It hasn’t even been a month since the last upload and Apple raises its prices again, although this time it is not about any of its technological devices. The company has increased the price of AppleCare+ for new Mac and iPadafter Mark Gurman announced yesterday on Bloomberg an increase of 50 cents per month or $5 per year in the United States for new hires. Plans already active will maintain their price.
The original information indicated that the new rates had not yet appeared on the US website. Apple later published the price annexes for Spain, applicable to plans contracted since July 15, so the rise has already been transferred to our country.
AppleCare+ is the company’s insurance for your devices which includes priority technical support, battery replacement when it retains less than 80% of its capacity and unlimited repairs for accidental damage, although each incident is subject to an excess.
On Macs, the increase affects most models. AppleCare+ for 13-inch MacBook Air goes from 79.99 to 84.99 euros per year and 219 to 235 euros for three years. In it 14-inch MacBook Pro increases from 109.99 to 114.99 euros annual and 299 to 315 euros for three years, while for 16 inches rise from 159.99 to 164.99 euros per year and 429 to 445 euros for three years. The plans of the mac mini, mac studio, iMac and 15-inch MacBook Air. He mac pro with Apple chip is left out and maintains its 189.99 euros per year or 529 euros for three years.
In the iPadOn the contrary, the increase extends to the entire current range and amounts to 50 cents per month or 10 euros in two-year plans. He iPad basic and ipad mini pass from 3.99 to 4.49 euros monthly and 79 to 89 euros for two years. In it 13-inch iPad Air M4AppleCare+ goes up 5.49 to 5.99 euros per month and 109 to 119 euros for two years. He 13-inch iPad Pro M5 goes from 8.99 to 9.49 euros monthly and 179 to 189 euros for two years. The models of 11 inches They also become more expensive and remain in 4.99 euros per month or 99 euros for two years for iPad air and in 8.49 euros monthly or 169 euros for two years for the iPad Pro.
The rise comes a few weeks after Apple would make 23 devices more expensive in Spain. Among others, the 13-inch MacBook Air increase 230 euroshe iPad essential 120 euros and the iPad Pro 200 euros. The largest increase was for Mac Studio with M3 Ultrawhich happened from 4,849 to 6,349 euros.
Tim Cook attributed this escalation to the scarcity and rising cost of memory RAM and NANDdriven by demand for artificial intelligence data centers. The CEO assured that Apple had tried to protect its customers, but that the situation had become ‘unsustainable’.
The iPhone have not yet been affected, although a significant increase with the iPhone 18 Pro range seems inevitable. The estimates place the base model between 1,559 and 1,679 euros in Spain, compared to 1,319 euros of the iPhone 17 Pro. For now, it remains a projection and Apple has not announced its prices.