Supply of iPhone 6 Plus dwindles as Apple processes record number of pre-orders overnight

Apple kicked off pre-orders for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus overnight in a launch that was marked by server problems for Apple's online store. Eager late night shoppers were surprised to find the store offline when the clock reached the magic hour of 12:01AM PT. After a multi-hour delay, sales took off in the early morning hours with the iPhone 6 Plus quickly selling out by the time the East Coast was waking up. Supply of the

Though the supply of the Plus model appears to be especially constrained, the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 remains available, although several colors and capacities are now beginning to show extended lead times of 7 to 10 days as of the writing of this post. Apple confirmed in a statement provided to Re/Code that the company processed a record number of preorders, saying that, "response to iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus has been incredible."

If you missed out on the pre-order, you can purchase an iPhone 6 or the 6 Plus at Apple Stores, wireless carriers and select retailers starting September 19.