MacRumors article
Mac Mini and Mac Studio Facing Extreme Shipping Delays Amid Severe RAM Shortage
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/06/mac-mini-and-mac-studio-long-shipping-delays/
Part of the content was translated by Claude 4.6 Sonnet.
Currently, the estimated shipping time for Mac Mini and Mac Studio orders with upgraded RAM capacity on the US Apple online store is up to 4-5 months. This is due to a severe global chip shortage exacerbated by the surge in demand for AI server construction requiring large amounts of RAM.
Last month, Apple also removed the 512GB RAM option for Mac Studio.
Although there are reports that memory chip prices are stabilizing or starting to decline slightly, they still remain significantly higher than historical averages. Therefore, it does not appear that shipping delays for high-specification Mac Mini or Mac Studio will be resolved in the short term.
This is the estimated delivery time displayed when ordering a Mac Mini with a 64GB RAM configuration change at the Korean Apple store as of this writing.
