Apple provoked a shortage of metal cases

Do not be surprised if the next time in the store selling computer equipment you are denied the purchase of a new ultrabook due to the lack of goods in stock. According to the publication DigiTimes, now in the world there is a shortage of metal cases for ultra-thin laptops. Cause? It seems that the shortage of the chassis is directly related to the company Apple, which buys most of the solid aluminum cases to build ultrabooks MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.

Catcher Technology and Foxconn, one of the largest manufacturers of metal cases, update production equipment and are not able to fully meet the increased demand for the chassis. According to DigiTimes, this situation will continue, at least until the end of this year.

It is reported that the high demand for ultra-thin laptops has affected the delay in deliveries of MacBook Pro with Retina display, postponing the delivery time for 2-3 weeks.

Source: Ubergizmo.com

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