Mac Studio Still Facing Up to 10-Week Shipping Delay Nearly Six Months After Launch

[MacRumors]

Nearly six months after launch, the Mac Studio continues to face significant delays on Apple's website, with M1 Ultra configurations facing up to a 10-week delay.

The baseline Mac Studio with the M1 Max chip is estimated to ship in one to three weeks, depending on specific storage and memory options. Customers looking to get their hands on the more powerful M1 Ultra chip will have to wait at least seven weeks for the standard option with a 48-core GPU and up to 10 weeks for the 64-core GPU option.

The Mac Studio, despite being a high-end product that starts at $1,999, has been in high demand since it launched in March 2022. The Mac Studio is a hybrid between a Mac mini and a Mac Pro, offering customers a comprehensive arrangement of ports in a compact design with powerful performance.

Paired with the Mac Studio is the Studio Display, an external monitor that customers can use with any Mac. Apple markets the Mac Studio and Studio Display as the ideal professional Mac workspace with Apple silicon. The Studio Display with a tilt- and height-adjustable stand is delayed by around 3-4 weeks.

Other Macs in Apple's lineup remain readily available for purchase with no significant delays, other than specific configurations of the 24-inch iMac, which are listed as 3-4 weeks out.

Article Link: Mac Studio Still Facing Up to 10-Week Shipping Delay Nearly Six Months After Launch

 

[Justin Cymbal]

Wow

Yeah, this chip shortage is really bad

I ordered the new MacBook Air last weekend when my state, Massachusetts, had our tax free holiday and Apple quoted me an estimated delivery timeframe between September 7-15 but Apple just charged my gift cards that I used to pay yesterday and I assume that it will ship out soon so looking forward to getting it!

I think that Apple is giving a longer quote time than it actually takes them to ship it out, it seems that they’re shipping it out much earlier than they originally quote customers

 

[loby]

Umm...the Mac studio came out in March 2022, not March 2021...need to update the article.

 

[Armada2]

Kind of pointless spending so much money and have to wait over 2 months for the high end.. it's cutting into the waiting time for the next new release

 

[syklee26]

Do people really need Ultra? I have Mac Studio with M1 Max and it handles virtually everything for me....

 

[d5aqoëp]

Mac Studio is a niche product and is on low priority compared to manufacturing of other M1 based products like MBP and iPads. After all, M1 Ultra is just M1 joined together isn't it?

 

[ilikewhey]

Do people really need Ultra? I have Mac Studio with M1 Max and it handles virtually everything for me....

do people really need a mac studio if they not getting the ultra, i have a m1 max 14inch and it handles virtually everything for me....

edit: forgot mbp is more expensive lmao

 

[Cromulent]

I’m glad I bought mine when it came out. It has been such a good computer for me.

 

[syklee26]

do people really need a mac studio if they not getting the ultra, i have a m1 max 14inch and it handles virtually everything for me....

Yes because it is much cheaper than MacBook Pro with same configuration.

 

[Feek]

I’m glad I bought mine when it came out. It has been such a good computer for me.

Hello

Yes, I had a long wait for mine but I absolutely love it.

 

[samifathi]

Umm...the Mac studio came out in March 2022, not March 2021...need to update the article.

What is time? 😜 Thanks!

 

[ilikewhey]

Yes because it is much cheaper than MacBook Pro with same configuration.

oh shoot forgot about that, good point.

 

[-BigMac-]

Do people really need Ultra? I have Mac Studio with M1 Max and it handles virtually everything for me....

Well yea otherwise noone would buy it

 

[nwcs]

Refurb was the way to go for me. I got mine a month or so ago. Beast of a machine and I do need the ultra when doing work in PixInsight. Anyone who does logic intensive work will find a lot of benefit with the ultra.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

Love mine, highly recommend it if you're willing to wait

 

[litmag01]

Kind of pointless spending so much money and have to wait over 2 months for the high end.. it's cutting into the waiting time for the next new release

True! But not to worry, this will probably end up on an update cycle somewhere between the Mac Mini and the Mac Pro.

 

[rebl]

I ordered my M1 Max with a wait time of 6 weeks here in europe. Still I am unsure if the Studio will be updated to the M2 soon because I need that extra gpu power it will probably bring.

 

[3Rock]

do people really need a mac studio if they not getting the ultra, i have a m1 max 14inch and it handles virtually everything for me....

edit: forgot mbp is more expensive lmao

Yes, but some of us want a larger screen and not need a portable, so for me I went with the studio max. 👍

 

[HoneyRyder]

Kind of pointless spending so much money and have to wait over 2 months for the high end.. it's cutting into the waiting time for the next new release

Have you tried to buy a new car recently? You would be crazy happy when dealership offered you a 2 month delivery.

As for the main issue - looks like a fake availability issue to pump the sales.

 

[lkrupp]

In my case the Mac Studio Max w/2TB storage came relatively quickly, in about two weeks. It was the Studio Display that took six weeks to arrive.

 

[Prest]

do people really need a mac studio if they not getting the ultra, i have a m1 max 14inch and it handles virtually everything for me....

edit: forgot mbp is more expensive lmao

Do people really need m1 max 14”? I have a m1 pro 14” and it handles virtually everything for me…

 

[Blackstick]

Under promise and over deliver is Apple’s usual approach for this.

 

[rp2011]

The base Mac Studio is a great little desktop. Great value too, but the base config should start at 1 TB storage. That would make it the perfect base desktop system for the general consumer.

 

[PsykX]

Just buy refurbished then. 10% off and no wait times.

I wouldn't wait 10 weeks for that. M2 Pro and M2 Max will be released by then and should run circles around the Mac Studio (except M1 Ultra).

Edit : Misread the article. It's apparently just the Ultra that has 10 weeks.

 

[WiiDSmoker]

Do people really need Ultra? I have Mac Studio with M1 Max and it handles virtually everything for me....

So people really need a M1 Max? I have an iPad Pro and it handles virtually everything for me…..