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Apple May Take "Several Months" to Catch up to Mac Mini and Studio Demand
Apple said limited advanced-node and memory supply, plus stronger-than-expected demand, will keep many Mac mini and Mac Studio models out of stock for months.
- On Thursday, Apple CEO Tim Cook told analysts that demand for Mac Mini and Mac Studio devices is "off the charts," with supply shortages expected to last "several months."
- Cook attributed the shortages to unexpectedly high demand for AI and agentic tools; Mac Minis became popular for running OpenClaw after the company "under-called the demand."
- Apple reported $8.4 billion in Mac revenue, beating Wall Street expectations, while enterprise customers including Perplexity and Kansas City Public Schools increasingly adopted the platform.
- Production is constrained by limited availability of advanced nodes for Apple Silicon chips, preventing the company from reaching supply-demand balance on these machines.
- As Cook prepares to transition out of the CEO role later this year, Apple is exploring "several options" to mitigate rising component memory pricing.
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It could take months for the supply of the Mac Mini and Mac Studio to catch up with demand.Cheng Xin/Getty ImagesThe Mac Mini was in high demand during the March quarter.Apple has had trouble keeping versions of the Mac Mini in stock in recent weeks.CEO Tim Cook attributed Mac Mini demand to its ability to run agentic AI tools effectively.Apple is playing catch-up with surging demand for its Mac Mini, which has gotten an unexpected boost from AI…
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