The global memory chip shortage, driven by AI industry demands, has now impacted the availability of Apple's popular MacBook Air, following earlier disruptions to niche models.
M5 MacBook Air faces critical supply shortage from HBM2 DRAM and DDR5 scarcity; prices surged $999→$1,299 in three months. Memory component constraint signals enterprises must defer hardware refreshes and evaluate alternative vendors to offset supply-chain risk.
Prices of SSDs and DDR5 RAM have skyrocketed
Aug 03, 2026
08:49 am
What's the storyApple's latest M5 MacBook Air is facing severe supply shortages, primarily due to a global shortage of memory and storage components.
The rising demand for high-end components such as HBM2 DRAM has worsened the situation.
The AI datacenter buildout around the US has wreaked havoc across the entire consumer electronics industry. All of this newly...
The global memory chip shortage appears to be affecting the availability of Apple’s most popular Mac.
Apple's MacBook Air is in short supply worldwide because AI data centres have absorbed the memory chips consumer devices need.…
First a $200 price hike, now this.
AI-driven demand for high-bandwidth memory is squeezing Apple and PC makers, with data centers consuming 70% of high-end DRAM…
Apple has hiked prices on some of its most popular products, including the MacBook and iPad, because of the rising costs of…
