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  "title": "New Apple Memory Prices",
  "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1ufak9e/new_apple_memory_prices/",
  "external_url": null,
  "upload_date": "20260625",
  "published_at": "2026-06-25T13:48:17+00:00",
  "transcript": "https://preview.redd.it/00o5xtaznf9h1.png?width=696&format=png&auto=webp&s=60a3306ea86a9b0d1f58c435b7dbb0a42761a415\n\nApple raised the prices across the product line this morning: [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/apple-raises-prices-macbooks-ipads-memory-costs-skyrocket-2026-06-25/](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/apple-raises-prices-macbooks-ipads-memory-costs-skyrocket-2026-06-25/)\n\nBeyond the base price, the cost of memory upgrade also doubled.\n\nSome stores like bestbuy hasn't updated their prices yet, place your orders when you still can!\n\nwondering what this means for the future of local AI？ 😢\n\n  \nEdit: bestbuy online prices has gone up a bit, costco still has the old prices\n\n\n\n--- Top Comments ---\n\n\n[54 upvotes] got my m5 max 128gb last week feels like getting on the last chopper out\n\n[31 upvotes] whats that about $150.00 per token generated?\n\n[22 upvotes] Mark my words, all these companies are gonna become addicted to high hardware prices and fuel gigantic market surges on that basis, telling everyone how the economy is booming. Then, when Huawei’s platform matures and they begin shipping good quality chips en masse, then we have fun. \n\n[14 upvotes] Yep once again, not surprised.  It won't surprise me if the M5 Ultra 512GB is >$15000 for the base and close to $400-500/TB of extra storage.",
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