Apple Stores show zero availability of Mac mini, iPod shuffle
February 1, 2005 - 18:03 PST   by Larry Angell - Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said that Apple retail stores are having a very hard time keeping up with demand for the new Mac mini and iPod shuffle. In a survey of all 98 U.S. Apple Stores, Munster said he found "virtually no supply" of the new products, with only three Mac mini units and zero iPod shuffles. "We believe initial demand for the Mac mini and the iPod shuffle has exceeded what Apple had been expecting," the analyst said in a research note to clients Monday. Munster reported that the average waiting list per store for the Mac mini was 18 people, while the average wait for the iPod shuffle per store was 120 customers.

"The majority of stores have no idea when they will receive product," Munster said. "Those stores that do have an indication of when they will receive product suggested that limited quantities of the Mac mini and iPod shuffle will be in stock within 2 weeks. Lastly, the stores generally expected to have ample supply by the end of February. Importantly, virtually every Apple store we spoke to suggested ordering the Mac mini and iPod shuffle online instead of adding our name to the waiting list."  [ Email this story ]

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