Overview
- Apple’s U.S. online store showed select higher‑RAM builds as “Currently Unavailable” on Saturday, covering Mac mini with 32GB or 64GB and Mac Studio with 128GB or 256GB, following March’s removal of the 512GB option.
- Models that can still be ordered now carry long waits, with Mac mini deliveries stretching one to three months and several Mac Studio configurations quoting five to seven weeks.
- Reporting links the squeeze to a shortage of DRAM chips, as AI workloads require large pools of memory and have soaked up supply across the market.
- Some outlets suggest an M5 refresh could be nearing, with guesses pointing to Mac Studio news at WWDC and Mac mini later in the year, but those timelines remain unconfirmed.
- Apple says it will begin Mac mini assembly in Houston later this year, a shift that is unlikely to improve near‑term availability for high‑memory configurations.