I had to wait like 1.5 weeks. That’s what happens when you order on announcement and not after all the hype is built from reviewers.
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a 16gb version of this machine is a 5+ week wait?
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I just can't decide right now. I know the new Mac mini will be better than my 2019 i9 iMac, or at least matching it with my 1080p video editing projects. I know this because my 2010 Mac Pro 6-core and 2019 i9 iMac 8-core were the same speed producing the videos, so a 9 year difference made no difference in my workflow
.I would definitely prefer a headless Mac. I am fine getting my own screens. But I think there will be an updated Mac mini shortly with round 2 of the processor changes.
May as well ask him for proof god exists. Nobody knows the answer except apple.
I already posted proof that the supply chain in China is not the issue. I hate it when people blindly support anything like that.
I drove 3.5 hours to Houston, TX to pickup my MBA 16/1TB and stayed at a hotel. These are hot commodities ATM.
I remember in college I drove to Houston and stayed in a hotel to get a Phillips CDI. Was very cool for its time
The OP didn’t specify (if they did, I missed it), but based on the info provided, I assume it’s a Mac Mini. There are no 16GB Mini configs in store, but there are for the notebooks. Plus the delivery estimates for Minis with 16GB are all out after Christmas.
Also, OP, M1 macs are exempt from the Black Friday deal. You won’t get the gift card if you order an M1 machine.
Also, OP, M1 macs are exempt from the Black Friday deal. You won’t get the gift card if you order an M1 machine.
Nice. College has been a couple of decades. A road trip w/ my son was fun.I remember in college I drove to Houston and stayed in a hotel to get a Phillips CDI. Was very cool for its time
When someone is making a bold blanket statement that COVID is not the reason for the delay in Apple's production and shipments then they need to back up such statements, otherwise don't say anything at all.
While COVID definitely plays a role, I think the bigger issue has been keeping up with demand due to an abnormally large interest in Apple products from lockdowns/WFH.
Apple's Mac revenue was up 29% YoY last quarter, setting an all-time record. The supply chain, even without Covid, cannot ramp up 50% (I assume this much would be needed to align supply/demand) that quickly. We saw how slow it was for Apple to ramp up production of AirPods and other devices even pre-covid.
If they guess wrong on supply/demand, it takes months for this to be corrected. This year they over-produced iPhone 12 and underproduced iPhone 12 Pro, and this won't correct until demand dies down in January, most likely. To properly supply for the holiday period, Apple and other manufacturers usually overproduce in July/August/September to accommodate for higher Nov/Dec demand. If they fail to predict this properly, they are screwed until the following year.
My educated guess is that Apple, even with the top supply chain MBA grads in the industry, estimated wrong with certain product segments this year. No one could have predicted this massive surge in demand would still be happening.
It looks like the 1tb is shipping faster than the 512gb with 16gb of RAM for the 8 GPU core.
I am debating on just getting the 1TB.
Edit: Screew it getting the 16gb with 1tb hard so I can get it in 2 weeks rather than next year.
I am debating on just getting the 1TB.
Edit: Screew it getting the 16gb with 1tb hard so I can get it in 2 weeks rather than next year.
I ordered a 16GB model the day of the launch and was initially quoted 11/24-11/27. It arrived on 11/17.
Also, some Apple stores have 16/1TB models in stock for same- or next-day pickup.
Wow yeah delivery dates for 16GB are slipping into January. I ordered a day or two after the event and got a November 24-27 delivery date but it ended up showing up in the 20th. Glad I ordered when I did!
I was going to mention that also. In the metro Boston area, that combination in a space gray case shows up regularly. Not all stores, not all the time, but some stores most of the time.
For MBP and MBA, some stores (if not all) carry 16GB with 1TB SSD as an option. For MBP, it has to be the space gray color. For MBA, space gray and gold color both have 16GB/1TB available to pick up as well. unfortunately for the mini, all customized config has to be purchased online except the two-tier configs apple offers. At least this is the case for the stores around me.
How do I know and how do you check it for the stores near you?
Apple hides the fact in plain sight:
Go to the configuration page, choose the configuration combination you desire, and check the pickup status, if there is ever a blue hyperlink shows "Check another store", then it means this spec you configured is carried by stores. It may say "Currently unavailable at Apple Store XXX", which simply means the chosen store does not have it at the moment, but they will restock that configuration soon. If the configuration you want does not carry by the store, there will be no blue hyperlink and it will simply indicate "Apple Store Pickup is currently unavailable". check the example below.
Apple has been doing this for a long time for various products, and it works like a charm every time I'm checking to see if a certain product configuration would ever be carried in stores.
How do I know and how do you check it for the stores near you?
Apple hides the fact in plain sight:
Go to the configuration page, choose the configuration combination you desire, and check the pickup status, if there is ever a blue hyperlink shows "Check another store", then it means this spec you configured is carried by stores. It may say "Currently unavailable at Apple Store XXX", which simply means the chosen store does not have it at the moment, but they will restock that configuration soon. If the configuration you want does not carry by the store, there will be no blue hyperlink and it will simply indicate "Apple Store Pickup is currently unavailable". check the example below.
Apple has been doing this for a long time for various products, and it works like a charm every time I'm checking to see if a certain product configuration would ever be carried in stores.
OP, there was a recent story about how Apple predicted (in an earnings call? Can’t remember) that they would ship only 2-3 million M1 devices for the first couple months and be struggling to meet demand.
So it’s both a combo of a supply issue and a demand issue.
While China supply chain may not be an issue in general, it was expected to be a slight issue here. That plus WFH demand plus them being simply awesome all adds up to delays.
But absolutely Apple has blown away every other tech company in terms of handling releasing a hot product(s). Maybe Oculus only gets close. Nvidia has been an utter trainwreck, AMD CPUs and GPUs, the new consoles, HP Reverb G2, 1-2 others I’m forgetting...it could be much worse.
So it’s both a combo of a supply issue and a demand issue.
While China supply chain may not be an issue in general, it was expected to be a slight issue here. That plus WFH demand plus them being simply awesome all adds up to delays.
But absolutely Apple has blown away every other tech company in terms of handling releasing a hot product(s). Maybe Oculus only gets close. Nvidia has been an utter trainwreck, AMD CPUs and GPUs, the new consoles, HP Reverb G2, 1-2 others I’m forgetting...it could be much worse.
I ordered the same model on 11/11 and it delivered on 11/20. It initially said December 2nd-9th when I ordered it. Then the shipping got moved up to 11/23 and then it arrived early on Friday. It is a great machine.
You do realize "the retail channel" is more than Apple Stores, right? Maybe that's the only place you shop since you're the most centrally located apple user in California, but I'm talking about places like Best Buy (who has lots of models in San Diego), B&H, Adorama, even Amazon. They all ONLY had 8GB configurations of MBA, MBP and Mini.
You, again, missed my point that it wasn't rocket science to make a bunch of 16GB units and send out either. They obviously manufactured an ass-load of 8GB units and a dribble of 16GB. Now, you're right, 16GB is CTO and has to come from China. The fact that they underestimated demand for 16GB has nothing to do with COVID.