New MacBook Pro laptops are up to $400 more expensive than their predecessors, thanks to lack of RAM

Apple revealed its latest version of MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops On Tuesday morning, in the case of the MacBook Pro, the new device comes with a new announcement M5 Pro and M5 Max chipsets.

The specifications on the new chips are Awesomewhich features an 18-core CPU that Apple says has more than 4x the peak GPU computation for AI compared to the previous generation. But consumers may be surprised to see the price of the new MacBook Pros. For the base MacBook Pro, which has the M5 Pro chip, prices start at $2,199 and $2,699 for the 14-inch and 16-inch models, respectively. Prices for MacBook Pro models with the M5 Max chipset start at a whopping $3,599 and $3,899 for the 14-inch and 16-inch models.

For comparison, the 14-inch MacBook Pro is equipped with the M4 Pro chip He started Priced at $1,999 upon release.

As more computers and data centers are in demand to run AI, so is the market You suffer from a lack of RAMThis caused memory prices to rise leap.

Analysts are already expecting smartphone shipments to decline this year as a result of the shortage. Naturally, other devices such as laptops will also be affected, and Apple’s prices could serve as an indicator of how affected the sector is.