Buying an external hard drive from Apple is now much more expensive, and it’s likely due to the ongoing global storage crisis affecting RAM and SSD production.
As spotted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple updated prices in recent days with considerable jumps across third-party SSD accessories. The prices are normally set by each manufacturer, rather than Apple itself.
The price of a SanDisk 4TB Pro-G40 SSD has risen from $499.95 to $1,199.95. That’s a 140% jump in one swoop, on top…

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