# MacBook Air reportedly facing major supply shortages due to AI-driven memory crisis - 9to5Mac

> The AI datacenter buildout around the US has wreaked havoc across the entire consumer electronics industry. All of this newly found high volume purchasing of high end HBM2 DRAM has shifted entire supply chains, making…

- **Source:** [9to5Mac](https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/02/macbook-air-reportedly-facing-major-supply-shortages-due-to-ai-driven-memory-crisis/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a6f88f3785f5bdbdeb63caf)
- **Published:** 2026-08-02
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #macbook #apple #ai
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