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Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo could be at risk from rising RAM prices

Stevie Bonifield 2026-05-07T11:05:37-04:00 · Technology
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The MacBook Neo might lose its most appealing trait thanks to the ongoing RAM shortage. According to analyst Tim Culpan, Apple could discontinue the budget-priced $599 base configuration of the Neo, leaving only the $699 model with 512GB of storage. Earlier this week, Apple similarly stopped selling the most affordable configuration of the Mac mini, […]

The MacBook Neo might lose its most appealing trait thanks to the ongoing RAM shortage. According to

analyst Tim Culpan

, Apple could discontinue the budget-priced $599 base configuration of the Neo, leaving only the $699 model with 512GB of storage. Earlier this week, Apple similarly stopped selling the most affordable configuration of

the Mac mini

, effectively bumping its starting price up to $799. In March, Apple

removed the option for 512GB of RAM

in the Mac Studio, likely also as a result of RAM shortages.

Ironically, the

MacBook Neo

could face similar pricing changes because of its huge initial success. The Neo arrived right as the RA …

Read the full story at The Verge.

— Source: The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/925997/apple-macbook-neo-price-increase-ram)

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