Apple lifts India Mac, iPad prices by up to Rs 70,000 as memory costs surge
MacBook Pro now starts at Rs 2.39 lakh (from Rs 1.69 lakh); MacBook Air at Rs 1.49 lakh (from Rs 1.29 lakh); iPad Air 128GB at Rs 74,900 (from Rs 59,900). HomePod and Apple TV also costlier. Apple blames AI-driven memory/storage chip inflation. India-assembled iPhones spared — for now. Rival PC brands likely to follow.
Apple has raised Indian prices of MacBooks, iPads, HomePod and Apple TV by up to Rs 70,000, citing a global memory/storage chip cost surge driven by AI data centre demand. Locally assembled iPhones remain unaffected; rival PC brands may follow.
Why this matters
Follows global Apple price hikes on Mac and iPad lines tied to AI-driven memory shortages. India increases of 15-20% mirror worldwide moves, and rival PC brands are expected to follow as chip inflation spreads.
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