Apple catching up with MacBook Pro, iPhone demand, says analysts

Researchers at investment bank Goldman Sachs report that shipping times for the new 14-inch MacBook Pro, revised 16-inch MacBook Pro, and iPhones, are beginning to shrink.

As seen most keenly with the long delays on shipping for the Apple Watch Series 7, the new MacBook Pro models initially saw protracted wait times at launch. There have also been significant delays on the iPhone 13 Pro, though those don't appear to have put buyers off.

Now according to a Goldman Sachs research note seen by AppleInsider, the shipping times on the iPhone and MacBook Pro are noticeably improving.

"MacBook Pro lead times remain elevated but have been steadily reducing since the launch on 18 October," says the note. "What we do believe from the data is that Apple's supply is gradually catching up to demand for both iPhone and Macs at this point in the cycle."

For the MacBook Pro, Goldman Sachs says that "lead time data for MacBooks in aggregate is down by 4 to 7 days [compared to] last week for most regions."

"Lead times for the [16-inch] models are holding up in Europe vs. last week but were down in other regions," say Goldman Sachs researchers. "We believe this is consistent with an early pulse of demand for these high end laptops from power users who tend to buy early with supply now catching up to demand."

15 Comments

shareef777 16 Years · 136 comments

About 3 years ago

Well, just got an email that my MBP16 was pushed back from a 11/17-24 delivery to 12/14-21, so not sure what this report is talking about shipping times shrinking!

Japhey 6 Years · 1772 comments

Apple once again showing the rest of the industry how it’s done. Now, could Sony maybe pay attention so I could actually get a friggin’ PS5 before the 6’s come out?

kdupuis77 15 Years · 160 comments

shareef777 said:

Well, just got an email that my MBP16 was pushed back from a 11/17-24 delivery to 12/14-21, so not sure what this report is talking about shipping times shrinking!

That's rough, but I assure you she is worth the wait! I was lucky to get mine on release date and I absolutely love this thing! I typically upgrade every 18-24 months and I have to say this is by far and away my favorite Mac notebook since my 15" Aluminum PowerBook G4! They've pretty much "fixed" most of the stupid things they've been doing since 2016. The 2019 16" MBP was a good improvement but this thing takes the cake. Also, it's like traveling with a portable movie theater haha. Hope yours comes ASAP!

kdupuis77 said:

shareef777 said:

Well, just got an email that my MBP16 was pushed back from a 11/17-24 delivery to 12/14-21, so not sure what this report is talking about shipping times shrinking!

That's rough, but I assure you she is worth the wait! I was lucky to get mine on release date and I absolutely love this thing! I typically upgrade every 18-24 months and I have to say this is by far and away my favorite Mac notebook since my 15" Aluminum PowerBook G4! They've pretty much "fixed" most of the stupid things they've been doing since 2016. The 2019 16" MBP was a good improvement but this thing takes the cake. Also, it's like traveling with a portable movie theater haha. Hope yours comes ASAP!

Yeah, I'm hyped to replace my current i7 MBP. Though honestly, I prefer the current design (saw the new design in person already and while it feels solid, felt heavy/bulkier at the same time). Also have no use for the Magsafe/HDMI/SDcard as I'm always either working on my laptop without anything plugged in, or at my desk where I plug in a couple TB ports for my 2 LG 5K displays.The added ports/charging doesn't change anything for me. It's all about that Apple Silicon!

sportyguy209 17 Years · 70 comments

shareef777 said:

Well, just got an email that my MBP16 was pushed back from a 11/17-24 delivery to 12/14-21, so not sure what this report is talking about shipping times shrinking!

Me too!

My delivery of the new 16" MacBook Pro has been pushed back from 11/12-17 to 11/26-30. :-(

Can't wait!