25-26 June 2026 ko Apple ne India mein apne products ke prices ek jhatke mein badha diye. Agar aap abhi jaake Apple store check karo — MacBook Pro M5 jo ₹1,69,900 ka tha, woh ₹2,39,900 ka ho gaya. Mac Mini M4 jo ₹59,900 tha — ab ₹94,900. Aur yeh sirf Apple ka issue nahi — Samsung SSD jo ₹8,000 ki thi, ab ₹23,000+ ki hai. RAM prices 98% badhh chuki hain sirf ek quarter mein. Aur iska reason sirf ek hai: AI.
Complete Price List — Kitna Badha Kya
- MacBook Pro M5 (14″, 16GB): ₹1,69,900 → ₹2,39,900 (+₹70,000)
- MacBook Pro M5 Max (14″): +₹1,00,000
- MacBook Air M5 (13″): ₹1,19,900 → ₹1,49,900 (+₹30,000)
- MacBook Air M5 (15″): ₹1,44,900 → ₹1,79,900 (+₹35,000)
- Mac Mini M4 (256GB): ₹59,900 → ₹94,900 (+₹35,000)
- iPad Pro: ₹99,990 → ₹1,39,900 (+₹40,000)
- iPad Air (11″): ₹64,900 → ₹89,900 (+₹25,000)
- Apple TV 4K: ₹14,900 → ₹25,900 (+₹11,000)
iPhone prices abhi nahi badhe — lekin analysts ka kehna hai Pro models bhi badhenge soon.
Apple Ne Khud Kya Kaha — Tim Cook Ka Statement
Apple CEO Tim Cook ne Wall Street Journal ko bataya: “We have never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly.” Apple stock ne us din 6% se zyada fall kiya — roughly $265 billion market cap ek din mein wipe out. Yeh Apple ki past year ki worst single-day performance thi.
RAM Prices Mein “RAMageddon” — Yeh Kyun Ho Raha Hai
TrendForce ke data ke mutabiq, RAM prices Q1 2026 mein 98% badh chuke hain — almost double. Q2 mein aur 58-63% increase expected hai. Morgan Stanley ne ise “chipflation” ka naam diya hai.
Reason? AI ki insatiable demand. OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Anthropic, Meta, xAI — sab ke sab data centers expand kar rahe hain. Sab RAM aur storage khareed rahe hain ek saath. Supply ek hai, buyers bahut zyada hain aur unka budget consumers se kahin zyada hai. Samsung ne decide kiya ki enterprise AI clients ko sell karna zyada profitable hai — consumer market pe stock limited hua, prices badhe.
India Mein Extra Zyada Kyun
India mein Apple products pehle se hi US ke comparison mein zyada mehenge hain — Import duty + 18% GST + distribution margins. Ab upar se component hike. IDC estimates karta hai ki global PC market is saal 11.3% decline karega. MacBook Neo jo specifically affordable Windows laptops ke against banaya tha ($599 US mein) — ab $699 ho gaya. Dell XPS 13 wahi $699 hai. Apple ka competitive advantage khatam ho gaya entry level pe.
Abhi Kya Karna Chahiye — Practical Advice
- Old stock dekho: Local Apple authorized resellers pe old MRP pe kuch din tak mil sakta hai
- Refurbished consider karo: Apple Refurbished — same warranty, lower price
- iPhone abhi: iPhone prices nahi badhe — yeh window use karo
- Wait karo M7 ke liye: Lekin tab tak prices aur badhegi — uncertain tradeoff
Aur broader mein: yeh sirf Apple ka problem nahi. Koi bhi device jo RAM aur storage use karta hai — smartphone, laptop, tablet — sab ke prices badhenge. AI ko blame karo, ya AI ke benefits celebrate karo — lekin us celebration ki cost ab aapki pocket se ja rahi hai.
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