Overview
- Apple, which pulled the $599 256GB Mac mini from its website Friday, now lists $799 as the entry price with 512GB of storage.
- Tim Cook said on Thursday's earnings call that Mac mini and Mac Studio will take several months to reach balance as AI use cases caught on faster than expected.
- Apple points to tight advanced-node chip capacity and rising memory costs as the main bottlenecks, and it is weighing options to reduce the hit.
- Many builds are backordered or unavailable, with some Mac Studio configurations showing 16 to 18 week waits and higher‑RAM options labeled “currently unavailable.”
- Retail listings show sold-out stock at major sellers and markups on secondhand sites, even as Mac revenue rose 6% to $8.4 billion last quarter with a surge of first-time buyers.