Friday, 26 June, 2026
The AI Tax: Massive Price Hikes Hit MacBooks and iPads
By TechShots Studio
Apple has shocked consumers by raising global MacBook and iPad prices by up to 41%, blaming an unprecedented "hundred-year flood" of component costs. The rapid expansion of AI data centers has triggered an insatiable demand for memory chips (RAM and NAND flash storage), starving the consumer hardware market. As chipmakers prioritize lucrative AI infrastructure, the resulting supply crunch is forcing consumers to pay the premium.
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