If You Haven't Noticed, Apple Products Are More Expensive In Malaysia Now
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By Sadho Ram — 12 Mar 2015, 05:16 PM
Earlier this week, when the world was watching Tim Cook reveal the new Macbook and Apple Watch, the Cupertino giant raised the retail prices of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus displayed in the Malaysian Apple store among other countries
Across the entire range of the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus, the retail prices have become more expensive overnight.
The 16GB iPhone 6 – the cheapest model – received a RM150 price hike, while the rest of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models have all seen a RM200 increase in retail prices.
Lowyat gives a detailed list of increased prices:
iPhone 6, 16GB: RM2,549 (up RM150 from RM2,399 – 6.25%)
iPhone 6, 64GB: RM2,949 (up RM200 from RM2,749 – 7.27%)
iPhone 6, 128GB: RM3,349 (up RM200 from RM3,149 – 6.35%)
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iPhone 6 Plus, 16GB: RM2,949 (up RM200 from RM2,749 – 7.15%)
iPhone 6 Plus, 64GB: RM3,349 (up RM200 from RM3,149 – 6.35%)
iPhone 6 Plus, 128GB: RM3,749 (up RM200 from RM3,549 – 5.64%)
However, it's not just the iPhones, in fact Apple has also increased the prices of its refreshed MacBook Air and MacBook Pro
The MacBook Air is now available for a starting price of RM3,199, up from RM2,899 for the older MacBook Airs. As always, Apple is offering four MacBook Air models with two 11” models and 13” models.
As for the MacBook Pro, Apple also increases the price starting from RM4,499, up from RM4,199 last year. The non-Retina Display MacBook Pro also sees a price increase from RM3,699 to RM3,799 this year.
New prices as compared to last year's models are significantly more expensive now with a hike of up to RM400 on selected models
Prices in other countries such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Portugal were also raised
However, should the U.S. dollar weakens, as happened in July 2011, Apple will continue to make the necessary adjustments in order to ensure that its products and services are as consistently priced as possible across the countries. Although, in some cases, international prices will remain higher than U.S. prices due to taxes, import duties and to create a buffer against currency fluctuations, reported MacRumors.