The increased high-bandwidth memory requirement of Large Language Models is why Apple and its Mac Studio lineup have gained significant traction while also targeting the workstation market, where consumers demanded the absolute best in raw compute and graphics performance, but in a package that wouldn’t take up any room. Unfortunately, a decent chunk of revenue will be lost as Apple attempts to steer past the DRAM shortage, with a new report stating that the refreshed Mac Studio isn’t going to launch as early as expected. With older M3 Ultra and M4 Max options belonging to the Mac Studio unavailable, the […]

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We reported earlier today that the lead times for new Apple Mac mini and Mac Studio devices are now extending well into H2 2026. Interestingly, Apple's planned obsolescence for the M4 chip-based products might have something to do with these stretched shipment timelines, with the ongoing memory-driven upheaval playing little to no role in this calculus. It's not just memory-driven upheaval that is preventing you from getting your hands on new Apple Mac mini and Mac Studio devices If you try to order a new Mac mini or Mac Studio device from Apple today, chances are you likely won't be […]

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You know with absolute conviction that the ongoing memory crisis is holding no prisoners when even tech titans such as Apple face substantial upheaval, which is currently most evident within the insanely extended lead times for certain memory configurations of the Mac mini and Mac Studio. Lead times for Apple Mac mini and Mac Studio now extend well into the second half of the ongoing year As is evident from the snippets in the X post above, some configurations of the Apple Mac mini are now shipping in August if you order today, while the lead times for the Mac […]

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The M5 Pro and M5 Max launched earlier this month, leaving only the M5 Ultra, which is due for a release in the first half of this year. With Apple running out of time with the impending announcement of its most powerful silicon, it had to make some critical decisions on whether its workstation-class chipset would only be found in both the Mac Studio and Mac Pro, or just one of them. In the end, a new report states that Apple has officially thrown in the towel for its Mac Pro, marking the end of the tower form factor and ushering […]

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