PANews reported on February 21 that, according to Tom's Hardware, the popularity of the open-source local AI agent OpenClaw has driven a surge in purchases of MacsPANews reported on February 21 that, according to Tom's Hardware, the popularity of the open-source local AI agent OpenClaw has driven a surge in purchases of Macs

OpenClaw fuels demand for high-spec Macs, with Apple delaying delivery times for high-memory models by up to six weeks.

2026/02/21 22:58
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PANews reported on February 21 that, according to Tom's Hardware, the popularity of the open-source local AI agent OpenClaw has driven a surge in purchases of Macs with high Unified Memory, leading to supply shortages for some models. The report indicates that basic configurations of the MacBook Air, iMac, and M4 Mac mini can still be delivered on the same day, but once the memory is upgraded, delivery times generally increase to approximately 2-3 weeks; orders for the high-end M3 Ultra Mac Studio with 512GB of Unified Memory are expected to wait 5-6 weeks. Apple CEO Tim Cook previously stated that the company is catching up on memory supply to meet demand, while the global memory chip supply is already squeezed by AI data centers and institutional buyers.

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