Apple Says Mac Studio and Mac Mini Will Be in Short Supply for Months
Apple CEO Tim Cook stated during the company's Q2 2026 earnings call that the Mac mini and Mac Studio will face supply shortages for several months due to unexpectedly high demand. The surge in demand is attributed to strong customer interest in using the devices for AI and agentic tools, which Apple did not fully anticipate. Shipping delays have worsened, with some configurations unavailable and others out of stock entirely.
- ▪Apple CEO Tim Cook said the Mac mini and Mac Studio may take several months to reach supply-demand balance.
- ▪Apple underestimated demand for the Mac mini and Mac Studio due to faster-than-expected customer recognition of their AI capabilities.
- ▪Shipping delays for certain Mac mini and Mac Studio models now extend into months.
- ▪Apple discontinued the Mac Studio with 512GB RAM and stopped accepting orders for some high-RAM configurations.
- ▪As of last week, the base Mac mini was listed as 'Currently Unavailable' on Apple's online store.
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Apple Says Mac Studio and Mac Mini Will Be in Short Supply for MonthsThursday April 30, 2026 2:59 pm PDT by Juli CloverDuring today's earnings call for the second fiscal quarter of 2026, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the Mac mini and Mac Studio could be hard to get for months to come. "We think, looking forward, that the Mac mini and Mac Studio may take several months to reach supply demand balance," Cook said. Apple underestimated demand for the Mac mini and the Mac Studio. "Both of these are amazing platforms for AI and agentic tools and the customer recognition of that is happening faster than what we had predicted, and so we saw higher than expected demand," Cook said.
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