AI Tools Drive Mac Demand
econoar · x · 2026-07-18
Some commenters argue that "Apple didn't miss the AI wave," pointing out that supply times for Mac mini / Mac Studio have stretched to 10–12 weeks.
The post suggests users are frantically buying these Macs to run tools like Codex and Claude Code, proving that AI programming workflows are genuinely driving local compute demand.
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