{"id":2737,"date":"2026-06-26T03:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T03:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=2737"},"modified":"2026-06-26T03:31:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T03:31:00","slug":"apple-price-hikes-on-macbooks-on-prime-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=2737","title":{"rendered":"This Is Probably Your Last Chance to Buy a Cheap MacBook for a While"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Apple warned us.<\/span> The company called price increases on its products \u201cinevitable\u201d<\/a> just a couple of weeks ago. On Thursday afternoon, they became official on Apple’s website.<\/p>\n

Its flashy new MacBook Neo<\/a> is up $100, now at $699. Meanwhile, the MacBook Air gets a $200 price hike, now starting at $1,299. That still gets you a meaty configuration, with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage, but it hurts coming just a few months after the refresh of this laptop.<\/p>\n

The MacBook Pro’s increase is the most substantial. It’s up nearly $400 with a starting price of $1,999, which is a 20 percent increase. That comes with twice the storage of the MacBook Air, but remember: It uses the same M5 chip under the hood. There hasn’t been such a wide price gap between the Pro and Air models in many years.<\/p>\n

But there’s a bright spot in all the doom and gloom. The announcement landed right in the middle of Amazon Prime Day (which is now four days), and there are a few discounts that are now looking even more tantalizing. As of now, you can still buy the 13-inch MacBook Air for $949<\/a> on sale, which is now $350 off the price Apple is selling it for. Even the $590 MacBook Neo<\/a> is looking mighty attractive now that it’s $110 off the full price.<\/p>\n

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The craziest deal, though, is on the base MacBook Pro. It’s not even marked as on sale on Amazon, but at $1,549, it’s $450 off Apple’s price. I don’t suggest you automatically buy this for the savings alone, but if you already had your eye on this model, now’s the time.<\/p>\n

I should mention that MacBooks aren’t the only products being affected by Apple’s price increases. While iPhones haven’t been affected yet<\/a>, iMacs and Mac Studios have gone up in price, as well as the entire iPad lineup. Here are the new prices:<\/p>\n