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Apple Raises Prices on All 256 and 512GB iPad Pro Models by $50
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Black Friday Sale!!!
Whopping $50 off all models!!!!
Whopping $50 off all models!!!!
Yeah they’ll be $50 off. When have you known Apple to “heavily” discount anything
Courage
Following today's event that saw the introduction of the iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, Apple Watch Series 3, and 4K Apple TV, Apple has quietly raised the prices on all of its 256 and 512GB iPad Pro models.
All 256 and 512GB 10.5 and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models are $50 more expensive. For the 10.5-inch iPad Pro, Apple now charges $649 for the 64GB model, $799 for the 256GB model, and $999 for the 512GB model.
For the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, Apple charges $799 for the 64GB model, $949 for the 256GB model, and $1149 for the 512GB model. All cellular models are an additional $130 over the above listed prices.
Prior to today, 12.9-inch iPad Pro pricing was $799/$899/$1099 for the 64/256/512GB models, while 10.5-inch iPad Pro pricing was $649/$749/$949.
It is not clear why Apple has decided to raise the prices on its iPad Pro models, but prices could be increasing due to increased costs for memory.
Best Buy has already updated its iPad Pro pricing to reflect price increase, but other sites have not yet done so. If you plan to purchase a higher-capacity iPad Pro, now is the time to do it at a site that still offers the original price. For the best deals, check out our Deals Roundup, which features price charts for all Apple devices, including the iPad Pro.
Article Link: Apple Raises Prices on All 256 and 512GB iPad Pro Models by $50
Is this supposed to be sarcasm?
For a company who constantly preaches about 'helping humanity", and not being elitist, this is a very strange way of backing up their statements.
Apple hardware has always had a premium price, however at the moment (and for some time now) it appears they are testing their customers and seeing how much they can get away with.
From a business side the numbers must add up, they might have a slight decrease in number of sales but their profits will be up.
I understand that as a company Apple must do all it can to maximize profit, but they should spare us their BS dribble about helping humanity, having low profit margins and just about everything else that comes out of Cook's mouth.
This was a bad move.
PS: I buy Apple products and will continue to do so, however I find it distasteful that they blatantly spew out BS expecting people to buy into it blindly.
I'm glad I bought my 12.9 before they increased the price. I can use the money I saved and buy some premium beef for my dogs.
The prices today reflect Apple testing the market, to see what it will bear. Their sales and profits will plummet eventually, the market can’t handle these extreme proces for long.
7mths ago I believe I posted "somebody's gotta pay for the new HQ" and here is the money that will lol.
Messed up. I'm curious if a lawsuit will occur and how Apple will explain this.
I'm glad I bought mine on tax free weekend and with the education discount. Plus I got some free beats.
If prices had been lowered you’d be spewing the same drivel.
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A lawsuit for raising the price of a product?
Exactly WHAT shortages?
No hurricanes, no earthquakes or other forces of nature affecting production in the world. The shortages is simply Apple buying too much in advance affecting the market.
I call BS on shortages.
I see nothing on Reuters nor Bloomberg stating of shortages today or this week nor this month.
"can't innovate, my ass" #priceinnovation
Well, you have to look back in time - pricing is set weeks or months ago for shipments occurring in the last few days, and the coming days & weeks.
You also have to look at sources closer to the industry, such as EE Times...
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1331838
There's a significant price hike, and for a 256Gb device using 64Gb chips, and needing 4 of them, that amounts to an increase of some $20-25... the pricing on 64Gb devices is much more turbulent than for smaller devices...
This is going to be a bad quarter for them. No one is going to buy an iPhone until November, and with no new computers on the horizon, income will be down. Unless, of course, they raise the price of some of their most popular items that are available...like the iPad Pro. Those smart number crunchers at Apple know what to do!
