Apple’s MacBook Neo shipping delays are finally starting to improve as reports suggest Apple increased A18 Pro chip orders to keep up with demand for the laptop, reports The MacObserver.
At the beginning of May, delivery estimates for several MacBook Neo configurations had slipped to May 26. Things got worse on May 7 and May 8 when some delivery dates were pushed into June. Apple delivery dates that previously stretched from May 26 to June 2 recently shifted forward to May 19 through May 27, cutting roughly a week off waiting times, notes The MacObserver.
Speaking of the best-selling laptop Apple may drop the cheapest MacBook Neo configuration due to the rising cost of DRAM, Bloomberg’s Tim Cuplan said in his latest Culpium newsletter.
Apple currently offers the Neo in 256GB ($599) and 512GB ($699) versions with four colors apiece. Culpin says the company may kill the cheaper version and only offer the 512GB variant. It recently followed that strategy with the Mac Mini, pulling the $599 256GB model from sale leaving only the $799 512GB version available.
Culpin says that Apple may offer the MacBook Neo in new finishes to keep enthusiasm high if DRAM costs end up getting passed on to buyers. The laptop is currently sold in Citrus, Blush, Indigo, and Silver.
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