Overview
- Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported Sunday that Apple now expects the next Mac Studio around October and is likely shifting the first OLED touchscreen MacBook Pro to 2027.
- The delay is attributed to tight supplies of DRAM and NAND flash, the memory and storage chips that Macs use in large amounts for unified memory and fast SSDs.
- Retail signals back this up as many higher‑memory Mac Studio and Mac mini builds show long ship times or are unavailable, while most MacBook models remain easier to buy.
- Software is not the blocker because touch support in macOS 27 is expected to be ready this fall, pointing to hardware sourcing as the key issue.
- Industry reports say Apple has paid premiums to lock in components, including higher prices for DRAM from Samsung, yet near‑term shortages may still stretch buyer wait times into the holiday window.