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The Memory Chip Crunch Is Making a Beloved Apple Gadget Harder to Get

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03.08.2026

The Memory Chip Crunch Is Making a Beloved Apple Gadget Harder to Get

Thanks to the AI boom, memory chips are in short supply, and so are some gadgets that depend on them.

BY KIT EATON @KITEATON

Right now, something pretty unexpected is happening with sales of some products from Apple. Despite the fact that Apple has decades of manufacturing expertise under its belt, it’s currently hard to get certain Apple products, especially the popular MacBook Air, in a timely way. 

It’s all because of a weird market distortion caused by memory chips.

Apple, along with other hardware makers, is having difficulties sourcing enough memory chips to feed its........

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