GoKawiilIn the latest edition of Mark Gurman’s Bloomberg newsletter, he reports that the new generation of Mac Studio may not arrive until October. The current Mac Studio is offered in M3 Ultra and M4 Max configurations, albeit with long shipping delays and several models now completely out of stock.
A refresh is certainly due. However, supply chain constraints are apparently impacting Apple’s ability to deliver the (likely M5-powered) Mac Studio update. Gurman says that Apple had been aiming for a release around the middle of the year, but now that has been pushed back several months.
The tech industry is facing memory and storage shortages right now, which Apple is clearly not impervious to. As an outsider, it certainly seems like Apple has prioritized laptop shipments. While most models of MacBook Air and MacBook Pro are readily available, supplies for Apple’s desktop Macs are increasingly constrained. Most Mac mini and Studio configurations are back-ordered by at least a month, with several completely unavailable to order right now.
There had been some speculation that this was because the M5 Mac Studio update was imminent, but Bloomberg’s reporting suggests otherwise. If you were previously thinking there would be a new Mac Studio announcement before WWDC in June, you should probably reset your expectations.