{"id":776595,"date":"2026-05-06T05:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T05:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/776595\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T05:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T05:46:16","slug":"apple-cuts-more-mac-studio-and-mac-mini-ram-options-as-memory-shortage-worsens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/776595\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Cuts More Mac Studio and Mac Mini RAM Options as Memory Shortage Worsens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple has removed more desktop Macs from its online store as the global memory shortage continues. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/mac-mini\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mac mini<\/a> models with 32GB and 64GB of RAM are no longer available for purchase, nor is the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasicAppleGuy\/status\/2051729015850021279\" rel=\"nofollow\">M3 Ultra Mac Studio<\/a> with 256GB RAM.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mac-mini-green-2.jpeg\"   alt=\"mac mini green 2\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1406\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1026933\"\/><br \/>The M3 Ultra <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/mac-studio\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mac Studio<\/a> is now available only in a 96GB RAM configuration, with higher-tier options eliminated. Both M3 \u200cMac Studio\u200c and M4 Max \u200cMac Studio\u200c models have delivery estimates of 9 to 10 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>As for the \u200cMac mini\u200c, the M4 Pro model now maxes out at 48GB of RAM, with customers no longer able to choose the 64GB option. The standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/m4-mac-mini\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">M4 Mac mini<\/a> can only be purchased with 16GB or 24GB of RAM, because the 32GB option has been removed. <\/p>\n<p>Last week, Apple removed the \u200cMac mini\u200c with 256GB of SSD storage, leaving the 512GB model as the minimum option. That effectively raised the price of the \u200cMac mini\u200c from $599 to $799. Apple also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/04\/11\/some-mac-mini-mac-studio-currently-unavailable\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">stopped accepting orders<\/a> for some \u200cMac Studio\u200c and \u200cMac mini\u200c machines with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/03\/05\/mac-studio-no-512gb-ram-upgrade\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">higher amounts of RAM<\/a> in March and April.<\/p>\n<p>Apple CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/tim-cook\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tim Cook<\/a> recently said that the \u200cMac mini\u200c and the \u200cMac Studio\u200c are going to be hard to get for months to come. &#8220;We think, looking forward, that the \u200c\u200cMac mini\u200c\u200c and \u200c\u200cMac Studio\u200c\u200c may take several months to reach supply demand balance,&#8221; Cook said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Cook, Apple underestimated the demand for the \u200cMac mini\u200c and the \u200cMac Studio\u200c from customers looking for a machine to run AI and agentic tools locally. He said Apple also expects <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/04\/30\/apple-memory-costs-significantly-higher\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">significantly higher memory costs<\/a> in the months to come, so Apple is likely conserving supply by eliminating some configuration options. Global supply constraints caused by AI server demand have impacted the pricing of memory chips, leading to high prices and memory shortages.<\/p>\n<p><b>Update:<\/b> Article updated to note that the 32GB \u200cM4 Mac mini\u200c is also no longer available. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple has removed more desktop Macs from its online store as the global memory shortage continues. 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