The new MacBook Pro laptops are up to $400 more expensive than their predecessors. Thanks for the 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 prices for the new MacBook Pros, all of which range between $100 and $400 more than their previous models.

For the base MacBook Pro, which has the M5 Pro chip, prices start at $2,199 for the 14-inch model and $2,699 for the 16-inch model. That’s up from $1,999 and $2,499 respectively for the M4 Pro versions Released last year. 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, respectively. This is $400 more expensive than their predecessors.

The price hike is also affecting new MacBook Air laptops. The 13-inch MacBook Air starts at $1,099, up from $999. The 15-inch MacBook Air starts at $1,299, also $100 more than last year’s base model.

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.