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#3506298 26-Jun-2026 12:32

Linux, android, whatever, doesn’t matter. Everything is going up.

Soon the only stuff available will be old gen at the same price as what you could have bought it on release.

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#3506300 26-Jun-2026 12:36

Ok - just bought current ATV for $319 from Noel Leeming - new price is $529 from Apple.

Thats me sorted for the next 10 years like the previous version was.... :-)

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#3506301 26-Jun-2026 12:36

SpartanVXL:

Linux, android, whatever, doesn’t matter. Everything is going up.

Soon the only stuff available will be old gen at the same price as what you could have bought it on release.

Yes, but there's competition between vendors on hardware in every area - except apple.

They charge what they like and people pay it.

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#3506304 26-Jun-2026 12:44

darn i was going to get the MB air for the missus before this happened but it beat me to it!

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#3506308 26-Jun-2026 12:50

Batman:

darn i was going to get the MB air for the missus before this happened but it beat me to it!

Other stores will likely have them at old price if they have stock, but you'll want to hurry.

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#3506312 26-Jun-2026 13:06

PB Tech has just changed the prices for the Neo in the last hour or two. From $1,129 to $1,379 for the base model.

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#3506316 26-Jun-2026 13:28

I suspect hardware purchases will likely move to ongoing subscription basis similar to software.

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#3506318 26-Jun-2026 13:31

Batman:

darn i was going to get the MB air for the missus before this happened but it beat me to it!

Get it anyway - she's worth it! Happy wife, happy life. 😀

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#3506319 26-Jun-2026 13:37

ascroft:

Ok - just bought current ATV for $319 from Noel Leeming - new price is $529 from Apple.

Thats me sorted for the next 10 years like the previous version was.... :-)

I just did the same thing. Noel Leeming still have it advertised this morning $319 so I jumped on and bought one. Unfortunately out of stock in my local store so had to order it delivered. There's a chance they may not honour it but I'll find out in a few days if it turns up or there's a refund on my CC.

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#3506330 26-Jun-2026 14:08

Will they drop the prices back when ram prices drop after the ai bubble bursts?

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#3506336 26-Jun-2026 14:14

Senecio:

ascroft:

Ok - just bought current ATV for $319 from Noel Leeming - new price is $529 from Apple.

Thats me sorted for the next 10 years like the previous version was.... :-)

I just did the same thing. Noel Leeming still have it advertised this morning $319 so I jumped on and bought one. Unfortunately out of stock in my local store so had to order it delivered. There's a chance they may not honour it but I'll find out in a few days if it turns up or there's a refund on my CC.

They will have to honor it because its not a pricing error. Not your fault they were slower to update to new prices from their supplier.

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#3506338 26-Jun-2026 14:18

Nate001:
They will have to honor it because its not a pricing error. Not your fault they were slower to update to new prices from their supplier.

If they have no stock, they can cancel your order....

Whether in the future they then restock is a different issue...

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#3506340 26-Jun-2026 14:18

ascroft:

Ok - just bought current ATV for $319 from Noel Leeming - new price is $529 from Apple.

Thats me sorted for the next 10 years like the previous version was.... :-)

lucky the prices have gone up on their site now

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#3506341 26-Jun-2026 14:24

mattwnz:

Will they drop the prices back when ram prices drop after the ai bubble bursts?

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#3506342 26-Jun-2026 14:27

mattwnz:

Will they drop the prices back when ram prices drop after the ai bubble bursts?

Of course not. Many of the products that had their prices driven up by the chip shortage of half a decade ago are still at the higher prices. The cynical part of me says that the tech companies orchestrated the current shortage so that they could hike them all over again.

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