This may be your last chance to buy a cheap MacBook for a while

Apple has warned us. Company She described the rise in the prices of her products as “inevitable.” Just a few weeks ago. On Thursday afternoon, they were made official on Apple’s website.

It’s shiny new MacBook Neo It went up by $100, and is now at $699. Meanwhile, the MacBook Air is getting a $200 price increase, now starting at $1,299. This still gives you a great configuration, with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, but it’s a pain that it comes only a few months after this laptop was updated.

The increase in the MacBook Pro is the most significant. It comes in at nearly $400 starting at $1,999, which represents a 20 percent increase. This comes with double the storage of the MacBook Air, but remember: it uses the same M5 chip under the hood. There hasn’t been a huge price gap between the Pro and Air models in many years.

But there is a bright spot in all this doom and gloom. The announcement came in the middle of Amazon Prime Day (which is now four days old), and there are some discounts that now look even more exciting. As of now, you can still purchase 13-inch MacBook Air, $949 It’s on sale, and it’s now $350 off the price Apple sells it for. until MacBook Neo, $590 It looks very attractive now that $110 is off the full price.

But the craziest deal is on the base MacBook Pro. It’s not even marked for sale on Amazon, but it’s priced at $1,549, which is $450 off Apple’s price. I’m not suggesting you automatically buy this just to save, but if you’ve already set your eyes on this model, now is the time.

I should mention that MacBooks aren’t the only products affected by Apple’s price increases. while iPhones are not affected yetprices for the iMac and Mac Studios, as well as the entire iPad range, have risen. Here are the new prices:

• Base iPad: $449 (up from $349)
• iPad Mini: $599 (up from $499)
• iPad Air (11-inch): $749 (up from $599)
• iPad Air (13-inch): $949 (up from $749)
• iPad Pro (11-inch): $1,199 (up from $999)
• iPad Pro (13-inch): $1,499 (up from $1,299)