Overview
- Apple’s U.S. online store, which shifted several high‑RAM listings to “Currently Unavailable” on Saturday, no longer accepts orders for those builds.
- The affected options include Mac mini with 32GB or 64GB of memory and Mac Studio with 128GB or 256GB, after the 512GB option disappeared in March.
- Other configurations still sell, but delivery windows stretch from five weeks to as long as three months depending on RAM and storage choices.
- Reporters point to a global DRAM shortage driven by AI server build‑outs and rising interest in running local AI models as the clearest explanation, though some still speculate about an unannounced M5 refresh.
- Apple plans to begin Mac mini assembly in Houston later this year, a move outlets say will not resolve today’s supply gaps.