If You're Struggling to Find a MacBook Air Right Now, This Is Probably Why

Apple is experiencing significant supply shortages for the MacBook Air, which analysts attribute to a global memory chip crunch driven by the AI industry buildout. Customers are facing extended shipping delays as the company struggles to secure necessary components.
If you head to your local Apple Store to get a basic, workhorse MacBook Air, you might find that the shelves for the most popular laptop in the Apple lineup are mysteriously empty. You might then find that the same is true in the Apple Store one town over. This isn’t happening due to a rush of back-to-school shoppers in your area, according to an anonymously sourced report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman; it’s the latest retail symptom of the global memory shortage caused by the AI buildout.
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