Apple quietly removed the single processor model of the 1.8 Ghz Power Macintosh G5 today, as pointed out by several reader reports. The removed model still appears on the hardware tech specs page for the PowerMac, but is no longer available for purchase in the online store.
Additionally, reader submissions point to a recent delay in Mac mini shipments of 6-8 business days. While this could be just a delay in product availability, an imminent refresh to the line is not outside the realm of possibility.
Wednesday April 22, 2026 2:59 pm PDT by Juli Clover
Apple appears to be sold out of the base Mac mini, and the machine is listed as “Currently Unavailable” from the Apple Online Store.
The base Mac mini is the model with an M4 chip, 256GB of storage, and 16GB RAM. M4 Mac mini models with upgraded storage are still in stock, as are Mac mini models that are equipped with the M4 Pro chip. Configurations with 24GB RAM are also still...
Thursday April 30, 2026 2:59 pm PDT by Juli Clover
During today's earnings call for the second fiscal quarter of 2026, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the Mac mini and Mac Studio could be hard to get for months to come.
"We think, looking forward, that the Mac mini and Mac Studio may take several months to reach supply demand balance," Cook said.
Apple underestimated demand for the Mac mini and the Mac Studio. "Both of these are amazing...
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Astropad to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a Mac mini to use with Astropad's new Workbench app. For those unfamiliar with Astropad, it is the company behind Astropad Studio and Luna Display. Astropad Studio lets you use an iPad as a drawing tablet connected to a Mac and Luna Display turns an iPad into a secondary display for a Mac, so...
