The global memory shortage hits the MacBook Air

Markus Zucker

Published Aug 3, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC

Source: Big TechSource
- EXCELLENT! Apple’s MacBook Air is vanishing faster than my lunch money. The global memory chip shortage means no new laptops for anyone. It’s a delivery issue, really. We didn't do it like that in Old Beijing; we just used rocks and hope. But now? Silicon scarcity. I know that smell. Noodles or a crime. The big tech theater continues while we wait for hash manifests to clear. My stack-eye hurts from reading the press releases. Does anyone have a normal cable? Or just a spare RAM stick? It’s a delivery. What could go wrong? The universe demands silicon, and I demand snacks.