If you were waiting for Apple’s M5 Mac Studio and its OLED MacBook Pro to be released this summer, you might have to wait a little longer.
Per AppleInsider and Bloomberg, while Apple has so far weathered the global RAM and SSD shortages pretty well, it has raised some prices and ceased selling certain Mac configurations. Apple will apparently be delaying these new models until 2027 instead of launching this year, even though the M5 Mac Studio is believed to be ready.
Such a delay allows demand to level out, and it’s also possible that Apple is stockpiling what it predicts it will need. The company has already been making costly deals, such as reportedly paying Samsung double its previous price for DRAM chips.
The shortage is affecting the entire technology industry, and it’s all because of the explosion of demand for AI servers. Those are all heavy RAM users, and SSD users, and AI datacenters are being built out worldwide as rapidly as possible.
According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, the hardware shortage is also affecting processors, which he’s declared to be Apple’s main concern.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider and Bloomberg
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