iMac 21.5-inch order delays?

[SuperMatt]

I want to get a 21.5 iMac. I see a thread here for 27-inch iMacs, and I didn't want to pollute it with a question about its little cousin. I am seeing delivery times of late October (or early November if you customize RAM, etc). Any idea why this is happening? Is an Apple-silicon iMac incoming and I should wait for that?

 

[CWallace]

Could be signs a new Apple Silicon iMac is coming or could be signs of supply constraints on 21.5" components.

 

[pmiles]

Probably the same reason the 27" models were pushed out on delivery dates... higher demand volumes than current supply. Imagine what it will be like for the holidays...

Apple Silicon is coming... absolute certainty... the unknown is when. New iMac using it? Pretty much a consensus that the first ARM Mac will be a MacBook model. So a good year or two before they show up in iMacs.

Odds are pretty good, ship dates will actually be sooner than quoted... they're giving you an outside window timeframe.

 

[assisterah]

As I believe a redesigned iMac 21 is coming, recent supply chain delays are probably caused by the upcoming Chinese national holiday from Oct 1 - Oct 8. It’s a big deal over there. The whole country will be on vacation.