Apple Is Reportedly Developing a Low-Cost MacBook Series to Compete with Google’s Chromebooks

[Peter_Brosdahl]

According to an inside source for Digitimes Asia, Apple is reportedly developing a Chromebook competitor. Currently, Apple's lowest notebook-type offering is the 2020 MacBook Air for $999 but can be had for lower with some discounts. However, this only just barely counts as competition for Google's Chromebooks which can be had for anywhere from around $150 up to $999 and the current M2-based MacBook Air retails for around $1099 or higher. Details from the paywalled report have been shared by iMore (via Windows Central) and indicate this new line of products would be aimed at the educational sector.

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[Brian_B]

I thought they already had the iPad.

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Yeah, that is the sort of in-between. This sounds more like a traditional notebook offering targeting those price points.

 

[Brian_B]

Yeah, that is the sort of in-between. This sounds more like a traditional notebook offering targeting those price points.

That was what the Air was supposed to be since they dissolved the just "Macbook" lineup back in 2019. I guess we will see if Apple really does it. They don't usually offer "budget" anything if it means compromising on quality too much, although they have had the plastic Macbooks (not Pro and not Air) and such in the past as "budget" offerings.