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Darren Allan

Don't delay that MacBook upgrade — Apple's laptop price hikes could be much worse than the iPhone 18 Pro, analysts predict

MacBook Air 15-inch with M4 chip on a creative's desk with screen open.
  • JP Morgan believes the iPhone 18 Pro price hike could be less severe than other analysts have predicted, at just $50
  • Another analyst has flagged chip price increases at TSMC which will affect Apple, and its laptops are in a different situation to iPhones
  • The end result could be substantial laptop price increases, while Apple's smartphones get away relatively unscathed

Update: Not long after this story was published, Apple officially announced price hikes on MacBooks (and other products). The MacBook Neo entry-level laptop got a straight $100 hike to start at $699 in the US (£699 in the UK, AU$1,049 in Australia).

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