The 5-Figure MacBook, T-Mobile’s Price Hike & The Future of Gaming

The 5-Figure MacBook, T-Mobile’s Price Hike & The Future of Gaming

From One More Thing Tech Podcast by Adam & Kwesi

July 4, 2026 · 1h 45m · Season 2

About this episode

The episode discusses the rising costs of tech products, including a $10,000 MacBook Pro, and covers various industry news affecting consumers.

Is tech becoming a luxury good? In this episode, we’re breaking down the shocking new $10,000 MacBook Pro price tag and why your gadgets are getting more expensive by the day. From AI data center costs to T-Mobile’s massive customer migration, we cover the 10 stories shaping your wallet and your tech life. Plus, we dive into the latest gaming hardware drama and the "SteamOS" PC that beat Valve to market! 🚀 🕒 What’s Inside: The 5-Figure MacBook: Why a maxed-out 16-inch MacBook Pro now carries a staggering price tag. 💻 The AI Price Tax: How the massive demand for AI data centers is driving up memory and storage costs for your Macs and iPads. 💸 Apple’s RAM Struggle: Why Apple is lobbying for clearance to use Chinese memory chips amid global shortages. 🇨🇳 The Big Defection: Apple loses another key executive to OpenAI. 🤖 OLED MacBook Roadmap: The latest on the upcoming "MacBook Ultra" and why it’s sticking with M5 Pro/Max chips. 🖥️ T-Mobile’s Forced Migration: The controversial move to automatically shift 8 million customers to more expensive plans. 📱 Samsung Z Fold 8 News: What the latest display rumors tell us ahead of the upcoming release. 📱 Xbox Console Hikes: Why…

People in this episode

Hosts: Adam, Kwesi

Topics covered

Keywords

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: T-Mobile, OpenAI

Products: MacBook Pro, MacBook Ultra, Samsung Z Fold 8, Xbox, PS6, SteamOS

More episodes of One More Thing Tech Podcast

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the One More Thing Tech Podcast podcast page.