Apple raises MacBook Neo education pricing again to $649

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 28 Oct, 15:13 · Archive

Apple has raised the MacBook Neo's starting price on its education store to $649, the company announced within the past week. This reduces the student discount to $50 from the original $100 offered when the laptop launched in March at $499 on the education store.

The price increase follows a $100 rise in June, when Apple raised the MacBook Neo's general public starting price from $599 to $699 and its education store price to $599. Apple has attributed its price increases across multiple product lines this year—including iPhones, iPads and other Macs—to a memory chip shortage that has driven up costs for RAM and storage components.

The MacBook Neo's education store starting price now sits just $50 below its regular $699 price, compared with the traditional $100 discount Apple typically offers students. In May, Apple expanded its UNiDAYS verification system to the United States and Canada to restrict education store access to verified students and educational staff. Rumours suggest Apple plans to release a second-generation MacBook Neo with an A19 chip and 12GB of RAM in the first half of 2027, up from the current model's A18 Pro chip and 8GB of RAM.

How it is being reported

• Apple raises the MacBook Neo’s student pricing againThe MacBook Neo now starts at $649 on Apple's Education Store, up $150 from its initial $499 education starting price. As reported earlier by MacRumors, the student discount for the Neo received a $50 price bump in recent days, following a $100 price bump back in June. Apple's budget MacBook is now just $50 off […]The Verge · 28 Oct, 14:47
• Apple Raises MacBook Neo's Starting Price to $649 on Education StoreApple has raised the MacBook Neo's starting price from $599 to $649 on its online education store in the U.S., meaning it now offers college students and other eligible groups only a $50 discount on the laptop, down from $100. The change was made within the past week, with equivalent increases in local currencies in other countries. Apple raised the MacBook Neo's starting price for the general public from $599 to $699 in June , and it has also raised prices on iPhones , iPads , other Macs , and additional products this year. The company has attributed the price increases to a memory chip…MacRumors · 28 Oct, 14:05

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