Last iPad Mini I bought in 2015 was 32gb for $379CAD, one today 11 years later is $949CAD for 128gb, 2.5x over 10 years, I know there is different tech, inflation and times are different but I always though the mini as the budget option, now with this recent releases Apple is just going for: it's expensive because that's the only way we can keep growing....

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andjd 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

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.

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rjrjrjrj 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Exchange rate is also a factor.

The iPad mini hasn’t been the budget iPad for quite a few years now. It is more like a small iPad Air now.

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__rito__ 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It is a very rare event what is going on right now. The prices are mostly up due to memory shortage.

	▲	al_borland 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I 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.

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Barbing 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> I always though the mini as the budget option

Keeping up appearances:

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r0fl 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

8.7% annual inflation is pretty high but most luxury goods have kept up with that

Check Porsche 911 / Boxster pricing in Canada over those years or Chanel bags

Luxury inflation > normal inflation

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paxy 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Computers are a “luxury good” now?

	▲	SkyeCA 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Ones made by Apple? Definitely. There are other cheaper options.
	▲	r0fl an hour ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Yes, Apple iPad minis are luxury goods
	▲	jkahrs595 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		In what world is the latest and greatest Apple product NOT a luxury good?
	▲	Grombobulous 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		If we remove the last year of AI-related storage/RAM cost increases, the rate of inflation is way lower if not flat. The iPad is not the only device that has had price increases in the last year.

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233mhz 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

"Marketing doesn't work on me" type of people calling Apple a luxury... they have above 50% market share on phones and tablets in the US

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vultour 3 hours ago | parent [-]

The 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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233mhz 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Luxury for NPCs perhaps

	▲	975357985 35 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Fuck off to reddit, you braindead consoomer. You're the kind of mindless drone that's impressed by gold leaf steaks.

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ezconnect 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Their 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.