Apple hikes iPad, Mac prices in India as AI-driven memory crunch bites: Check new cost

 Apple has significantly hiked prices for its Mac and iPad models in India, attributing the surge to soaring memory and storage component costs driven by the global AI boom. The MacBook Pro lineup has seen the steepest increases, with some models jumping by as much as Rs 70,000. Apple stated it absorbed these rising costs for as long as possible before passing them to consumers. Apple has significantly hiked prices for its Mac and iPad models in India, attributing the surge to soaring memory and storage component costs driven by the global AI boom. The MacBook Pro lineup has seen the steepest increases, with some models jumping by as much as Rs 70,000. Apple stated it absorbed these rising costs for as long as possible before passing them to consumers.