The mini is not the budget option, at least not anymore. The base 11" iPad starts at $450 in the US (and can often be found on sale for less). It is the cost-down with lower-spec components, and is probably a more compelling product for the consumer looking for the cheapest iPad option than a cost-down mini would be.
replyExchange rate is also a factor.
replyThe iPad mini hasn’t been the budget iPad for quite a few years now. It is more like a small iPad Air now.
It is a very rare event what is going on right now. The prices are mostly up due to memory shortage.
replyI wish this was somehow listed as a separate line item with the price, assuming prices will normalize at some point. I don’t want these prices to be considered the new normal, even after memory prices come down. I think transparency in the pricing would help with that.
replyIn 1974, soda prices spiked with a sugar shortage.
reply- They never came back down.
- Diet soda and seltzer prices spiked too.
> I don’t want these prices to be considered the new normal
reply“Oh, ho, ho… you sweet summer child.” —Capitalism
Plenty of prices have risen and fallen before
reply> I always though the mini as the budget option
replyKeeping up appearances:
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8.7% annual inflation is pretty high but most luxury goods have kept up with that
replyCheck Porsche 911 / Boxster pricing in Canada over those years or Chanel bags
Luxury inflation > normal inflation
Luxury inflation is more than normal inflation, but this isn't a luxury even though it's not necessary, and the price isn't going up due to the steady cause of inflation (money creation).
replyComputers are a “luxury good” now?
replyOnes made by Apple? Definitely. There are other cheaper options.
replyThe cheap ones have gone up in price even more as a %
replyIn what world is the latest and greatest Apple product NOT a luxury good?
replyYes, Apple iPad minis are luxury goods
replyIf we remove the last year of AI-related storage/RAM cost increases, the rate of inflation is way lower if not flat.
replyThe iPad is not the only device that has had price increases in the last year.
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replyThe US is one of the wealthiest countries on earth, there’s nothing surprising about 50% of the population being able to afford luxury items.
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replyFuck off to reddit, you braindead consoomer.
replyYou're the kind of mindless drone that's impressed by gold leaf steaks.
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replyTheir budget iPad I think got 70% increased in price a couple of months ago. I was planning to upgrade my iPad mini to the normal 11inch iPad and when I checked the price it was nowhere near the price I remembered I last saw it.
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