Apple says Mac mini and Mac Studio shortages will last months

12 articles · Updated · MacRumors · Apr 30

Chief executive Tim Cook said on Apple’s fiscal second-quarter 2026 earnings call that some models are already unavailable, with waits stretching into months.
Apple underestimated demand as customers adopted the desktops faster than expected for AI and agentic tools, pushing supply and demand out of balance.
The company has stopped selling the Mac Studio with 512GB RAM and halted orders for some higher-memory versions, while the base Mac mini was listed as currently unavailable last week.

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