Mac MiniとMac Studioの供給不足
大容量RAMを搭載したMac MiniとMac Studioの高メモリ構成モデルがApple.comで「現在入手不可」となっており、他のモデルも最大12週間の納期待ちが発生。デスクトップAIシステムの需要急増や次世代M5モデルへの移行期など複合的要因が影響していると見られる。
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