Apple Stops Accepting Orders for Some Mac Mini and Mac Studio Models

As noted by 9to5Mac, immoderate Mac mini and Mac Studio configurations are present wholly retired of banal connected Apple's online store successful the U.S. arsenic of this writing.


Mac mini configurations with an upgraded 32GB oregon 64GB of RAM and Mac Studio configurations with an upgraded 128GB oregon 256GB of RAM are listed arsenic "currently unavailable" connected the storefront, meaning they tin nary longer beryllium ordered astatine all.

Other configurations that stay disposable proceed to face lengthy shipping delays, with estimated transportation timeframes ranging from 1 to 3 months.

Last month, Apple wholly removed the Mac Studio's 512GB of RAM option.

While the shipping delays person prompted speculation that Apple whitethorn beryllium preparing to update the Mac mini and Mac Studio with M5 chips, the delays are apt the effect of a severe planetary representation spot shortage driven by surging request from companies gathering AI servers that necessitate ample amounts of RAM. After all, the Mac mini and Mac Studio models that are "currently unavailable" are those configured with higher amounts of RAM.

In addition, the existent transportation timeframes are extraordinarily long, which makes it harder to find if this is the accustomed motion of an upcoming refresh.

Memory spot prices are reportedly starting to stabilize oregon somewhat decrease, but prices inactive stay good supra humanities averages, truthful Mac mini and Mac Studio shipping estimates mightiness not meaningfully amended immoderate clip soon.

It is inactive imaginable that the Mac mini and Mac Studio volition beryllium updated soon, adjacent if it is purely coincidental. However, our champion conjecture is that Apple volition denote Mac Studio models with M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips astatine WWDC successful June and update the Mac mini with M5 and M5 Pro chips astatine immoderate constituent successful September oregon October this year.
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