Apple's M4 Mac mini base model has sold out on the company's retail website for the first time, with backorders extending to June for higher-capacity configurations. The shortage is driven by demand from developers and enthusiasts running on-device AI models like OpenClaw and alternatives from Anthropic and OpenAI. Shortages have created a secondary market on eBay where resellers charge markups of $100–$380 above MSRP.
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Marked-up Mac minis flood eBay amid shortages driven by AI
On-device AI inference is creating real silicon constraints—Apple's M4 Mac mini sold out for the first time, driving $100–$380 eBay markups as developers hoard machines to run local models.
Friday, April 24, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: TechCrunchBY sys://pipeline
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