Apple MacBook Air hits supply shortage – Here are 5 strong alternatives you can buy now

If you were planning to pick up a new (and more expensive) M5 MacBook Air, you might face unexpectedly long shipping delays or empty store shelves. According to a report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is currently experiencing a major supply shortage for the MacBook Air. The Apple retail store inventory is more constrained than usual, and online orders across major RAM and storage versions now face up to 6-week delivery delays.

The shortage comes from an ongoing global memory chip crisis. With the rise in AI data centres, RAM and SSD chip prices have surged, thus leading to a hike in prices of laptops and smartphones.