Mac Studio is a victim of its own success as shipping dates slip to May

Date:
Wed, 09 Mar 2022 13:13:58 +0000

Description:
Mac Studio shipping dates have already been delayed so order now.

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Apple has only just announced its compact, super-powerful Mac Studio PC and despite its high asking price ($1,999 / 1,999 / AU$3,099 for the base model), it seems to have proven so popular that shipping dates have now slipped to May.

While pre-orders are now live for the Mac Studio, Apple announced that the first units will start arriving on March 18. However, it looks like theres been a rush to order the Mac Studio, with people trying to buy the new device now being told that it wont ship until May.

These days, with the global pandemic and chip shortage , were used to new
tech devices becoming hard to buy after theyre announced. Wed hoped that with the Mac Studio coming with either an M1 Max or M1 Ultra (made up of two M1
Max chips), Apple may have avoided any supply issues, as its using existing chips.

Unfortunately, it seems there is now a wait to get hold of a Mac Studio. Adding delays

If youre in the US and order the base model with an M1 Max chip, 32GB memory and 512GB SSD for $1,999, it will ship in two to three weeks, currently.

However, if you order the M1 Ultra model with 64GB memory and 1TB SSD for $3,999, it will ship in six to seven weeks time which would mean it coming
at the end of April.

You can also configure your Mac Studio to add more memory or storage space, but doing that will also increase the time you have to wait, with the configured M1 Max Mac Studio taking three to four weeks to ship.

Meanwhile, if you change the memory of the M1 Ultra Mac Studio to 128GB, the shipping wait leaps to eight to ten weeks making you wait well into May. (Image credit: Apple)

Interestingly, if you configure the M1 Ultra Mac Studio from the M1 Ultra
with a 48-core GPU to an M1 Ultra with 64-core GPU, shipping times actually drop to three to four weeks. Still not as soon as March 18, but better than waiting a few months. However, that upgrade does cost an additional $1,000,
so probably isnt a viable solution unless you have the money and need the power.

In the UK, the base M1 Max Mac Studio will now arrive between March 25 and April 1, with the M1 Ultra Mac Studio arriving between May 4 and May 11. Again, thats quite a wait, and configuring either of those will add more delay.

Australian buyers dont seem to have it quite so bad, however, with both the
M1 Max and M1 Ultra Mac Studios shipping in two to three weeks.

So, if you want a Mac Studio anytime soon, youre going to want to order
sooner rather than later, before the shipping delays get any longer. These
are the best Macs and MacBooks you can buy



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