MacBook Pro Buyers Now Facing Up to a Two-Month Wait Ahead of New Models

[MacRumors]

MacBook Pro availability is tightening on Apple's online store, with select configurations facing up to a two-month delivery timeframe in the United States.

A few 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro configurations with an M4 Pro chip are not facing any shipping delay, but estimated delivery dates for many configurations with an M4 Max chip range from February 6 to February 24 or even later. At the extreme end, all built-to-order 14-inch MacBook Pro configurations with a 16-core M4 Max chip and 128GB of RAM are estimated to be delivered as late as March 17 on Apple's online store.

The entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro was updated with an M5 chip in October, but the wait continues for MacBook Pro models with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. There were already some signs that might point towards Apple announcing those models as early as this week, and perhaps the extended delivery timeframes further hint at an imminent refresh. However, ongoing RAM supply constraints could also be contributing to the shipping delays.

Apple unveiled MacBook Pro models with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips in January 2023, so there is precedent for a MacBook Pro refresh in January. Apple's Creator Studio bundle of creative apps launches on Wednesday, January 28, and the company will be holding its next quarterly earnings call on Thursday, January 29.

Article Link: MacBook Pro Buyers Now Facing Up to a Two-Month Wait Ahead of New Models

 

[RumorConsumer]

M6 with redesign. Nothing else matters.

 

[marcushe]

Assuming also silver shortages in addition to the RAM shortages

 

[delsoul]

Let’s hope for M5 Pro’s this week. I know if by some magical reason that Apple releases later an M5 Air with pro motion screen, a lot of M5 Pro people are going to be upset and hurt 😂

 

[joshuamj]

I just want the HomePod mini 2 🥲

 

[Astuces iOS]

Lol, I'm perfectly fine with my M4 MacBook Pro...

 

[lapstags]

Doesn’t this usually mean new models imminent? I want a m5 max but I don’t want to pay 3.5 k to get it in MacBook form when I can get the same chip for 2k in a studio this summer.

 

[Hogswarts]

256GB RAM, pretty please?

(Ok, so in the AI era of inflated component prices, this is a pipe dream, but let me.)

 

[IceCool]

My prediction: PR on the 21st, release 28th.

 

[svish]

I think a new one will be announced very soon, probably within the next 2 to 3 days and will begin shipping/delivery starting on 28th. Waiting to see whether cellular connectivity will be a part of this new version or whether it will be available only with M6.

 

[platinumaqua]

256GB RAM, pretty please?

(Ok, so in the AI era of inflated component prices, this is a pipe dream, but let me.)

That alone will cost the same as a base MacBook Pro /s

 

[Blackstick]

Our production teams in Los Angeles can get Max chip configs through business channels, but yeah, that’s Hollywood for you. Apple tends to take care of the studios where their shows are made.

 

[Virinprew]

The ram upgrade price is gonna be even more ridiculous.

 

[code-m]

The ram upgrade price is gonna be even more ridiculous.

Does RAM modules pricing or availability even effect Apple as the M series chips have RAM built into it?

Pricing for silicon and storage will effect Apple but I am not sure about RAM.

 

[savantgk3]

Does RAM modules pricing or availability even effect Apple as the M series chips have RAM built into it?

Pricing for silicon and storage will effect Apple but I am not sure about RAM.

I don't know of any precedent for Apple bumping hardware prices mid-cycle. It'd be weird to only bump the price of M5 Pro/Max due to storage and ram prices and not base M5 or any other Mac. I think if we were going to see a price bump it would've been seen on the base M5. A clean generation jump and Apple already knew before then that ram and SSD prices were on the way up, the entire industry locked in their deals before it hit the consumer market (which is why the consumer side rose). More likely prices will hold through M5 Pro/Max, and M6 will see shrinkflation on ram and ssd upgrades ($200 per 8GB upgrade, something like that).

 

[zenmacx]

It’s not a big deal, Apple will price them however they want and deliver them whenever they can. It’s nothing new.

 

[Slo Pesci]

Hope there's no notch. It's absolutely pointless and ugly.

 

[CATiNTHESTORE]

Thanks to Open AI, Palantir and Nvidia

 

[Wx_Man]

Thanks AI Bubble monster for eating world supply !!

 

[Wx_Man]

Our production teams in Los Angeles can get Max chip configs through business channels, but yeah, that’s Hollywood for you. Apple tends to take care of the studios where their shows are made.

As George Carlin said….

“It’s a big club….and YOU ain’t in it.”

 

[Zest28]

This has nothing to do with a refresh, but simply a global crisis in computer parts as AI data centers are buying up everything.

 

[dhershberger]

Oops. Wrong thread.

 

[zenmacx]

Hope there's no notch. It's absolutely pointless and ugly.

Apple destroyed the beautiful display on my 16” M4 MacBook Pro with that absurd ugly notch.

Welcome to Apples World

 

[Big_D]

I just want the HomePod mini 2 🥲

And an Apple TV to sit between them...

 

[Big_D]

Lol, I'm perfectly fine with my M4 MacBook Pro...

Me too, but it isn't about us. For those with older devices or those starting a new job and needing a new MacBook Pro, it is a pain to have to wait. That they will get a better CPU is a bonus for them, when they finally start shipping.