Good Luck Getting a Mac Mini for the Next 'Several Months' — OpenClaw and AI Developer Demand Drains Supply
If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to buy a Mac mini M4 for your OpenClaw setup, Tim Cook’s message on Apple’s Q2 2026 earnings call was not what you wanted to hear: supply constraints will persist for “several months.” The shortage, which began in China in early 2026 and spread globally, has one primary driver that Cook was candid about: demand from AI and OpenClaw developers buying M4 Mac minis specifically for 24/7 local AI agent operation. ...