I think you actually mean the CCP. Chinese people are victims here.
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MacBook Pro Assemblers in China Unlikely to Return to Pre-Lockdown Production Levels Before July
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Curious...how much more? Post a percentage more that you'll gladly pay.
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I ordered MBP 16 M1Max and 64GB in December. Estimated delivery 23rd of MayIt will be years but the U.S. and Europe are finally waking up and realizing they need to increase chip production to equalize things. Intel, TSMC, & Texas Instruments are all building massive chip plants in the U.S. in the next few years and we're still working to get the CHIPS Act passed. Europe I know has a CHIPS Act of their own.
The great Chip shortage is just yet another example of how it takes a complete disaster and meltdown before people finally wake up. Often times it's too little too late for near term results.
The great Chip shortage is just yet another example of how it takes a complete disaster and meltdown before people finally wake up. Often times it's too little too late for near term results.
Bunch of dummies everywhere, sadly. But I’m otherwise in agreement
Canceled my order. Might as well wait for a new MBP refresh at this point.
Apple's MacBook Pro assemblers in China are unlikely to return to pre-lockdown production levels until July because of insufficient manpower and logistical problems, based on the latest industry report.
Notebook manufacturers in major cities in eastern China have been resuming operations following the recent gradual easing of lockdowns, but those in Shanghai are currently only operating at 10-20% capacity, according to supply chain sources cited by DigiTimes.
Shanghai is the base of operations for Quanta Computers, Apple's sole supplier of high-end MacBook Pros, which have seen delivery times increase by three to five weeks since the China lockdowns. Some MacBook Pro configurations currently are not available for delivery until late June running into early July.
According to the report, Shanghai plants are still feeling the brunt of restrictions since only assembly workers and those who live in dormitories are allowed to return to work.
Meanwhile, many products are said to be trapped on container ships waiting to enter ports, and until these products are received by retail and shipped to customers, large-scale pull-ins at production facilities are on hold. The slow restoration of operations has also reportedly resulted in component pull-in strength being far below expectations.
We have heard from several MacRumors readers who were waiting on MacBook Pro models ordered in March and April and who have now had their shipments significantly delayed because of Apple's supply issues, which are expected to impact Apple's product sales in the third quarter of 2022.
For example, MacRumors reader Gary ordered a MacBook Pro on April 6 and was initially given a delivery date between May 18-25. This morning he says he was notified by Apple of a a new delivery date between July 7-21, which amounts to more a three-month delay in shipping.
Apple has already admitted that lockdown disruptions in China and silicon shortages will continue to make it difficult to make enough product to satisfy strong consumer demand, and this will ultimately affect Apple's June quarter revenue.
Article Link: MacBook Pro Assemblers in China Unlikely to Return to Pre-Lockdown Production Levels Before July
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You might be waiting until end of 2023 for the new MacBook Pro to drop.
Have you had any luck at the Apple stores?
At some point everyone is going to have to accept it’s just NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. LOL. I’d love to go to back in time as well. But the nature of the pandemic has changed the economy fundamentally on a global scale. So there is no true “pre pandemic” levels of production that will ever be reached.
Not unless they can totally eradicate all traces of this virus. And this is just one of several competing for attention, if you take my meaning.
Bottom line. We never could and will not be able to support the supply and demand expectations setup by the economic rush to production of the last few decades. We don’t have the technology to do so.
If it wasn’t one virus it would be another. So for anyone who doesn’t choose to believe in the science or believe it’s politically tainted.
It would be easier for us to go back to pre-9/11 global travel than pre-pandemic economics.
Not unless they can totally eradicate all traces of this virus. And this is just one of several competing for attention, if you take my meaning.
Bottom line. We never could and will not be able to support the supply and demand expectations setup by the economic rush to production of the last few decades. We don’t have the technology to do so.
If it wasn’t one virus it would be another. So for anyone who doesn’t choose to believe in the science or believe it’s politically tainted.
It would be easier for us to go back to pre-9/11 global travel than pre-pandemic economics.
I was heavily on the fence for CTO 14" but instead pulled the trigger on a base 16" config at Costco. For those who don't need CTO, there's still a good amount of stock in other retailers. Apple near me only seems to have the base 13" and 14" configs, in addition to Airs and base iMacs.
When it ships is still the gold standard. If that changes then it will just fuel grey and black market sales of the same or similar goods.
Hopefully they won’t be so damned short sighted.
Because the component supply is generally already a known or preexisting quantity then it shouldn’t be affected as severely. But anything that requires fresh manufacture of any sub components is at risk for delay because that is where the supply chain failure is.
No one planned for such a scenario so stocks and inventory would be “made to order” on a large scale.
A market for reused components will become a real thing in short order due to the inability to ramp up scale to pre pandemic levels while maintaining cost efficiencies proposed by those manufacturers.
People have been dying. And they are still needed to do many delicate tasks that aren’t entirely automated yet.
I wonder why Mac Rumors didn’t report on this.It's more serious than you think.
This is why your orders are delayed, the workers are rioting or trying to escape:
Workers at the MacBook Maker Quanta Plant Clashed with Plant Guards obeying COVID-19 Restrictions
It's being reported today that hundreds of Quanta factory workers in Shanghai China clashed with authorities and flooded past isolation barriers...www.patentlyapple.com
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I don't think this kind of story would sit well with Apple and might ruffle a few feathers.
It's been widely reported outside of American based media.
The rest of the world couldn't care less about the American economy and already pay far more than US based customers for the same product. If you want to support the American economy then just spent more in your local stores where small businesses are struggling.
Move your production out of China already. For God’s sake how much longer does Apple need to realize this kind of crap is gonna happen constantly in the future in this big brother country. Labour costs saved have been completely destroyed by bad business. Get real !
This would be a great time for the return of Heathkit. Don’t want to wait forever to get your device? Build it yourself!
Better not, I’m waiting on my passport renewal and the passport office is still closed 😶
Not sure how you know what I'm willing to pay or not lol. ****