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The price increases mean deals are harder to come by than they used to be, but third-party retailers like Amazon and Best Buy are finding ways to undercut the new list prices, so not all hope is lost. Direct discounts on Apple products were already rare before the hike. Now, they’re even scarcer. Trade-ins are currently your best bet for meaningful savings. You could go the route of an older M4-gen model, but deals on those are drying up too. Apple is the latest in a line of tech companies to raise prices citing component costs, a trend that’s showing no signs of slowing down. CNET’s Scott Ste

Devindra Hardawar for Engadget Dell got the basics right with this XPS 13. Its aluminum case feels smooth and sturdy, with none of the case flex we typically see on $700 laptops. It doesn't feel as high-end as the XPS 14 and 16's aluminum finishes, but it's similar to the MacBook Neo. The XPS 13 is also a half-pound lighter than the 2.7-pound Neo, and it has a faster 120Hz display, both decent feathers in Dell's cap. Stylistically, the XPS 13 is a step back from the last generation, which sported the same invisible trackpad and edge-to-edge keyboard as the current XPS 14 and 16. But the last f

The question now becomes whether or not Apple will raise prices on its next-generation iPhone models. According to TrendForce, Apple will most likely sacrifice part of its gross margin to soften price increases for the iPhone 18 lineup, similar to Apple's strategy for its recent MacBook launches. Even if correct, it doesn't necessarily mean that launch prices will be identical next round. After all, Apple already issued sweeping price increases to its hardware, including the budget-focused MacBook Neo that spiked somewhat of price war (or bang-for-buck war) with Windows PCs in the $599 segment