Mac mini and Mac Studio
Select Mac mini and Mac Studio configurations are now marked as “out of stock” on Apple’s online store in the U.S., reports 9to5Mac.
The publication says Mac mini configurations with an upgraded 32GB or 64GB of RAM, as well as Mac Studio configurations upgraded to 128GB or 256GB of RAM are listed as “currently unavailable” on the site, meaning user can no longer ordered those configurations.
Meanwhile, configurations that remain available face lengthy shipping delays, with estimated delivery time ranging from one to three months.
Last month, Apple entirely removed the Mac Studio’s 512GB of RAM option from the storefront.
While these shipping delays have caused some to speculate that Apple is planning to update the Mac mini and Mac Studio with its new M5 chips, the culprit could also be the extremely tight global supply of memory chips. There is a severe shortage of RAM chips, due to ever-increasing demand from the Artificial Intelligence industry, whose servers require massive amounts of RAM to operate. It should be noted that the “currently unavailable” Mac mini and Mac Studio models are models configured with higher amounts of RAM.
Plus, the extraordinary long delivery timeframes are an indicator that the cause isn’t merely a device refresh.
While memory chip prices are showing signs of stabilizing or even slipping slightly, prices are still well above traditional levels, so there could be additional delays in Mac mini and Mac Studio delivery times for the near future.