In the United States, several retailers such as Amazon, MacConnection, J&R and MacMall have low or zero inventories of mini Macs, especially the 2.3GHz model. In Germany, the website Macerkopf.de also pointed out [Google Tradutor] inventory issues of Apple’s most affordable desktop model. In Brazil, some retailers (Americanas.com, Submarino, Fnac, Saraiva, Magazine Luiza and Carrefour, for example) are also without some models.

Usually, that would be an indication that an update is coming, but lately that’s not what is happening. As we’ve talked about here on the site several times, the iMac has been experiencing the same problem for a long time – low inventories and rumors of new models started last May [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] and, so far, nothing.
Like the iMacs, the Macs mini have been without receiving an update for a long time – they are exactly 447 days, while the average between the last 5 launches was 355. It is worth noting that both the American and Brazilian Apple Online Store have the machine in stock.
Meanwhile, rumors of the arrival of the 13-inch MacBook Pro with a 2560 × 1600 pixel Retina display continue. DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim reiterated his view that the production of the machine – not just the screen – will start for real now, in the fourth quarter of the year.
[via AppleInsider, CNET News]