Apple’s MacBook Neo is sold out for the current month, with new online orders not arriving until the following month. The entry Mac notebook, priced at $599, has remained in high demand well beyond its launch, according to channel checks highlighted by 9to5Mac.

The backlog lands as PC makers lift sticker prices in response to a global shortage of dynamic random-access memory, which has raised bill-of-materials costs across mainstream laptops. That supply squeeze makes the Neo’s low price more attractive to buyers who still want Apple’s hardware and macOS ecosystem without paying traditional Mac premiums.

Retail inventory tracking points to constrained availability across multiple regions, while Apple’s own online store now quotes delivery windows extending into the next month. With the Neo positioned as a budget gateway into the Mac lineup, its rapid stock-out underscores how component scarcity can reshape price elasticity and reorder demand patterns across the wider PC market.