MacBook Pro delayed for stock and custom builds until July, including existing orders from February
The new MacBook Pro has been a big hit and availability has been mostly consistent (outside of the initial launch rush). We’ve noticed that orders for the custom and stock builds have slowed down this week, even though some orders were placed back in February.
This week 9to5Mac received a few emails from readers who ordered custom configurations of the 16-inch MacBook Pro in February. Although their orders were delayed, they received an update from Apple saying that the machines would not ship before late June or early July.
Now others are sharing the same on Twitter with the issue impacting shipping times for both the 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro. Apple appears to have been updating customers with the most recent information about the delays ..
Interestingly, it’s not just the custom builds seeing delays for the new MacBook Pro, even the stock models are all showing as shipping between June 27 and July 12 for both screen sizes.
As of the writing of this article, several retailers such as Amazon, B&H Photos ,, and Best Buy had stock of various MacBook Pro configurations.
Fortunately, there is a path for IT admins to add MacBooks to Apple Business Manager when purchasing from third-party retailers.
On the positive side, at least it’s now possible to add Macs bought from Best Buy, Amazon, B&H, etc into Apple Business Manager – not ideal, but least it’s an option.
— Bradley Chambers (@bradleychambers) May 5, 2022
While Apple CEO Tim Cook recently shared there was less supply constrain than the company expected for the previous quarter, there’s still the expectation of a $4-8 billion loss from constraints this quarter.
Apple’s flagship MacBook Pro models are shipping in eight weeks or more. This means that Mac Studio is moving ahead of schedule. Excited customers on reddit have been sharing the new desktop has been arriving up to 30 days sooner than expected.
9to5Mac’s Take
It could be the miniLED panel causing the delays for the new MacBook Pro notebooks. Other models like the MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro that don’t use miniLED are not seeing delays. And in late March, we saw a report that Apple was working to boost its miniLED panel supply between 20 to 30%.
The miniLED MacBook Pro notebooks are in high demand. A recent study found that the 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro outsold all OLED laptops combined during the holiday 2021 quarter.