When Apple unveiled the brand new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro at its “Unleashed” occasion, it gave a imprecise launch date of “subsequent week.” In accordance with Apple.com, the discharge date is definitely at this time—Tuesday, October 26—however it might as properly be subsequent week or subsequent month. As a result of except you’ve already ordered one, you’re not going to seek out one.
The least-expensive MacBook Professional—the 14-inch mannequin with an 8-Core M1 Professional, gained’t arrive till the tip of November. The 16-inch fashions stretch into December. And in order for you the $6,099 absolutely maxed-out mannequin with a 32-core M1 Max, 64GB of reminiscence, and 8TB of storage you’ll be fortunate to get it in time for Christmas.
It’s an issue that’s affecting almost each product Apple sells. Purchase an iPhone 13 Pro and also you’ll get it round Thanksgiving. Need an iPad mini? You’ll get it in December. Even the 24-inch iMac, which has been on cabinets since Could, is backordered until late November.
We anticipated the MacBook Professional can be hard to find, however on launch day, Apple is already a four- to eight-week backlog earlier than the vacation procuring season even begins. You may need some higher luck at a retail retailer—a spot test of Apple Shops confirmed inventory of ordinary configurations—however we doubt there shall be many to go round.
And according to reports, the state of affairs isn’t more likely to get any higher quickly. All three main PC chip makers say the scarcity is more likely to final Apple will probably deal with the availability scarcity at its quarterly earnings report on Thursday, October 28, and it’s all however sure to have an effect on Apple’s all-important vacation quarter, which is predicted to break another record. There may be excellent news, nevertheless. The third-gen AirPods, that are additionally out there starting at this time, are seemingly available in large quantities and delivery instantly. So if you happen to want a present for the Apple fan in your life, seize a pair fast.
Michael Simon has been protecting Apple for the reason that iPod was the iWalk. His obsession with know-how goes again to his first PC—the IBM Thinkpad with the lift-up keyboard for swapping out the drive. He is nonetheless ready for that to come back again in type tbh.