Apple today began selling refurbished MacBook Neos through its Certified Refurbished store, a day after raising prices on the laptop and several other products.
The refurbished MacBook Neo is available in all four colors, Silver, Citrus, Indigo and Blush, in both configurations. The base model with 256GB of storage starts at $599, while a high-end version with Touch ID and 512GB of storage starts at $679. Both configurations are available across the full color range, for eight refurbished SKUs in total.
The refurbished price is lower than Apple’s current new unit price for the MacBook Neo. Apple yesterday raised prices on many products, including the MacBook Neo, which now starts at $699 in the United States, up from $599 when it launched in March. The top-end configuration with 512GB of storage and a Touch ID button also received a $100 price increase and now starts at $799, up from $699. This means that new refurbished listings are priced at or near the laptop’s original prices before the hike.
Apple said the wide range of price increases is due to the current shortage of memory chips, which has led to skyrocketing prices for RAM and SSD storage used in products like the MacBook Neo, with the company pointing to demand for AI servers from companies buying memory chips as a key factor. The changes extended to Apple’s Certified Refurbished store the same day, with the company raising prices on refurbished Macs and iPads alongside increases on new hardware.
The MacBook Neo is powered by the A18 Pro chip with 8GB of RAM and has a 13-inch Liquid Retina display. It’s still Apple’s most affordable Mac.
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