prices on Thursday, saying it could no longer shield customers from soaring memory and storage chip c...

A surge, dubbed by some experts as ‘RAMageddon’, has been driven by a boom in AI data center construction

Apple has increased U.S. prices across its MacBook and iPad lineups, with some models now costing as much as $300 more.

Apple has hiked prices on some of its most popular products, including the MacBook and iPad, because of the rising costs of memory and storage chips sparked by the AI boom.

Apple has raised prices on several iPads and MacBooks, a sign that the artificial intelligence boom is now pushing up costs far beyond...

By Emily Bary and Christine Ji

Yes, you can blame AI. The price increases result from surging memory chip costs and short supply.

Apple is increasing prices of some of its popular products, including iPads and Macbooks.

Apple has raised prices on MacBook and iPad devices, saying that AI data center investments have triggered a chain reaction that forced its hand.

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The price increases are largely unprecedented, with no equivalent in Apple’s modern history of sweeping hikes across much of its product line.

Apple raised prices on several MacBook and iPad models after CEO Tim Cook warned that surging memory and storage costs had become unavoidable, as AI data centers fuel a component…

Apple hikes prices on iPads, Macs, and HomePods by up to $2,800 as AI-driven memory chip demand sends component costs soaring across the tech industry.

iPhone maker blamed cost rises on memory chip shortages caused by AI boom

Apple has significantly hiked prices for its Mac and iPad models globally, including India, due to a sharp surge in memory and storage chip costs. This escalation is directly…

The price hikes affected multiple Apple products, including the MacBook Neo, which increased from $599 to $699.