The Device Price Watch.
A monthly record of what device pricing actually did last month — every manufacturer price action MCPC partner management tracked, with effective dates, reported scale, and the lead times worth planning around.
Monthly report
The Device Price Watch.
A monthly record of what device pricing actually did last month — every manufacturer price action MCPC partner management tracked, with effective dates, reported scale, and the lead times worth planning around.
Manufacturers are publishing increases weeks in advance now. Read at the start of the month, the report is a buying calendar rather than a post-mortem.
Published the first business day of every month · four pages · free
What each issue covers
- Every price action reported that month, with effective dates and scale
- Increases already published for the months ahead
- Lead times and supply signals by device category
- One planning move worth making before the next date lands
Issues 3 issues published
Latest issue
Five manufacturers reprice on October 1.
September landed as announced — HP up 10 to 15 percent, Lenovo as published, Samsung on the Galaxy A series. October widens the field: Surface, HP Carepack, Panasonic TOUGHBOOK, Ericsson, and Lenovo Top Seller all reprice October 1, with Zebra and Elo on October 5.
Three things to know
- Five manufacturers reprice Oct 1Surface, HP Carepack services, Panasonic TOUGHBOOK, Ericsson, and Lenovo Top Seller — then Zebra and Elo on October 5.
- HP landed at 10 to 15 percentAnd told partners technology prices are up more than 50 percent year over year, with the trend running into 2027.
- Samsung S and Z series move Nov 1Up to $200 and $300 respectively; HP’s next client-device round is expected in November.
Ten business days to hold September pricing.
Surface, Dell PC, and Dell infrastructure increases landed in August; HP and Lenovo both repriced September 15, with deadlines stacked through the first two weeks of the month.
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August is a buying window.
Four price actions in July across HP, Lenovo, Apple, and Microsoft Surface — and two Lenovo increases published for September and October.
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All issues
Every month, on the record.
Issue 03
Oct 2026
Oct 2026
Five manufacturers reprice on October 1.
HP’s 10 to 15 percent increase and Lenovo’s CTO sweep landed September 15; Surface, HP Carepack, Panasonic, Ericsson, and Lenovo Top Seller reprice October 1, Zebra and Elo October 5, and Samsung’s S and Z series November 1.
Read the issue →
Issue 02
Sep 2026
Sep 2026
Ten business days to hold September pricing.
Surface, Dell PC, and Dell infrastructure increases landed in August; HP and Lenovo both reprice September 15, with deadlines stacked through the first two weeks of the month.
Read the issue →
Issue 01
Aug 2026
Aug 2026
August is a buying window.
Four price actions in July across HP, Lenovo, Apple, and Microsoft Surface — and two Lenovo increases published for September and October.
Read the issue →
Issues are published the first business day of each month and stay available here.
Why we publish it
Pricing is a planning problem.
MCPC tracks manufacturer and distribution pricing because our customers buy devices at scale, and because a published effective date is only useful to an organization that can see its own demand coming.
The dependency is fleet visibility — device age, condition, and replacement timeline. If your organization cannot produce that forecast today, the report will tell you what it is costing.